Twenty Years' Recollections of an Irish Police Magistrate

A long-serving magistrate assembles anecdotal reminiscences drawn from official cases and inherited stories, recounting courtroom scenes, criminal investigations, committals, and the practical workings of local justice. The narratives combine portraits of colourful local characters, incidents of public disorder and charity, and reflections on policing and military matters. Travel sketches and observations on epidemics, civic institutions, and social customs are interwoven with firsthand vignettes, producing a compact portrait of everyday legal practice and social life as experienced by the narrator.