Senchas Mór

Senchas Mar, meaning Great Tradition in Old Irish, is the largest surviving collection of early Irish legal texts, compiled in the eighth century probably in the north midlands of Ireland. It gathers forty seven legal tracts organized into three sections and covering subjects such as distraint procedure, the relationship between lords and clients, marriage, church and state relations, beekeeping, watermills, and compensation for injury. A pseudo historical prologue credits the laws to a commission Saint Patrick appointed to reconcile native Irish law with Christian teaching, a claim modern scholars treat as legendary rather than historical. Later manuscripts carry extensive glosses, apparently added in Munster, and the work remains the most comprehensive surviving body of early Irish law. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

The Senchas Mór, meaning great tradition in Old Irish, is the most extensive collection of early Irish legal texts, compiled in the 8th century though its individual tracts vary in date and authorship. It gathers about 47 legal tracts arranged in three sections covering distraint procedure, the relationship between lords and clients, marriage and divorce, beekeeping, compensation for injury and the maintenance of the sick. A later pseudo historical prologue credits its compilation to a commission of nine appointed by Saint Patrick to bring existing law into line with Christian teaching, and the collection, apparently assembled in the north midlands of Ireland, went on to receive extensive glossing and commentary, particularly in Munster. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/