Ireland’s native Brehon Law, before English common law; first written down in the 7th century. Harpists were so respected in Irish society, they were given a noble status under our ancient law system which also protected their fingernails, grown long to pluck the wires. #brehonlaw #harp #ireland #irishart #gate #harpist #carpentry #woodcrafts #irishmusic #Irishheritage #irishhistory #interestingthings #carpentry #irishhistory #irishlaw #folkmusic #respect | Remnants of Our Past

Seán Duffy shares some of the intriguing and somewhat bizarre considerations mentioned in the early Irish Brehon law. Find out more at http://spr.ly/6182VAKQC | HistoryExtra