Patrick C. Power (1862–1951)
Author of Sex and Marriage in Ancient Ireland
About the Author
Works by Patrick C. Power
The Timechart History Of Ireland A Illustrated Chronological Chart of the History Of Ireland from 6000 BC to The… (2001) 9 copies
The Life Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother Of God: Taken From the Traditions of the East, the Manners of the… (2021) 1 copy
Catechism: doctrinal, moral, historical, and liturgical;: With answers to the objections drawn from the sciences… (1873) 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1862
- Date of death
- 1951
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Callaghane, Co Waterford
- Places of residence
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Australia
Dublin, Ireland
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Australia
Cork, County Cork, Ireland - Education
- Catholic University School
St John’s College, Waterford - Occupations
- Priest
historian
school inspector
Professor of Archaeology at University College Cork - Organizations
- Royal Irish Academy
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Statistics
- Works
- 25
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 182
- Popularity
- #118,785
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 19
Historians should be as wary of wishful thinking as they are of superimposing modern values onto ancient times, just as they should be aware that there is a difference between ideology and practice. That said, there can be no doubt that ancient Ireland possessed a far more egalitarian legal system, as it concerned women, than any other European culture of the time. Sex and Marriage in Ancient Ireland delves into issues such as property, divorce, and spousal abuse, and the modern reader might be somewhat surprised at the ways these issues were handled.
I found Power's small book quite informative, so far as it went, but finished it with the conviction that I would need to find a work that provided a much fuller account of women in ancient Irish society. And, as always, I cannot help but wish that there were a comprehensive history of the Brehon Laws available for the reader who is not a legal specialist.… (more)