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Early Irish law, [1] also called Brehon law (from the old Irish word breithim meaning judge [2]), comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Early Medieval Ireland. They were partially eclipsed by the Norman invasion of 1169, but underwent a resurgence from the 13th until the 17th century, over the majority of the island, and ...
Brehon (Irish: breitheamh, pronounced [ˈbʲɾʲɛhəw]) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were part of the system of Early Irish law, which was also simply called "Brehon law".
The Brehon Laws governed everyday life and politics in Ireland until the Norman invasion of 1171 (the word "Brehon" is an Anglicisation of breitheamh (earlier brithem), the Irish word for a judge). The laws were written in the Old Irish period (ca. 600–900 AD) and probably reflect the traditional laws of pre-Christian Ireland.
Under Brehon law, gavelkind, a form of partible inheritance, [1] was the system of land inheritance. The Normans called the Irish inheritance law the name gavelkind because of its apparent similarity to Jute inheritance in Kent.
The statute law of Ireland includes law passed by the following: [8] Pre-union Irish statutes the King of England as a lawgiver for Ireland, and the Parliament of Ireland (1169–1800) English and British statutes, which applied to Ireland in their original enactment or were subsequently applied to Ireland the King of England (1066–1241)
The Brehon Law Commission was established in 1852 to translate the Senchus Érenn, a collection of early Irish legal tracts more commonly known as the Brehon Laws, a corrupted transliteration of the Irish word breatheamuin. [1] James Henthorn Todd and Charles Graves had submitted an appeal to the short-lived British Conservative government in ...
The Corpus Iuris Hibernici (cited as CIH) is a six-volume collection of the sources for the study of early Irish law (known as Brehon law) edited by D. A. Binchy. It presents a transcription of the manuscripts (Old Irish and Latin) relevant to this study. [2]: 136
Recholl Breth (Old Irish for "Shroud of Judgements" [1]: 173 ) is a legal text dealing with cases in which a legal fault is not immediately obvious. It touches on contract law, rightful kings, and marriage law. It is the 13th text in the Senchas Már.