Cáin Adamnáin
Cáin Adamnáin (Law of Adamnán), also called lex innocentium (law of the innocents), was promulgated by Adamnán, ninth abbot of Iona, at a synod held at Birr in 697. It deals with war crimes against women, children, and clerics.
Cáin Adamnáin (Law of Adamnán), also called lex innocentium (law of the innocents), was promulgated by Adamnán, ninth abbot of Iona, at a synod held at Birr in 697. It deals with war crimes against women, children, and clerics.
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