Cáin Chormaic
- Old Irish
- Early Irish law texts
An early Irish legal text of which no more than a fragment survives. It appears to have included a treatment of unintentional arson and possibly, deliberate arson as well (Breatnach).
Language
- Old Irish
Sources
Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
[ed.] [tr.] Breatnach, Liam, A companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici, Early Irish Law Series, 5, Dublin: DIAS, 2005.
A companion to D. A. Binchy, CIH (1978). Review article: Neil McLeod, ‘Review,A true companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici’, Peritia 19 (2005).
205 [id. 5.20. ‘Cáin Chormaic’] The extant fragment and an allusion to the text are given here with an English translation.
Secondary sources (select)
Breatnach, Liam, A companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici, Early Irish Law Series, 5, Dublin: DIAS, 2005.
A companion to D. A. Binchy, CIH (1978). Review article: Neil McLeod, ‘Review,A true companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici’, Peritia 19 (2005).
205 [id. 5.20. ‘Cáin Chormaic’]
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
February 2013, last updated: January 2024
