Marriage in Medieval Ireland under the Brehon Laws
38The marriage laws of medieval Ireland are a topic which has bemused and confused many and debates on practices such as polygamy and the meaning of the different grades of unions described still continues.
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Cáin Lánamna - https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T102030.html
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Women in Early Medieval Ireland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebQjYq-rT4c
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Early Medieval Ireland 400 - 1200 - Dáibhí Ó Cróinín
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The Legal Status of Women in Early and Medieval Ireland and Wales... - https://www.jstor.org/stable/20557260
Some Thoughts on the Operation of Native Law in Medieval Ireland - https://www.jstor.org/stable/40285167
The Lost Legal System - https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/5663/1/NH-Brehon-Law.pdf
Property and Honour-Price in the Brehon Law Glosses and Commentaries - https://www.jstor.org/stable/44026829
Historical Truth or Literary Embellishment? Uncovering the voices of historical queens in medieval Irish sources - https://researchrepository.ucd.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/3e06833f-feaf-4597-8344-b04bd5ebb4a5/content
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - The Senchus Mór
1:28 - Cáin Lánamna
3:53 - Divorce
5:03 - Less formal unions
6:03 - Debate on polygamy
9:40 - Clerical marriage
11:29 - Illegal unions
12:55 - Attempts at reform
15:53 - Outro
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