CHAPTER IV.

_TRIBAL CUSTOM OF THE IRISH TRIBES._

I. THE ERIC FINE OF THE BREHON LAWS 73

II. THE HONOUR-PRICE (ENECLANN) 80

III. THE GRADATIONS IN RANK UNDER THE BREHON LAWS 83

IV. THE CURRENCY IN WHICH THE BREHON FINES WERE PAID 97

V. THE IRISH COIRP-DIRE AND HONOUR-PRICE TRACED FURTHER BACK THAN THE BREHON LAWS 100

VI. THE BRETON OR GALLIC WERGELD OF THE SO-CALLED ‘CANONES WALLICI’ 105

VII. THE WERGELD OF ANCIENT GAELIC CUSTOM. THE EVIDENCE OF CÆSAR 115