W O R K S
BY
P. W. JOYCE, M.A., LL.D., T.C.D.; M.R.I.A.
ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE
ANCIENT LAWS OF IRELAND;
LATE PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES, IRELAND
LATE PRINCIPAL, MARLBOROUGH STREET (GOVERNMENT)
TRAINING COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
Two Splendid Volumes, richly gilt, both cover and top.
With 361 Illustrations. Price £1 1s. net.
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRELAND,
Treating of the Government, Military System, and Law;
Religion, Learning, and Art; Trades, Industries, and Commerce;
Manners, Customs, and Domestic Life
of the Ancient Irish People.
A Complete Survey of the Social Life and Institutions of Ancient Ireland. All the important Statements are proved home by references to authorities and by quotations from ancient documents.
Part I.—Government, Military System, and Law.—Chapter I. Laying the Foundation—II. A Preliminary Bird's-eye View—III. Monarchical Government—IV. Warfare—V. Structure of Society—VI. The Brehon Laws—VII. The Laws relating to Land—VIII. The Administration of Justice.