Editing Four Courts (section)

{{short description|Major court complex in Dublin, Ireland}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2022}}
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{{Infobox Historic building
| name             = The Four Courts
| image            = Four Courts, DUBLIN - panoramio.jpg
| caption          = The Four Courts
| map_type         = Ireland Central Dublin
| coordinates      = {{coord|53.3459|-6.2735|type:landmark_region:IE-D|display=title,inline}}
| latitude         = 
| longitude        = 
| location_town    = Inns Quay, [[Dublin]]
| location_country = [[:Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| architect        = [[Thomas Cooley (architect)|Thomas Cooley]] (1776-84)<br />[[James Gandon]] (1785-1802)<br />[[Jacob Owen]] - Benchers' and Solicitors' building (1835-39)<ref>{{cite web |title=INNS QUAY, FOUR COURTS |url=https://www.dia.ie/works/view/36168/building/CO.+DUBLIN%2C+DUBLIN%2C+INNS+QUAY%2C+FOUR+COURTS |website=www.dia.ie |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
| client           = [[Kingdom of Ireland]]
| engineer         = 
| construction_start_date = 1786
| building_type    = [[Courthouse]]
| material         = [[Portland stone]], [[granite]], [[copper]], [[cast iron]], [[timber]], [[steel]], [[stucco]], [[sandstone]]
| altitude         = {{Convert|4|m|abbr=on}}
| completion_date  = {{start date and age|1802}}
| date_demolished  = 
| cost             = 
| structural_system = 
| style            = [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]]
| size             = 
}}
The '''Four Courts''' ({{langx|ga|Na Ceithre Cúirteanna}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Uimhreacha Na Gaeilge |date=10 December 2006 |author=Michal Boleslav Mechura |language=Irish |access-date=19 May 2011 |page=12 |url=http://www.cainteoir.com/cainteoir_files/gramadach/Uimhreacha.pdf |quote=Original historic use of the plural form: use of the singular form is a relatively new habit. Even at the beginning of the twentieth century, speakers had the choice of using the plural form also, and many survivals of that usage are seen at the present time, particularly in proper names: na ''Ceithre Cuirteanna'', for example, is said, even though na ''Ceithre Chúirt'' would be more correct according to current language rules. |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627091858/http://www.cainteoir.com/cainteoir_files/gramadach/Uimhreacha.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>) is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on [[Dublin quays|Inns Quay]] in [[Dublin]]. The Four Courts is the principal seat of the [[Supreme Court of Ireland|Supreme Court]], the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]], the [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] and the [[Circuit Court (Ireland)|Dublin Circuit Court]]. Until 2010 the building also housed the Central Criminal Court; this is now located in the [[Criminal Courts of Justice (Dublin)|Criminal Courts of Justice]] building.