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Historic mediative and judicial role in Gaelic culture
Brehon (Irish: breitheamh, pronounced [ˈbʲɾʲɛhəw]) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative, and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were
Brehon
Legal system of early medieval Ireland
Early Irish law, also called Brehon law (from the old Irish word breithim meaning judge), comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Gaelic
Early_Irish_law
19th-century Guernsey gun tower
The Bréhon Tower (French pronunciation: [bʁeɔ̃]; or Fort Brehon) is accessible only by boat and sits on Bréhon Rock, an island in the Little Russell channel
Bréhon_Tower
Megalithic site remnant in Rathfarnham, County Dublin
Brehon's Chair, sometimes Druid's Chair, is a megalithic site, and national monument, in Whitechurch, Rathfarnham, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin
Brehon's_Chair
The Brehon Law Commission was established in 1852 to translate the Senchus Érenn, a collection of early Irish legal tracts more commonly known as the Brehon
Brehon_Law_Commission
United States Army general (1892–1955)
Brehon Burke Somervell (9 May 1892 – 13 February 1955) was a general in the United States Army and Commanding General of the Army Service Forces in World
Brehon_B._Somervell
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943. General Brehon Somervell provided the major impetus to gain Congressional approval for
The_Pentagon
Island in the North Atlantic Ocean
early written judicial system, the Brehon Laws, administered by a professional class of jurists known as the brehons. The Chronicle of Ireland records
Ireland
Legal and philosophical theory that there are values inherent in nature
persons about to become brehons had to be specially instructed in it; the length of time from beginning to becoming a learned Brehon was usually 20 years
Natural_law
history and the various parliaments whose law affected the region. The Brehon Laws were a relatively sophisticated early Irish legal system, the practice
Law_of_Northern_Ireland
American logistics support vessel
USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel. The ship was built by VT Halter Marine, (formerly
USAV General Brehon B. Somervell
USAV_General_Brehon_B._Somervell
Pre-1607 Gaelic political and social order of Ireland
English, as the Brehon Law(s). The brehons (Old Irish: brithem, plural brithemain) were the jurists in Gaelic Ireland. Becoming a brehon took many years
Gaelic_Ireland
Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois
Sun-Times investigation, is now known, after a number of improvements, as the Brehon Pub. The project was overseen by editors James Hoge, Ralph Otwell, Stuart
Mirage_Tavern
customary law, a form of common law. Manx law originally derived from Gaelic Brehon law and Norse Udal law. Since those early beginnings, Manx law has developed
Law_of_the_Isle_of_Man
Country within the United Kingdom
based on old Norse law. Various other systems derived from common Celtic or Brehon laws survived in the Highlands until the 1800s. Scots law provides for three
Scotland
Irish lawyer and environmentalist
Tara in 2006. In 2000 he founded the Brehon Law Project, to promote academic study into early Irish law or 'Brehon Law'. He held three symposia in Blackhall
Vincent_Salafia
Georgian house in County Dublin, Ireland
nearby Rockbrook. Within the grounds, is an ancient monument known as Brehon's Chair, consisting of three tall slabs about nine feet high enclosing a
Danesmoate_House
Ethnic group native to the island of Ireland
people ruled by the lord. Literally, it meant an "assembly", where the Brehons would hold their courts upon hills to arbitrate the matters of the lordship
Irish_people
British Crown Dependency in the English Channel
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Bailiwick_of_Guernsey
Surname list
Folan (Irish: Ó Cualáin or Ó Culáin), is an Irish family name. They were a Brehon family in County Galway. The Folan family are of Conmhaicne origin. The
Folan
joined to the mainland) and others. The Bréhon Tower (Fort Bréhon) is accessible only by boat and sits on Bréhon, an island in the Little Roussel about
Little_Roussel
