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
editThe Commission started its work on 7th December 1852 with the following members:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c McDonough, Ciaran. "The Brehon Law Commission". Retrieved 15 November 2022.