Ancient laws of Ireland: Uraicect becc and certain other selected Brehon law tracts

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H.M. Stationery Office, 1901
 

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Página 229 - There are with the Feine seven kinds of satire for which ' dire ' is estimated : a nickname which clings ; recitation of a satire of insults in his absence ; to satirize the face ; to laugh on all sides ; to sneer at his form ; to magnify a blemish ; satire which is written by a bard who is far away, and which is recited.
Página 293 - husband prefers to lie with servantboys when it was not necessary for him ; a woman to whom her mate has administered a philtre when entreating her, so that he brings her to fornication ; a woman who is not able to receive her desire in the community of marriage,—for every woman among the Feine on whom there is this bond, and who gives her proper co-operation for it, is entitled to her desire.
Página 297 - smacht ' fine of cohabitation for it ; and there are due dowry and honour-price and body-fine to her, and liberty to separate from him ; or ' eric ' according to the nature of the philtres, and she has her choice either to separate or to remain in the law of marriage. And this is the second place in the Brehon law in which there is
Página 389 - the head of the tribe of the person whom he shelters — as to the pledge, until he decides for his honour in 'gabla seds'. So also is the lawful pledge-interest of each man who satirizes ; it has been fixed at equal ' dire,' from the ' tigern-bard
Página 389 - double half-seizure of the fugitive that the head of the tribe has been satirized. Until he decides, ie until the head of the tribe gives in defence of his honour the thing which is awarded according to the decision. In branching-'seds'
Página 109 - entitled to nobility, does not lose the nobility to — which it is entitled in a territory, by a man's not practising his art, if he holds [property ?], whether it be in a territory or in a church he be. It is hence
Página 295 - for telling it to one pillow in this case, and a fourth part of the dowry if told in the presence of the dwellers of one house or of one village ; and full dowry if outside the house, and full ' eric
Página 327 - The likely parts of a house are, its middle, and its bright spots and places, and the places frequented by everybody ; or its walls, and its floors, and its mounds ; and the unlikely parts of the house are, its kitchen,
Página 297 - fine of cohabitation paid by a person for the damage he did before coming into the law of marriage.
Página 95 - and two cows for crosses, and two cows for chariots ; a cow out of these,

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