Gaelic Law The Berla Laws or The Ancient Irish Common Law. Dublin: Hodges Figgis, 1923. First Edition. Pp 117, [2] Index. Plublisher’s cloth boards, title lettered to upper cover. Covers mottled and faded, contents in good condition.

A rare and insightful compilation of early Irish legal principles, rooted in oral tradition and poetic dialect, offering a glimpse into the indigenous jurisprudence of pre-Norman Ireland.

Macauliffe’s work is notable for its attempt to reconstruct a coherent legal system from fragmented sources, including oral tradition and medieval manuscripts.