It was later the home of barrister and Master of the Rolls John Philpot Curran.
William Orr was represented by John Philpot Curran, and the trial led to a speech, which, according T. A. Jackson, "is among the most remarkable of his many remarkable speeches."
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This was once "Daly's Club-house," where all the noblemen and gentlemen of both Houses would adjourn to dine and drink; where were seen Mr. Grattan, and Mr. Flood with "his broken beak," and Mr. Curran, and those brilliant but guerilla debaters, whose encounters both of wit and logic make our modern parliamentary contests sound tame and languid.