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• The Brehon Laws —     The Brehon Laws     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Brehon Laws     Brehon law is the usual term for Irish native law, as administered in Ireland down to almost the middle of the seventeenth century, and in fact amongst the native Irish until… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Brehon laws — Brehon Bre hon, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.] An ancient Irish or Scotch judge. [1913 Webster] {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brehon Laws — Brehon Law or Brehon Laws noun The system of jurisprudence in use among the Irish until near the middle of the 17c • • • Main Entry: ↑brehon …   Useful english dictionary

• brehon laws — early Irish laws under the control of brehons, an hereditary caste of lawyers. They survived the Danish and Anglo Norman invasions, but in the Case of Tanistry in 1607 were declared to be incompatible with English common law, which henceforth… …   Law dictionary

• Brehon laws — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brehon Laws — Die Brehon Laws (Richtergesetze) sind die altirische Form der Zivilrechtsprechung vor der anglonormannischen Besetzung des Landes. Sie bilden auch die Grundlage des britischen Rechtssystems, das als case law oder Common Law bezeichnet wird. Ihre… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Brehon laws — ▪ ancient Irish laws Gaelic  Feinechus        ancient laws of Ireland. The text of these laws, written in the most archaic form of the Gaelic language, dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries and is so difficult to translate that the official… …   Universalium

• BREHON LAWS —    a body of judge created laws that for long formed the common law of Ireland, existed from prehistoric times till Cromwell s conquest. The origin of the code is unknown, and whether it was at first traditional; many manuscript redactions of… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Brehon — Bre hon, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.] An ancient Irish or Scotch judge. [1913 Webster] {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brehon's Chair — (also known as Taylors Grange ) is a sacred megalithic site in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland in the grounds of Glensouthwell. It is a national heritage site. The Grange Road is named after it.The Brehon Laws were statutes that governed… …   Wikipedia