The Brehon Law Commission was established in 1852 to translate the Senchus Érenn, a collection of early Irish legal tracts more commonly known as the Brehon Laws, a corrupted transliteration of the Irish word breatheamuin.[1] James Henthorn Todd and Charles Graves had submitted an appeal to the short-lived British Conservative government in 1852.[1]
The Commission started its work on 7th December 1852 with the following members:[1]