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Annals of Tigernach
Annals of Tigernach s.a. 1084.4
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beg. Teidm mor isin bliadain sin
Annals of Ulster
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Blodh d'annálaibh Innis Faithlionn
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Modern Irish compilation of annals concerned chiefly with Munster.
Chronicle of Ireland
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The hypothesized compilation of Irish annals whose text is no longer extant in its original form but whose contents have been partially reconstructed, to varying extents of probability, from the so-called Clonmacnoise group of annals and the Annals of Ulster.

Chronicle of Marianus Scottus
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Marianus Scottus [Máel Brigte]
Marianus Scottus ... Máel Brigte
(fl. 1028–1082/3)
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Chronicle of the kings of Alba
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Short Latin chronicle of Scottish history, the earliest of its kind, which is preserved in a single manuscript (BNF lat. 4162, or the Poppleton MS). The core of the text, which takes its structure from a regnal list, covers the period between the reigns of Cináed mac Ailpín (d. 858) and Cináed mac Maíl Choluim (d. 995), who appears to have been still alive when his reign was added. The form in which this text has come down, however, is in a later redaction, possibly of the 12th century, surviving in a 14th-century manuscript.

Chronicon Briocense
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Latin chronicle compiled between the late 14th and early 15th century, which though left incomplete, aimed at describing a full history of Brittany. It incorporates a wide range of sources, including historical, hagiographical and archival materials. The work is anonymous and may have been written and compiled by Hervé Le Grant, a Breton notary with access to ducal archives.

Chronicon Centulense (Hariulf)
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Hariulf
Hariulf
(fl. 11th/12th c.)
Benedictine monk of the abbey of Saint-Riquier and abbot of Oudenburg, known as the author of the Chronicon Centulense.

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A chronicle of Centula (Saint-Riquier), versions of which were compiled and written by Hariulf between the late 11th and early 12th century.

Dublin Annals of Inisfallen
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Ó Conaire (Seán) [ob. 1773]
Ó Conaire (Seán) ... ob. 1773
(c.1739–1773)
Irish priest and scholar

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A compilation of annals made in Paris by John O’Conor (Seán Ó Conaire) for John O’Brien (Seán Ó Briain), bishop of Cloyne (d. 1769). The annals run from AD 250 to 1320 and focus on events concerning the province of Munster.
Dublin fragment of pre-Palladian annals
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Set of pre-Palladian Irish annals found in a single manuscript, TCD MS 1282 (H. 1. 8). The first leaves are wanting and the extant fragment runs from AD 81 (death of Iriel Glúnmar) to AD 378. Current scholarship is divided whether to regard the annals as a part of the Annals of Ulster, as argued by Daniel Mc Carthy, or a separate compilation altogether. It was previously held to be part of the Annals of Tigernach and on that account, Whitley Stokes published an edition with the title ‘Dublin fragment of Tigernach's annals’.
Fragmentary annals of Ireland
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A fragmentarily preserved text of Irish annals and narrative expansions, possibly compiled in the 11th century and perhaps based on the lost Annals of Clonenagh (Radner). Five fragments now remain in a late, 17th-century transcript, each covering a part of the period between 573 and 914 and focusing on the province of Leinster.
Fragmentum annalium cuiusdam Connatiensis
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Irish annals known only from two fragments in Raw. B 488 containing entries for AD 1237–1249 and 1303–1314. The extant entries appear to focus on affairs in or relating to Connacht.

Grammar, dictionary and chronicle in the Irish tongue (Matthew de Renzy)
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de Renzy (Matthew)
De Renzy (Matthew)
(1577–1634)
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In the epitaph for Matthew de Renzy (1577–1634) on a plaque in the church of Athlone, it is claimed that he composed, within three years, “a grammar, dictionary, and chronicle in the Irish tongue”. The nature and true authorship of these works are unknown. As for the grammar, Roderic O'Flaherty (1627/30–1716/18) suggested that it was De Renzi's tutor Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn who wrote the grammar and that De Renzi intended to have it published under his own name until his tutor came up with a prosodic challenge he could not accomplish. This grammar has been equated with the tract known as Graiméar Uí Mhaolchonaire. Little can be said of the other works ascribed to De Renzy.
Historia ecclesiastica Eusebii (Rufinus)
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Rufinus of Aquileia
Rufinus of Aquileia
(d. 411)
Tyrannius Rufinus of Aquileia was a monk, theologian and historian. He is known for having translated Greek works by Origen, Eusebius and others in Latin.

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Latin rendering and continuation of Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical history. The work was undertaken at the beginning of the 5th century by Rufinus at the request of bishop Chromatius of Aquileia. Although Jerome had created a translation prior to Rufinus, it was mainly through Rufinus’ translation that Eusebius’ history became known to the early medieval West.

Kilkenny chronicle
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Compilation of Latin annals for the period 1264-1330 (and a later addition), compiled by Anglo-Irish Franciscans in the 14th century. It consists of two chronicles that originated in roll form. An origin in the Franciscan house of Castledermot (Co. Kildare) has been suggested for one of these.
Leabhar Oiris
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History of the battles fought by Brian Bóruma since c. 979, with annals for events up to 1027.
Liber Cuanach (lost)
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Cuanu [author of Liber Cuanach]
Cuanu ... author of Liber Cuanach
author of Liber Cuanach; identified by Mc Carthy with Cúán úa Lothcháin

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An early Irish historical compilation, now lost, which is referred to thirteen times in the Annals of Ulster in various entries between the years 467 and 629 (i.e. 467, 468, 471, 475, 482, 490, 545, 553, 599, 601, 603, 611, 629). Mc Carthy suggests that this work was completed in c. 1022 and written by Cuán úa Lothcháin (d. 1024).

Memoranda Gadelica
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A set of Irish annals for 1582-1666 focused on the province of Ulster.
Mionannála
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Oiris oirdhearca Tíre Conaill
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A short set of Irish annals for the period 1241-1621 (although not running in a continuous fashion). Its primary concern lies with members of the Ó Domhnaill family.
Register of the mayors of Drogheda
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An English-language register of the mayors of Drogheda, including a set of annals relating to Irish affairs between the 12th and 16th centuries. The original does not survive, but extracts were made by James Ware (Rawl. B 484).