Commonly used name for the Irish Church Act 1869

Literature (title of) collection of ancient Irish law-tracts

Family group of four generations comprising one person, ie. the grandfather of the individual, and his father, his brothers, their children, his paternal uncles, and their children and grandchildren.

Often translated as 'fratricide' or 'parricide', but is wider in meaning to include wounding or slaying of any relative.

Inheritable property of a deceased person, according to Brehon Law.

Mother's kin or tribe; maternal kinsfolk.

One come form overseas; a foreigner, often distinguished from a deoraid (who has been exiled).

A spouse, according to Brehon Law, but a term which most usually denoted the chief wife; wife of highest legal standing.