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 Inisfallen Abbey, on Innisfallen Island on Lough Leane, near Killarney. Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) 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. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... 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. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... 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. ... This article is about the town in Ireland, there is also a town called Killarney in Ontario, Canada. ...

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. This article is about the religious people known as Christians. ... 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 Oxford University Libraries Service (OULS) comprises over 30 of the University of Oxfords central and faculty libraries: from the world famous Bodleian Library, established 400 years ago, to the modern digital library ventures. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ...

See also

• Annals of the Four Masters
• Annals of Ulster
• Annals of Connacht
• Annals of Clomacnoise
• Annals of Lough Ce

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. ...

External links

• Annals of Inisfallen (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100004/) — Text of the annals (Mac Airt's translation)
• Annals of Inisfallen (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100004/index.html) — Original text (in a mixture of Latin and Irish)
• Annals of Inisfallen — pre-Patrician section (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100004/)
• Call for Annals of Innisfallen to be returned to Killarney (http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2001/03/08/story5661.asp) — local newspaper article