Bibliography

Neil
McLeod
s. xx–xxi

31 publications between 1982 and 2015 indexed
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Works authored

McLeod, Neil, Bloodshed and compensation in ancient Ireland, Perth: Centre for Irish Studies, Murdoch University, 1999.
McLeod, Neil, Early Irish contract law, Sydney Series in Celtic Studies, 1, Sydney: Centre for Celtic Studies, University of Sydney, 1992.  
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies has published a reprint of this book as part of the Early Irish Law Series (no. 6).
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies has published a reprint of this book as part of the Early Irish Law Series (no. 6).


Contributions to journals

McLeod, Neil, “Cid ara n-eperr Críth gablach?”, The Australian Celtic Journal 12 (2014): 41–50.
McLeod, Neil, “Fergus mac Léti and the law”, Ériu 61 (2011): 1–28.  
Two versions of the saga of Fergus mac Léti are found in legal material associated with the Senchas Már; one in the original text, and one in the eighth-century commentary. The commentary version and §2 of the older version have both been edited by D. A. Binchy. It is argued here that §1 of the older version and §2 of the commentary version are both in verse. The older version is then analysed in terms of the law of distraint. It is concluded that the saga was written as a legal teaching tale, with its plot-twists deliberately designed to highlight aspects of the law. An appendix argues for the inclusion of an additional section, omitted by Binchy, in the commentary version of the saga.
Two versions of the saga of Fergus mac Léti are found in legal material associated with the Senchas Már; one in the original text, and one in the eighth-century commentary. The commentary version and §2 of the older version have both been edited by D. A. Binchy. It is argued here that §1 of the older version and §2 of the commentary version are both in verse. The older version is then analysed in terms of the law of distraint. It is concluded that the saga was written as a legal teaching tale, with its plot-twists deliberately designed to highlight aspects of the law. An appendix argues for the inclusion of an additional section, omitted by Binchy, in the commentary version of the saga.
McLeod, Neil, “De rechtskundige betekenis van het getal zeven”, Kelten: Mededelingen van de Stichting A. G. van Hamel voor Keltische Studies 50 — thema ‘Getallen’ (May, 2011): 9–11.
Neil McLeod, “De rechtskundige betekenis van het getal zeven”, in: Kelten: Mededelingen van de Stichting A. G. van Hamel voor Keltische Studies 50 (2011): 9–11.
McLeod, Neil, “Crólige mbáis”, Ériu 59 (2009): 25–36.  
abstract:

D.A. Binchy believed that a crólige mbáis was an injury that had been diagnosed as fatal. He considered that the only compensation payable for such an injury was the payment provided for in Bretha Crólige §2. He stated that the law had changed significantly by the time of the later legal commentaries. These commentaries suggest (a) that a crólige báis was merely an injury that put the victim in danger of death, and (b) that the payment in Bretha Crólige §2 substituted only for the provision of sick-maintenance. The present article argues that the law in the commentaries on these two matters held good for the earlier period as well.

abstract:

D.A. Binchy believed that a crólige mbáis was an injury that had been diagnosed as fatal. He considered that the only compensation payable for such an injury was the payment provided for in Bretha Crólige §2. He stated that the law had changed significantly by the time of the later legal commentaries. These commentaries suggest (a) that a crólige báis was merely an injury that put the victim in danger of death, and (b) that the payment in Bretha Crólige §2 substituted only for the provision of sick-maintenance. The present article argues that the law in the commentaries on these two matters held good for the earlier period as well.

