Adomnán's Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War

Adomnán of Iona

Theologian, lawmaker, peacemaker

Jonathan Wooding, editor

With Rodney Aist, Thomas Clancy & Thomas O'Loughlin.

The abbot of Iona in the late 7th century, Adomnán, a kinsmen of the founder St Columba, was one of the mo…

Saint Brigid of Kildare

Life, legend and cult

Noel Kissane

Despite being the female patron saint of Ireland and one of the most remarkable women in Irish history, St Brigid has always been an elusive figure. Some schola…

Prophecy and kingship in Adomnán's 'Life of Saint Columba'

Michael J. Enright

This book offers a new interpretation of Adomnán’s 'Life of Saint Columba', a crucial source for the study of early Irish and north British history. Whereas pre…

Adomnán at Birr, AD 697

Essays in commemoration of the Law of the Innocents

Thomas O'Loughlin, editor

In 697 Adomnán, the Abbot of Iona, promulgated a 'law' at the synod held in Birr. This Law, known as the Cáin Adomnán or Lex Innocentium, was to protect women, …

A history of the Irish Red Cross

Shane Lehane

Since its establishment in 1939, the Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) has played a key part in the medical, social, religious, cultural, political and diplomatic …