S3 EP15 — The Fines That Made Brehon Law Tick
From The History of Ireland by Kevin Dolan
July 22, 2025 · 19 min · Season 3 · Episode 15
About this episode
This episode discusses the significance of fines in the context of Brehon Law and medieval Ireland's legal system.
In this episode Lug issues a fine to the Children of Tuireann and we look at how fines were the bedrock of medieval Ireland's decentralised system of laws. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Dolan
Topics covered
- Brehon Law
- medieval Ireland
- fines
- decentralised laws
- Children of Tuireann
Keywords
- Brehon Law
- fines
- medieval Ireland
- decentralised system
- Children of Tuireann
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Acast
Books & works: The History of Ireland
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