A Guide to Early Irish Law |
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8th century According airecht aitire Annals Annals of Ulster Appendix Astud Bechbretha Binchy bóaire Breatnach Bretha Crólige Bretha Nemed toísech brithem briugu Bürgschaft cach Cáin Adomnáin cattle Celtica century Chetharslicht Athgabála Church cleric clientship contract Córus crime Críth Gablach cumals death distraint Dublin e.g. CIH early Irish law edited and translated entitled Ériu 12 Ériu 20 evidence example father female Féni fief flaith fosterage fuidir glossator grade Heptad honour-price hostages ibid injury Ireland judge judgement killing kin-group king kinsman lánamnas land law-schools liability lord macc manuscript normally O.Ir oath offence Old Irish Old Irish law-texts ollam payment penalty Peritia person pledge poet rank ráth refers satire SEIL Senchas Már séts sick-maintenance slave surety Táin Bó Cúailnge term Thurneysen Triad túath Uraicecht Becc Vita Sancti Columbae Welsh Welsh law wife wisdom-texts woman