Seanáin (died 12 July 1507) was a Brehon lawyer and Canon lawyer. Mac Giolla Seanáin was a member of an Irish brehon family of south Ulster and north Leinster
Fedlim_Mac_Giolla_Seanáin
physician, died 1335. Ó Caiside was one of the earliest recorded members of a brehon family who became hereditary physicians for the Kings of Fer Manach. The
Gilla_na_nAingel_Ó_Caiside
Collection of early Irish legal texts
and with the consciences of believers was confirmed in the laws of the brehons by Patrick and by the ecclesiastics and chieftains of Ireland. This is
Senchas_Már
Notable Irish surname now rendered as Agnew
Ó Gnímh was the surname of an Irish brehon family. The Ó Gnímh family were based at Larne, County Antrim, and were hereditary poets for the O’Neills and
Ó_Gnímh
Irish brehon lawyer
Murchadh Mac Fhlannchaidh (died 1482) was an Irish brehon lawyer. Mac Fhlannchaidh was a member of a family native to north Thomond, and the designated
Murchadh_Mac_Fhlannchaidh
Irish mathematician, academic, and clergyman
publish the old Irish Brehon Laws, Early Irish Law. His suggestion was adopted and he was appointed as secretary of the Brehon Law Commission set up to
Charles_Graves_(bishop)
Series of novels set in 7th century Ireland
She studied civil and criminal law, especially the Brehon laws, under the supervision of Brehon Morann of Tara. During her student years, Fidelma had
Sister_Fidelma_mysteries
Under Brehon law, gavelkind, a form of partible inheritance, was the system of land inheritance. The Normans called the Irish inheritance law the name
Gavelkind_in_Ireland
Irish clergyman and bishop
Eugene MacBrehon was an Irish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayo. He was appointed bishop in 1541. He died in 1573. https://www
Eugene_MacBrehon
Muintiri Murchada, which states that O'Maelampaill of Donaghpatrick is the brehon of O'Flaherty. Hardiman notes concerning this family states: O'Maelampaill
Ó_Maol_Fábhail
English poet (c. 1552–1599)
the Irish law system termed "Brehon law", which at the time trumped the established law as dictated by the Crown. The Brehon system had its own court and
Edmund_Spenser
Gaelic family division
Ireland possessed no formalised clan system, which is not wholly accurate. Brehon Law, the ancient legal system of Ireland clearly defined the clan system
Sept
judice Mernis (i.e. "Bozli, Brehon of The Mearns"). There also existed an official called the judex regis (i.e. "King's Brehon"), and perhaps this status
Legal institutions of Scotland in the High Middle Ages
Legal_institutions_of_Scotland_in_the_High_Middle_Ages
Irish clan
the Laws of Tanistry, part of the ancient Brehon Code of Law. Since the collapse of Gaelic Rule and the Brehon legal system, the putative succession of
O'Donnell_dynasty
Barony in Ulster, Ireland
administration remained in the control of the local Irish dynasty and subject to the Brehon and Canon Law. In 1584, Sir John Perrot formed the shire into a county in
Tullyhaw
One of the swords used by Beowulf
lent by Unferth at that moment of need was of no small importance: the brehon handed him a hilted weapon, a rare and ancient sword named Hrunting. The
Hrunting
Queen-consort of Leinster
Leinster as the principal first wife of King Diarmait Mac Murchada. Under Brehon Law, Irish men were allowed more than one wife. King Dermot's second wife
Mór_Ní_Thuathail
Marriage to more than one spouse
areas this continued even after Christianization began, for instance the Brehon Laws of Gaelic Ireland explicitly allowed for polygamy, especially amongst
Polygamy
) Irish Brehon. He was an Irish Brehon Lawyer and was a Commissioner for the Composition of Connacht in 1585. Folan was a member of a Brehon family resident
Nehemias_Folan
King of Alba from 1005 to 1034
ability to survive among early Scottish Kings by reigning for 29 years. Brehon tradition provided that the successor to Malcolm was to be selected by him
Malcolm_II_of_Scotland
Family and demographic pattern of Western Europe
age of marriage for the bride, possibly similar to Gaelic Ireland, where Brehon Law stated that women became legally marriageable at 15 years and men at
Western European marriage pattern
Western_European_marriage_pattern
Character in medieval Irish and Scottish legend
