Animal companions have played a variety of important roles in human societies over the millenia. Join Chris as she explores how , dogs, cats and even the occasional crane, here or there, have been regarded and regulated both in the comprehensive early Irish law texts as well as the stories, mythology and folklore.
Links for this Episode
- This episode includes Isolde’s explanation of the many grades of poet that existed, File, Bards, and even Bramble Hounds
- A useful article on the background to pre-Norman, early Irish law.
- The Lost Legal System: Pre-Common Law Ireland and the Brehon Law by Dr Noelle Higgins
- Fled Bricrenn: The Road to Cruachan
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