sentences:  Maurice Healy in his memoir "The Old Munster Circuit" paints an affectionate picture of Chief Baron Palles as an awe-inspiring but kindly old judge; describing his manner and reputation as striking terror into young barristers, yet "we were all devoted to him".Despite his stern appearance, he had a sense of humour.Delaney records the story of a nervous Queen's Counsel who blurted out that his junior counsel did not want the judge to see a certain document