Irish law and lawyers in modern folk tradition
By: Éanna Hickey.
Publisher: Four Courts Press in association with the Irish Legal History Society
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Law -- Ireland -- Folklore.; Law -- Social aspects -- Ireland.
Description: "This new volume in the Irish Legal History Society series is concerned with what can be learned of popular attitudes to law, lawyers and the legal system in Ireland over the last 250 years or so, from folk, literary and other materials." "Here the many facets of law in rural Ireland are brought to light: law as a game of speculation; as a means of communications; as a weapon to be employed against an enemy; or even as a form of cheap entertainment."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.