Charles Robert Barry

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Vanity Fair
, 21 December 1889

Charles Robert Barry

Lord Justice of Appeal for Ireland
.

Legal and judicial career

He was born in Limerick, a son of James Barry, solicitor, and educated at Dalton's School, Limerick, Midleton College, County Cork, and Trinity College Dublin,[2] and admitted to Lincoln's Inn.[3]

Barry was admitted to the

Irish Court of Appeal.[5] Elrington Ball attributed his rise not only to his extraordinary legal ability, but also his immense personal popularity.[6]

Personal life

Tombstone of Major James David Barry, son of C. R. Barry

Barry married Kate, daughter of David and Catherine Fitzgerald of Dublin and sister of

Boer War, he embarked with 1st Expeditionary Force in August 1914 with the rank of Major. His wife Florence was the daughter of the 4th Baron Clanmorris.[7] The Major and his wife are buried at St Mary's church, Clonsilla, Fingal
.

Kate's sister Emily married Denis Caulfield Heron, who like Barry held office as both Law Adviser to the Lord Lieutenant and Serjeant-at-law.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ "3D Issue Digital Edition – powered by www.3dissue.com. Copyright 2008, All rights reserved". Irishmanuscripts.ie. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ The Solicitors' Journal & Reporter, Volume 13 (1868), p. 140
  3. ^ Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921, Vol 2 (London: John Murray, 1926), p. 369
  4. ^ Ball p. 369
  5. ^ Ball p.369
  6. ^ Ball p.305
  7. ^ Wikisource - Thom's Directory: BARRY, Major James D.
  8. ^ Professor Liam O'Malley, School of Law, National University of Ireland, Law Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, pages 39, 45

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