McLeod, Neil, “A true companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici [Review of: Breatnach, Liam, A companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici, Early Irish Law Series, 5, Dublin: DIAS, 2005.]”, Peritia 19 (2005): 136–163.
McLeod, Neil, “Di ércib fola”, Ériu 52 (2002): 123–216.  
abstract:
The Old Irish legal texts and the Middle Irish commentaries award a range of different body-fines for mild injuries. These differences are the result of a recoverable process of historical development. We can sort the various texts and commentaries chronologically. The earliest recorded stage appears to include a three-sét fine for an injury that caused bruising or swelling or loss of skin (but not all three). This fine is found in the text edited here under the title Di Ércib Fola. An edition is also offered of the commentaries to that text. The best witness for these commentaries is a composite text, which consciously combines two distinct commentary traditions. These commentaries discuss the size of the body-fines for various injuries, the honour-price fractions paid along with those fines, the defining characteristics of the injuries, payments for medical expenses, and court procedure in cases of assault.
abstract:
The Old Irish legal texts and the Middle Irish commentaries award a range of different body-fines for mild injuries. These differences are the result of a recoverable process of historical development. We can sort the various texts and commentaries chronologically. The earliest recorded stage appears to include a three-sét fine for an injury that caused bruising or swelling or loss of skin (but not all three). This fine is found in the text edited here under the title Di Ércib Fola. An edition is also offered of the commentaries to that text. The best witness for these commentaries is a composite text, which consciously combines two distinct commentary traditions. These commentaries discuss the size of the body-fines for various injuries, the honour-price fractions paid along with those fines, the defining characteristics of the injuries, payments for medical expenses, and court procedure in cases of assault.
McLeod, Neil, “Compensation for fingers and teeth in early Irish law”, Peritia 16 (2002): 344–359.
McLeod, Neil, “Kinship”, Ériu 51 (2000): 1–22.
McLeod, Neil, “Assault and attempted murder in brehon law”, The Irish Jurist 33 (1998): 351–391.
McLeod, Neil, “The ól: standard drinks in medieval Irish law”, Australian Celtic Journal 5 (1996–1997): 5–8.
McLeod, Neil, “Property and honour-price in the Brehon law glosses and commentaries”, The Irish Jurist 31 (1996): 280–295.
McLeod, Neil, “Irish law: significant numbers and the law of status”, Peritia 9 (1995): 156–166.
McLeod, Neil, “Interpreting early Irish law: status and currency (part 2)”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 42 (1987): 41–115.
McLeod, Neil, “Interpreting early Irish law: status and currency (part 1)”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 41 (1986): 46–65.
McLeod, Neil, “The two fer midboth and their evidence in court”, Ériu 33 (1982): 59–63.
McLeod, Neil, “The concept of law in ancient Irish jurisprudence”, The Irish Jurist 17 (1982): 356–367.
McLeod, Neil, “Parallel and paradox: compensation in the legal systems of Celtic Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England”, Studia Celtica 16–17 (1981–1982): 25–72.

Contributions to edited collections or authored works

McLeod, Neil, “Irish law and the wars of the Túatha Dé Danann”, in: Liam Breatnach, Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Damian McManus, and Katharine Simms (eds), Proceedings of the XIV International Congress of Celtic Studies, held in Maynooth University, 1–5 August 2011, Dublin: School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2015. 75–94.
McLeod, Neil, “The lord of slaughter”, in: Pamela OʼNeill (ed.), The land beneath the sea: essays in honour of Anders Ahlqvist’s contribution to Celtic studies in Australia, 14, Sydney: Celtic Studies Foundation, University of Sydney, 2013. 101–114.
McLeod, Neil, “Ón and airliciud: loans in medieval Irish law”, in: Anders Ahlqvist, and Pamela OʼNeill (eds), Celts and their cultures at home and abroad: a Festschrift for Malcolm Broun, 15, Sydney: Celtic Studies Foundation, University of Sydney, 2013. 169–196.
McLeod, Neil, “The distribution of body-fine: AD 650–1150”, in: Anders Ahlqvist, and Pamela OʼNeill (eds), Medieval Irish law: text and context, 12, Sydney: Celtic Studies Foundation, University of Sydney, 2013. 65–109.
McLeod, Neil, “Brehon law”, in: Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia, New York and London: Routledge, 2005. 42–45.
McLeod, Neil, “Grades of Gaelic society”, in: Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia, New York and London: Routledge, 2005. 438–441.
McLeod, Neil, “Brehon law”, in: Brian Lalor (ed.), The encyclopaedia of Ireland, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2003. 121–122.
McLeod, Neil, “The metalworking tradition in medieval Irish law”, in: Pamela OʼNeill (ed.), Between intrusions: Britain and Ireland between the Romans and the Normans. Papers from the 2003 Melbourne Conference, 7, Sydney, 2003. 103–113.
McLeod, Neil, “The blood-feud in medieval Ireland”, in: Pamela OʼNeill (ed.), Between intrusions: Britain and Ireland between the Romans and the Normans. Papers from the 2003 Melbourne Conference, 7, Sydney, 2003. 114–133.
McLeod, Neil, “900 years of mayhem: the Irish legal materials”, in: Pamela OʼNeill, and Jonathan M. Wooding (eds), Literature and politics in the Celtic world: papers from the Third Australian Conference of Celtic Studies, 4, Sydney: University of Sydney Celtic Studies Foundation, 2000. 182–206.
McLeod, Neil, “The not-so-exotic law of Dian Cécht”, in: Geraint Evans, Bernard Martin, and Jonathan M. Wooding (eds), Origins and revivals: proceedings of the First Australian Conference of Celtic Studies, 3, Sydney: Centre for Celtic Studies, University of Sydney, 2000. 381–393.

As honouree

Ahlqvist, Anders, and Pamela OʼNeill (eds), Fír fesso: a festschrift for Neil McLeod, Sydney Series in Celtic Studies, 17, Sydney: University of Sydney, 2018.

As honouree

Ahlqvist, Anders, and Pamela OʼNeill (eds), Fír fesso: a festschrift for Neil McLeod, Sydney Series in Celtic Studies, 17, Sydney: University of Sydney, 2018..

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