Talk:Cáin Adomnáin

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According to Medieval Households, by David Herlihy (quoting a 1905 edition of the Cáin Adomnáin), the Cáin Adomnáin states that women were at one time slaves, and that they were freed by St. Adamnan (presumably in the Cáin Adamnáin) The Jade Knight 02:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)


 * That's correct. The second sentence in Kuno Meyer's translation (someone should write an article about Meyer sometime as there is already one about Whitley Stokes) at the Internet Medieval Sourcebook (which is the 1905 edition referred to) says: "During that time women were in bondage and in slavery, until Adamnan ... came." To be pernickity, that's in the preamble: the law proper doesn't start until after the list of witnesses. HTH. Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:13, 25 March 2006 (UTC)