On the passing of The Hon. Mr Hugh Geoghegan



The President and Council of the Irish Legal History Society were deeply saddened at the passing of our former fellow Council member and friend, The Hon. Mr Hugh Geoghegan. A retired member of the Supreme Court, he passed away on Sunday, 7 July 2024.

He was a stalwart of the Society since its inception and a great supporter of its work. Amongst his many contributions to the law and legal studies, in the Society volume Lawyers, the Law and History (ed. Larkin & Dawson) he contributed ‘The three judges of the Supreme Court of the Irish Free State, 1925-36: the backgrounds, personalities and mindsets’.