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. Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica, from Greek Χρόνος) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Events Petronius Maximus becomes Roman Consul John of Antioch and Cyril of Alexandria sign the Formula of Reunion, thus ending their conflict over the Nestorian controversy and the Council of Ephesus. ... // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Innisfallen Island is just one of many islands found in Lough Leane, one of the three Lakes of Killarney in the Republic of Ireland. ... Lough Leane The Lakes of Killarney are a renowned scenic attraction located near Killarney, County Kerry Ireland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Kathleen Hughes has conjectured that the Annals are among those derived from the hypothetical Chronicle of Ireland. The entry for the year 432 in the Annals of the Four Masters, one of the works which is descended from the 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. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who... Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Irish race from the creation of the world down to the Middle Ages. ...

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. Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ...

See also

• Irish annals
• Annals of Boyle
• Annals of Clonmacnoise
• Annals of Connacht
• Annals of the Four Masters
• Annals of Lough Cé
• Annals of Tigernach
• Annals of Ulster
• The Chronicle of Ireland
• Chronicon Scotorum
• Leabhar Breac
• Leabhar Clainne Suibhne
• Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe
• Lebor Gabála Érenn
• Mac Carthaigh's Book
• The Chronicle of Ireland
• Fragmentary Annals of Ireland
• The Annals of Ireland (by Friar John Clyn)
• Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta
• Lebor Glinne Dá Loch
• Lebor Leacáin
• Lebor na Cert
• Lebor na hUidre
• Leabhar Leacáin
• Leabhar Uí Dhubhagáin

An number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century. ... The Annals of Boyle, also Cottonian Annals, are a chronicle of medieval Ireland. ... The Annals of Clonmacnoise chronicle events in Ireland from pre-history to A.D. 1408. ... The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin. ... Signature page from the Annals of the Four Masters Entry for A.D. 432 The Annals of the Four Masters or the Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history. ... The Annals of Lough Cé (also Annals of Loch Cé) cover events, mainly in Connacht and its neighbouring regions, from 1014 to 1590. ... The Annals of Tigernach (abbr. ... The Annals of Ulster are a chronicle of medieval Ireland. ... The entry for the year 432 in the Annals of the Four Masters, one of the works which is descended from the Chronicle of Ireland. ... Chronicon Scotorum is an Irish chronicle. ... Home little village of Mr Basil Dervan which is in the suburbs of tynagh Leabhar Breac (Speckled Book) is the name given to a manuscript compiled by Murchadh Ó Cuindlis of Bally Lough Deacker, at Duniry in eastern Clanricarde (now east Co. ... Leabhar Clainne Suibhne (The Book of Clan Sweeney) is the title of a 16th century Donegal manuscript written in Irish. ... Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe is the title accorded to a dunaire or poem-book of the Clann Aodha Buidhe Clandeboye (Clann Aodha Buidhe) Ó Neill. ... Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Irish race from the creation of the world down to the Middle Ages. ... Mac Carthaigh’s Book is a collection of annals of the period AD 1114-1437 inclusive. ... The entry for the year 432 in the Annals of the Four Masters, one of the works which is descended from the Chronicle of Ireland. ... The Fragmentary Annals of Ireland are a Middle Irish combination of chronicle from various Irish annals and narrative history. ... Brother John Clyn of the Friars Minor, Kilkenny was a 14th century Irish monk and chronicler who lived at the time of the Black Death. ...

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

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References

• Hughes, Kathleen, Early Christian Ireland: Introduction to the Sources, (London, 1972), pp. 99-162, esp. 99-116