Bartholomew Thomas Duhigg (1750?–1813) was an Irish legal antiquary.[1]
Duhigg was called to the Irish bar in 1775. He was for a long period librarian to King's Inns, Dublin, and also held the post of assistant barrister for the county of Wexford.[1] He also wrote, but never published, A Completion of King's Inns Remembrancer, giving an Account of the most Eminent Irish Lawyers, and a History of the Union with Ireland (History of the King's Inns, page 614). In a letter from Dr. Anderson to Bishop Percy, dated 3 September 1805, Duhigg is noted as "a writer of curious research and information", but as writing "a bad English style".[2]
In addition to his legal investigations, Duhigg appears to have studied with much care the old Irish language.[1] He was married, and had one son, an officer in the army.[1]
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Duhigg wrote:[1]
- Observations on the Operation of Insolvent Laws and Imprisonment for Debt, republished Dublin, 1797.
- Letter to the Right Honourable Charles Abbot on the Arrangement of Irish Records, &c., Dublin, 1801.
- King's Inns Remembrancer, an Account of Irish Judges on the Revival of the King's Inns Society in 1607, Dublin, 1805.
- History of the King's Inns, or an Account of the Legal Body in Ireland from its connection with England, Dublin, 1806.
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References edit
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Watt, Francis (1888). "Duhigg, Bartholomew Thomas". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 16. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 143. ; Endnotes:
- Dedication to History of King's Inns
- Notes and Queries, 2 July 1859, page 9, 10 November 1860, page 419
- British Museum Catalogue
