Brehons, Brahmins, and an Irish Scholar who made an Incredible Connection
Myles Dillon spent fifty years arguing that early Ireland and ancient India shared more than a distant ancestor โ this is his story, and his case
Brehon law
What Does Brehon Law Say About the Sea? MuirbrethaโSea Judgements
Muirbretha, the "sea-judgements," is the main surviving Brehon law text on maritime affairs, and it survives only because a handful of scribes thought it worth copying fragments of it into…
Trial by Truth: The Twelve Ordeals of Brehon Law and the Testament of Morann
When people imagine early Irish law, they usually picture the brithem โ the brehon โ weighing evidence and handing down a careful judgement based on precedent. That's true enough for…
Ireland’s Oldest Rule for Kings: Tell the Truth, or Watch the Kingdom Die
Imagine a political idea so old and so serious that a king who told a lie could, in theory, cause the harvest to fail.
The Spirit of the Law: What Irish Mythology Can Teach Us About Ancient Irish Laws
A guide to the principles of Ireland's ancient legal tradition, told through myth and legend. The Demise of the Brehon Laws? Sir John Davies wrote the following in a treatise…
What the Brehon Laws Understood About Relationships That We’re Still Figuring Out
Long before modern contract law, before the Anglo-Norman invasions rewrote Ireland's social fabric, and centuries before the Church imposed its singular vision of marriage across the land, the early Irish had developed one of the most nuanced legal frameworks for human relationships in the ancient world.
Is it Possible to be Indigenous in Ireland Today? A Conversation with Lorcan MacBride
Dive deep into the soul-stirring revival of Ireland's ancient indigenous spirit in this exclusive interview with ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, a trailblazing founder of Far and Wild (an outdoor adventure enterprise) and…
The Learned Lineages of Medieval Ireland: With Luke McInerney
Plunge into the shadowed annals of medieval Gaelic Ireland in this riveting interview with ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐, an intrepid amateur historian whose voracious scholarship has illuminated the intricate tapestries of clans,…
Ancient Ireland’s Environmental Laws Were 1,000 Years Ahead of Their Time
Imagine living in a society where cutting down the wrong tree could cost you the same penalty as harming a human chief. Where poisoning a river carried massive fines. Where…
When Brehon Law Stirred the Waters: The Fight for the Erne and Beyond
1. A Bold Daylight Caper Picture a crisp June morning in 1925, the sun spilling golden light across the River Erne in Co. Donegal. A crew of six fishermen from…
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