Brehon Law Commission
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 Laws, a corrupted transliteration of the Irish word breatheamuin.[1] James Henthorn Todd and Charles Graves had submitted an appeal to the short-lived British Conservative government in 1852.[1]
Composition of the Commission
[edit]The Commission started its work on 7th December 1852 with the following members:[1]
- James Henthorn Todd
- Charles Graves
- George Petrie
- Thomas Larcom
- David Richard Pigot
- Francis Blackburne
- Baron Monteagle
- Sir Joseph Napier
- Edwin Wyndham-Quin
- William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
- Lord Talbot de Malahide
- Thomas Romney Robinson
References
[edit]- ^ a b c McDonough, Ciaran. "The Brehon Law Commission". Retrieved 15 November 2022.