Clearances Gaelic Revival Gaeltacht Gàidhealtachd Gaelic culture Ogham Brehon law Gaelic mythology Lebor Gabála Érenn Gaelic warfare Gaelic astrology
Scota
Capital of the island of Guernsey
The name of the nearest channel is the Little Russel, in which sits the Bréhon Tower; that separating Sark is the Big Russel. Both in width are less than
Saint_Peter_Port
the norm. The Normans replaced traditional clan land management (under Brehon Law) with the manorial system of land tenure and social organisation. This
Culture_of_Ireland
Irish pirate and chieftain (c. 1530–1603)
O'Malley had a paternal half-brother called Dónal na Píopa. Although under Brehon Law only male members of the derbhfine could inherit the mantle of Chief
Grace_O'Malley
Surname list
from the Gaelic Irish Ó Cobhthaigh. Ó Cobhthaigh was the name of an Irish Brehon family from County Westmeath and County Longford. They were known as the
Coffey_(surname)
10th-century Scottish law code
it is significant in its similarity to corresponding areas both of Irish Brehon law and of Welsh law, which are better-preserved than the laws of medieval
Leges inter Brettos et Scottos
Leges_inter_Brettos_et_Scottos
O'Sheehan, a Gaelic-Irish surname. The O'Sheehan (or, as is the more common anglicization, Sheehan) family is an Irish clan traditionally of County Clare
O'Sheehan
Class of poets in Ireland and Scotland
in early Ireland. To be distinguished from the lower-status bard and the brehon... — James MacKillop The fili (or filè) (Old Irish pronunciation: [/ˈfʲilʲi/])
Filí
Irish noblewoman (c. 1153 – 1188)
stock than she; her privileged status ensured that she was educated in Brehon law and would have ensured that she was literate in Ecclesiastical Latin
Aoife_MacMurrough
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
the Legion of Honour to American Army and Navy officers William D. Leahy, George C. Marshall, Ernest J. King, Henry H. Arnold and Brehon B. Somervell
Charles_de_Gaulle
American lawyer (born 1945)
Movement; an award recipient of the Brehon Law Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and was selected Chief Brehon of the Coney Island Irish Fair. In
Brian_O'Dwyer
parliaments whose law affected the island of Ireland down through the ages. The Brehon Laws were a relatively sophisticated early Irish legal system, the practice
Law of the Republic of Ireland
Law_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Logistics component of the United States Army from 1942 to 1946
most of its existence, the Army Service Forces was commanded by General Brehon B. Somervell, with Lieutenant General Wilhelm D. Styer as his chief of staff
Army_Service_Forces
Channel Islands radio station
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Soleil_Radio
Surname list
Ó Dubhagáinn was the name of a bardic family from Baile Uí Dhubhagáin, in Uí Maine, (now Ballyduggan, Loughrea, County Galway). The family were not related
Ó_Dubhagáinn
Family name
Erne, as is Daimhinis, which was associated with the family. As with other Brehon clans, family members found employment beyond their home regions, usually
Ó_Caiside
1596 pamphlet by Edmund Spenser
"disruptive and degraded people" which inhabited the island. Irenius focuses on Brehon law, an Irish legal system which had undergone a resurgence from the 13th
A View of the Present State of Irelande
A_View_of_the_Present_State_of_Irelande
English Channel island near Normandy
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Guernsey
American politician (1900–1964)
to the New York City division of the Works Progress Administration. When Brehon B. Somerwell went to Washington, D.C. to lead the Army Construction Program
James_P._Mitchell
Multi-campus university in Northern Ireland
February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020. K Bloomfield, 2008, A New Life. Brehon Press University of Ulster: 7-Year Review, 1998-2005 Roebuck, Peter; O'Brien
Ulster_University
Annual football competition in the Channel Islands
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Muratti_Vase
Political ideology and economic theory
of its members." Civil disputes were settled by private arbiters called brehons and the compensation to be paid to the wronged party was insured through
