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An exploration of the early Irish laws that defined everyday life in Medieval Ireland, as well as analysis of their history, influences, and development prior to the supplantation of English common law. First published in 1894, The Brehon Laws is Laurence Ginnell's handbook for the history of the Irish legal system. Opening with the history of Saxon law and detailing the first written legal recordings, Ginnell enthusiastically informs the reader about the survival of Brehon law from the seventh century through to the seventeenth century when English common law took favour. The chapters featured in this volume include: - Ancient Law - Existing Remains Of Irish Law - The Senchus M¿r - Legislative Assemblies - Classification of Society - The Law of Distraining - Criminal Law - Native, Not Roman Providing insight into Gaelic society and the evolution of law and culture, this guidebook is the ideal read for those with an interest in the history of the legal system. This edition features a specially-commissioned biography of the author.

This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed treatise on different breeds of sheep, including information on the Lincolnshire, the Saxon Merino, the Southdown, and many other common varieties of sheep. Complete with detailed descriptions, comments on their histories, and a wealth of other useful information, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of sheep-related literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Foreign Breeds of Sheep'; 'The Rass'; 'The Siberian Algali'; 'The Kamtschatkan Argali'; 'The Armenian Argali'; 'The Nahoor, or Sha'; 'The Corsican Mouflon'; 'The Wallachian Sheep'; 'African Sheep'; 'The Tartarian Sheep'; 'The Persian Sheep'; 'Iceland and Paroe Island Sheep'; etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on farming.