THE JOHN DEE LIBRARY
Law Section
This section of the library includes resources on ancient Brehon laws, other ancient law systems, and legal matters pertaining to pagan, druidic, and magical organizations.
Primary Sources
Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Law Section. Maintained by the Fordham university medieval studies department. Primary texts in medieval areas other than Celtic. Roman law, canon law, Germanic law, English common law, etc. Everything but Brehon law.
Essays
Brehon Law Section of the Clannada na Gadelica web site.
Links to Other Research Resources Online
Brehon Aid Brehon Aid is a campaign by The Brehon Law Project, a loose coalition of individuals and organizations who are interested in the study of Brehon Law, the indigenous common law of Ireland.
Brehon Law texts:
DIAS (Dublin Insititute for Advanced Studies) - Early Irish Law Series:
Vol 3: Guide to Early Irish Law 1988, Prof Fergus Kelly
Vol 4: Early Irish Farming 1997
Studies in early Irish Law:
D.A.Binchy "Family membership of women" and "The legal capacity of women" Dublin, 1936
Article: "Marriage in Early Ireland" in "Marriage in Ireland" , Donnchadh Ó Corráin, Dublin 1985, ed. Cosgrove
Brehon law text on Status:
"Críth Gablach" various publications/articles by T.M. Charles-Edwards; D.A.Binchy Dublin, 1941
Eoin MacNeill - revised translations on law on status - from Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy(RIA), 1923
Rudolf Thurneysen: A study of the position of women in early Irish society - RIA seminar 1929
Law text on marriage, unions & divorce:
Cáin Lánamna ("Law of couples" or "law of partnerships") is edited in English in Field Day, Vol. 4
Welsh Law:
"Ancient Laws and Institutes of wales" Aneirin Owen, 1841 Vol 1 & 2
Comparative studies Welsh/Irish Law
D A Binchy- published a book (or books) comparing Welsh Law with Irish Brehon Law - looking at legal history and evolution of law. ( I have no direct ref here so google)
Thomas Charles Edwards - Early Irish and Welsh kinship (looked at welsh and Irish texts together in contect of Common Celtic law)
