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Do you want a little more about the ancient laws of Ireland - i will annoy myself now and tell you about the status of women in Ancient Ireland - please retweet #BrehonLaws
much has been written about the freedom enjoyed by women in ancient Ireland, how true is that - lets take a look #IrishWomen
What do you think of " a steady tongue, steady virtue and steady housewifery". I don't think much of either but the Medieval law-boys though that's all we were good for - don't get me started #Brehon
a man could have more than one wife - but we cant have more than one husband - indeed why the hell would we want to #Brehan
Divorce; we can divorce him if he spreads a false story about us or if he has tricked us unto marriage by sorcery.. We can divorce him if he becomes fat or impotent - if he is indiscreet or if he becomes a priest #Brehon
Could you believe this sh** "her father protects her in childhood, her husband protects her in youth and her sons protect her in old age, a woman is never fit for independence" #Brehon
Its so annoying the way we were treated - we had very few rights under Brehon Law - things can only get better under the new Christians … surely..... #Brehon
