Texts

Bretha Déin Chécht ‘The judgments of Dían Cécht’

  • Old Irish
  • Early Irish law texts
Early Irish legal tract which offers a detailed account of compensations for wounding depending on the nature of the injury, its severity, the part of the body, etc.
Language
  • Old Irish

Classification

Early Irish law textsEarly Irish law texts
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Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] Binchy, D. A., “Bretha Déin Chécht”, Ériu 20 (1966): 1–66.
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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October 2010, last updated: January 2024