Photo of Four Courts in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Four Courts, in Dublin, seats the Supreme Court, High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court. The 4th court, Central Criminal Court, was located there until 2010.
The Four Courts area saw some of the most intense fighting during Easter Week in 1916 Easter Rising.
During the 1922 Irish Civil War the building was destroyed in heavy fighting. The Ireland Public Records office was completely destroyed and 1,000 years of archives were destroyed.