Early Life
John A. Costello was born on 20 June 1891, in Dublin, younger son of John Costello senior, a civil servant, and Rose Callaghan. Educated from 1903 at St Joseph's Christian Brothers School in Fairview, North Dublin, he moved to the O'Connell School in north Dublin for senior classes, and then attended University College Dublin and graduated with a degree in modern languages and law. He studied at King's Inns to become a barrister, winning the Victoria Prize there in 1913 and 1914.
Costello was called to the bar in 1914 and practised as a barrister until 1922.
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