The death, at a comparatively early age, of Dr. Richey,
Q.C., Professor of Feudal and English Law in the University of Dublin, has created a profound sensation of regret amongst all men of culture in that city. Singularly well informed (espe- cially in the literature and records of the middle-ages), and master of whatever he took in band, Dr. Richey combined with great historical discernment an almost total freedom from passion. His writings on subjects connected with the history and archmology of Ireland are marked by such unruffled calm- ness of reason, that they have not only given offence to no party, but have won the praise of Celt and Saxon alike. His prefaces to the volumes of the Brehon law, published under the direction of. the Master of the Rolls, show how thoroughly he had mastered the foundations of ancient jurisprudence. Irelant can ill spare a man of this type.
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