COUNCIL OF ARMAH

Many English slaves had been brought into Ireland by kidnappers and purchasers of English children as described in the quotation by Girald of Wales. The Irish kept them in bondage. In 1171 English invasions of Ireland appeared to be succeeding and the Irish clerics decided that they were being punished by God for the slavery. The edict was issued with the force of law. For insight into the common practice of kidnapping slaves in England, see Council of Westminster.

Many English slaves had been brought into Ireland by kidnappers and purchasers of English children as described in the quotation by Girald of Wales. The Irish kept them in bondage. In 1171 English invasions of Ireland appeared to be succeeding and the Irish clerics decided that they were being punished by God for the slavery. The edict was issued with the force of law. For insight into the common practice of kidnapping slaves in England, see Council of Westminster.