William Ó Deorádhain
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William Ó Deorádhain, Irish
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, died 1405. The
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, ''sub anno'' 1405, record the death of ''William Ua Deoradhain, namely, the best
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in jurisprudence.'' He may have been related to
Bishop of Leighlin The Lord Bishop of Leighlin was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the small town of Old Leighlin in County Carlow, Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland, it is held by the Lord Bis ...
Mauricius Ó Deóradháin, O.P., who was appointed 19 January 1524.


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Early Irish law Early Irish law, also called Brehon law (from the old Irish word breithim meaning judge), comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Early Medieval Ireland. They were partially eclipsed by the Norman invasion of 1169, but underwe ...


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14th-century Irish judges 15th-century Irish judges 1405 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-law-bio-stub