Green Street Court House

Green Street Court House

Green Street Court House, Dublin, is the home of the Special Criminal Court.

It was built in 1797 on the site of the old Newgate Gaol . The architect is believed to be Whitmore Davis. The building was remodelled between 1837 and 1842 by Michael Semple. There was a roal visit in 1849 It was the venue of famous trials such as Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmett in 1803 , John Mitchel in 1848 and the Fenians. kidnaping

Reference

* The Buildings of ireland, Dublin, Christine Casey, Yale University press 2005,ISBN 0-300-10923-7,

External links

* [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/north_king_street/green_street/greenstreet_courthouse.html Court House pictures on Irish Architecture website]
* Robert Emmett, [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:6wF5LSEOFYoJ:homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/irhismys/emmet.htm+green+street+courthouse&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=ie]
* Reconstruction of trial of Robert Kelly 1871, [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:aQWCy6pWohsJ:www.irishplayography.com/search/play.asp%3Fplay_id%3D1907+green+street+courthouse&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=ie]
* Excavations King Street/King Street, [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:2-dKUWSX7sYJ:www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php%3FYear%3D%26County%3DDublin%26id%3D212+green+street+courthouse&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=28&gl=ie]


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