Anarcho-capitalism
Regulatory body in Guernsey
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Guernsey_Financial_Services_Commission
into Persian, English, German and French in 1776–1778) Early Irish law or Brehon Law (8th century AD) Law portal Asia portal Legal culture "Law code | Ancient
List_of_ancient_legal_codes
US military joint service installation in Oahu, Hawaii, US
Command". www.army.mil. "E komo mai U.S.A.V.; 8th TSC welcomes LSV-3 Gen. Brehon B. Somervell to its fleet". February 8, 2018. "Pacific's harbormaster, watercraft
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor–Hickam
Professional rank in Gaelic Irish society
August 2022. Ginnell, Laurence (1894). "Fosterage in Ancient Ireland". The Brehon Laws: A Legal Handbook. Library Ireland. Retrieved 16 June 2012. v t e
Ollam
Type of watercraft in the United States Army
C. Clinger (LSV-2) – 489th Transportation Detachment, USAR USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) – 805th Transportation Detachment, 8th Theater Sustainment
General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel
General_Frank_S._Besson-class_support_vessel
Irish poet
Glas Ó Curnín (died 1519) was an Irish poet. Ó Curnín was a member of a brehon literary family of the Kingdom of Breifne. The Annals of the Four Masters
Domhnall_Glas_Ó_Curnín
Irish Catholic fraternal organisation primarily active in the US
McMahon, Seán. (2011). 'Wee Joe' : the life of Joseph Devlin. Belfast: Brehon Press. ISBN 978-1905474356. Miller, David W. (1973). Church, State and Nation
Ancient_Order_of_Hibernians
Family name
can also arise as a translation from the Gaelic Donn ("brown"). The Mac A Brehon clan of County Donegal have anglicized as Brown or Browne since about 1800
Brown_(surname)
County in Ireland
Dublin was again defeated by Máel Sechnaill in 988 and forced to accept Brehon law and pay taxes to the High King. Successive defeats at the hands of Brian
County_Dublin
Irish clan of lawyers
Mac Aodhagáin (English: Egan or Keegan), is an Irish Gaelic clan of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht
Mac_Aodhagáin
Celtic language indigenous to the island of Ireland
Clearances Gaelic Revival Gaeltacht Gàidhealtachd Gaelic culture Ogham Brehon law Gaelic mythology Lebor Gabála Érenn Gaelic warfare Gaelic astrology
Irish_language
Form of protest or political activism
of early Irish society and this tactic was fully incorporated into the Brehon legal system. The tradition is ultimately most likely part of the still
Hunger_strike
Northern Irish politician (1926–2005)
Fighting Fitt. Belfast: Brehon Press. ISBN 1905474113. Ryder, Chris (2006). Fighting Fitt. Belfast, Northern Ireland: Brehon Press Ltd. pp. 11–14. ISBN 1-905474-11-3
Gerry_Fitt
Part of Ireland controlled by England in the Late Middle Ages
customs, as such practices were already common. The adoption of Gaelic Brehon property law, in particular, undermined the feudal nature of the Lordship
The_Pale_(Ireland)
Ó Curnín who died in 1475 was an Irish poet. Ó Curnín was a member of a brehon literary family of Breifne. His death was recorded in Annals of the Four
Cormac_Ó_Curnín
Irish author
murder mystery series, is set against the background of Irish Brehon law. Harrison saw Brehon law as less violent, or more just: "very egalitarian". Punishment
Cora_Harrison
Family name
Mac Gafraidh was the surname of a Gaelic-Irish Brehon family. The Mac Gafraidh family were ollamhs to the Maguire of Fermanagh. The surname is now generally
Mac_Gafraidh
Ancient Israelite system of rule by Biblical judges
kritarchy from the 5th century BCE to the 5th century CE under the Brehon Law, the Brehons being the class of judges keeping an oral tradition of secular
Kritarchy
Piece of sporting equipment
injury. Bands have been put on hurleys since the beginning; the 8th century Brehon Laws permit only a king's son to have a bronze band, while all others must
Hurley_(stick)
Surname list
destruction of Gaelic order in the 17th century the O'Hagans were the chief Brehons to the Cinel Eoghain, and holding the title Lord of Tulach Óg in County
O'Hagan
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
List of Principals of Elizabeth College, Guernsey
