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| The '''Annals of Inisfallen''' are a ] of the ] history of ]. There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between AD ] and AD ], but it is believed to have been written between the 12th and 15th centuries. It was written by the ] of |
The '''Annals of Inisfallen''' are a ] of the ] history of ]. There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between AD ] and AD ], but it is believed to have been written between the 12th and 15th centuries. It was written by the ] of Innisfallen Abbey, on ] on ], near ]. | ||
| Kathleen Hughes has conjectured that the Annals are among those derived from the hypothetical '']''. | Kathleen Hughes has conjectured that the Annals are among those derived from the hypothetical '']''. | ||
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The Annals of Inisfallen are a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland. There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between AD 433 and AD 1450, but it is believed to have been written between the 12th and 15th centuries. It was written by the monks of Innisfallen Abbey, on Innisfallen Island on Lough Leane, near Killarney.
Kathleen Hughes has conjectured that the Annals are among those derived from the hypothetical Chronicle of Ireland.
As well as the chronological entries, the manuscript contains a short, fragmented narrative of the history of pre-Christian Ireland, known as the pre-Patrician section. This section has many elements in common with Lebor Gabála Érenn.
The annals are now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. In 2001, Brian O'Leary, a Fianna Fáil councillor in Killarney, called for the annals to be returned to the town.
See also
- Irish annals
- Annals of the Four Masters
- Annals of Ulster
- Annals of Connacht
- Annals of Clonmacnoise
- Annals of Lough Cé
- Mac Carthaigh's Book
- The Chronicle of Ireland
External links
- Annals of Inisfallen — Text of the annals (Mac Airt's translation)
- Annals of Inisfallen — Original text (in a mixture of Latin and Irish)
- Annals of Inisfallen — pre-Patrician section
- Call for Annals of Innisfallen to be returned to Killarney — local newspaper article
References
- Hughes, Kathleen, Early Christian Ireland: Introduction to the Sources, (London, 1972), pp. 99-162, esp. 99-116