Mysticpoisen t1_jef62k7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Reply to comment by 420falilv in TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, dubbed "Europe's first human rights treaty". Created in the year 697, was a set of laws - which kings across Ireland and parts of Scotland mutually agreed to follow - that guaranteed the safety of non-combatants in warfare. by Madbrad200

While Viking settlement was indeed established in the 9th century, there's evidence of settlements in that area going back to the Mesolithic. Ptolemy wrote of a city in that spot in 140CE.

You are absolutely right that Dublin didn't become a major slaving port until Viking controlled Dublin.

420falilv t1_jef7oym wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Yes, there was a settlement near where Dublin sits now, called Áth Cliath, which is where Dublin gets its name in Irish today from (Baile Átha Cliath), but Dublin, which was further inland, was established in the 9th century.