Liberty, Order and Law Under Native Irish Rule

GREATER THAN TELL-
ING AT EVERY TIME
HAS BEEN GOD’S DESIGN

THE SENCHUS original: Senchus; refers to the "Senchus Mor," the Great Ancient Law or the collection of ancient Irish customary laws OF THE
MEN OF ERIN: WHAT
HAS PRESERVED IT? THE
JOINT MEMORY OF TWO
SENIORS, THE TRADITION
FROM ONE EAR TO
ANOTHER, THE COM-
POSITION OF THE POETS,
THE ADDITION OF THE
LAW OF THE LETTER The "Law of the Letter" refers to written Scripture or Canon law introduced with Christianity,
STRENGTH FROM THE
LAW OF NATURE The "Law of Nature" refers to the instinctive sense of justice and the oral traditions held by the Irish before the arrival of the written Gospel: FOR
THESE ARE THE THREE
ROCKS ON WHICH THE
JUDGMENTS OF THE