Lost and Found in Early Irish Law

Download or read book Lost and Found in Early Irish Law written by Charlene M. Eska and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlene M. Eska presents in this book a critical edition and translation of a newly discovered early Irish legal text on lost and stolen property, Aidbred. Although the Old Irish text itself is fragmentary, the copious accompanying commentaries provide a wealth of legal, historical, and linguistic information, thus presenting us with a complete picture of the legal procedures involved in reclaiming missing property. This book also includes editions of two other texts concerning property found on land, Heptad 64, and at sea, Muirbretha. The three texts edited together provide a complete picture of this aspect of the early Irish legal system.