Irish Legal History Society

ILHS Publications (Now available Forthcoming Order Form)
Contacting the Society
How to join/applying for Membership
Newsletter [to include Annual Conference 2000]
The Society's Postgraduate Studentship
The Society's Bursary
The Irish Courts Records 1603-1690: Research Project
Oral History project
Irish Legal History Archive

The Irish Legal History Society was established in 1988 at a meeting held in the Provost's House, Trinity College, Dublin in the presence of the Chief Justice of Ireland, The Hon Mr Justice Finlay, and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, The Rt Hon Lord Lowry.

Under the continuing patronage of the two Chief Justices, the Society is supported by members thoughout Ireland and abroad, including members of the judiciary, practising lawyers, academic lawyers and historians... Any person with an interest in Irish legal history is cordially invited to apply for membership.

The Society's objective is to encourage the study and advance the knowledge of the history of Irish law, primarily through the publication of scholarly works based on original research and designed to be of value not only to the legal historian, but also, since Irish legal and political history are closely intertwined, to all those with an interest in general Irish history. Accordingly, its publications are an essential part of any library which aspires to cover Irish history.

In addition to its publishing programme, the Society supports research through its postgraduate research studentship, an annual bursary and occasional research grants. It is also instigating an oral history project and providing support for the Irish Legal History Archive being created in University College Dublin.

The Society's Annual Meeting is held every Autumn at different venues throughout Ireland.

The Officers of the Society for 1999-2000 are as follows:

PATRONS

The Hon Mr Justice Keane,
Chief Justice of Ireland

The Rt Hon Sir Robert Carswell,
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

COUNCIL MEMBERS

President
Professor Desmond Greer,
Professor of Common Law, Queen's University Belfast

Vice-Presidents
J F Larkin, Esq, BL,
Barrister-at-Law

James I McGuire, Esq

Secretaries
Professor Norma Dawson,
Professor of Law, Queen's University Belfast

Professor WN Osborough,
Professor of Law, University College Dublin

Treaurers
Mr John Leckey
HM Coroner for Belfast

Mr Robert Marshall,
Solicitor

Members
The Hon Mr Justice Geoghegan
His Honour Judge Hart QC
Professor Geoffrey Hand
Mr Daire Hogan
Roderick O'Hanlon BL