List_of_Principals_of_Elizabeth_College,_Guernsey
Codification of Welsh laws from the time of King Hywel Dda
1542. Welsh law was a form of Celtic law with many similarities to the Brehon law of Ireland and particularly the customs and terminology of the Britons
Cyfraith_Hywel
Parish in central Guernsey
Guernsey Militia Maritime history Windmills Witch trials Fortifications Bréhon Tower Castle Cornet Chateau des Marais Doyle Monument Fort Grey Fort Hommet
Saint_Andrew,_Guernsey
American actor
Meet the Hollowheads (1989) - Top Drone Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) - Brehon Somervell Logan Ramsey Biography (1921-2000) Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix:
Logan_Ramsey
Island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands
between Herm and Sark, to the east, lies the Big Roussel (Grand Ruau). Bréhon Tower, a Victorian-era fortification, is in the Little Roussel between Herm
Herm
(Jonathan M. Wainwright); and the commanding generals of Army Service Forces (Brehon B. Somervell), Army forces in the Mediterranean theater (Joseph T. McNarney)
Legislative history of United States four-star officers, 1899–1946
Legislative_history_of_United_States_four-star_officers,_1899–1946
Medieval Irish family name
Ó Maolchonaire, sometimes Ó Maoil Chonaire, sometimes Ó Mhaoil Chonaire, Ó Maolconaire, Uí Mhaoil Chonaire, Ó Maelchonaire, etc., was the surname of a
Ó_Maolconaire
New York judge
the Year" by the National Association of Public Interest Law in 1998; the Brehon Law Society's 1999 Distinguished Service Award; the Association of Judges
Kristin_Booth_Glen
American military officer (1896–1970)
a meeting with the head of the Construction Division, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell. In attendance were Captain Clarence Renshaw, one of Groves's
Leslie_Groves
Irish poet
Irish poet, died 1505. Brian Óge was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family. The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1505
Brian_Óge_Ó_hUiginn
Carragh Ó Curnín (died 1498) was an Irish poet. Ó Curnín was a member of a brehon literary family of Breifne. The Annals of the Four Masters record his death
Conor_Carragh_Ó_Curnín
Irish lawyer and judge
He was best known as a nationalist of the early 20th century who upheld Brehon Law. He was President of the Dáil Courts and a Chief Judicial Commissioner
James_Creed_Meredith
Pseudolegal theory and associated movement
defective state authority, citing the Constitution of Ireland and presenting Brehon law, rather than English common law, as the true source of legislation.
Freeman_on_the_land_movement
Irish earl (c. 1550–1616)
the Gaelic Irish. Tyrone, who had owned part of MacMahon's lands under brehon law, was passed over in favour of Henry Bagenal. Furthermore, Tyrone's authority
Hugh_O'Neill,_Earl_of_Tyrone
under brehon law. In Brehon law, the men of the O'Neills could decide their next leader, but the considerable rights of women under the brehons did not
Count_of_Tyrone
Religion practised by ancient Celtic people
London: Hambledon Continuum. p. xi. Broderick, Shane (2 September 2018). "The Brehon Laws". Ireland's Folklore and Traditions. Retrieved 30 January 2022. Lucan
Ancient_Celtic_religion
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Lark.
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Rich
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Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Appearing Fresh and Healthy
Boy/Male
German, Polish
Man from Sebasta
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Exalted; Supreme
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Nadav, NADAB means "generous." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eldest son of Aaron who was slain (along with his brother Abihu) by God for offering incense contrary to the law.Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Swedish
Will; Desire and Helmet; Protection; A Gem of the Sea; Pearl
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Goddess Lakshmi
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Indian, Telugu
Lord Venkateshwara
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n.
An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.