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Short Annals of Leinster

Author: [unknown]

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Pól Breathnach

Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

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The Irish Higher Education Authority via the LDT Project

1. First draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 1 416 words

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Text ID Number: G100021

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Sources

Manuscripts

Dublin, Trinity College MS H. 4. 31, ff. 98, 103. For further details see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn (eds.), Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the library of Trinity College, Dublin (Dublin, 1921), entry 1372, p. 223.
Dublin, Trinity College MS H. 4. 25, ff. 190-1. For further details see Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, entry 1366, p. 220.

Edition

Pól Breathnach, Short Annals of Leinster, Irish Book Lover 24 (Dublin 1936) 58-60.

Secondary Literature

Eugene O'Curry, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history (Dublin 1861; repr. Dublin, 1878 and 1995).
Paul Walsh, 'The dating of Irish annals', Irish Historical Studies 2 (1941) 355-75.
Gearóid Mac Niocaill, The medieval Irish annals (Dublin: DIAS, 1975).
Daniel P. Mc Carthy, The Irish Annals: their genesis, evolution and history (Dublin 2008).

The edition used in the digital edition

Pól Breathnach, Short Annals of Leinster in Irish Book Lover. , Dublin, Three Candlesvolume 24; no. 3 (1936) pages 58-60

Encoding

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

The present electronic text represents Pól Breathnach's (=Paul Walsh's) 1936 edition of the annals and textual notes (pp. 58-60).

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Correction

Text proofread twice.

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The electronic texts represents the edited text. Editorial notes are marked note type="auth". Text supplied by the editor is marked sup resp="PB". Passages of verse occurring within paragraphs are treated as embedded texts; stanzas are marked lg and metrical lines are marked l. As the electronic edition places all entries in their chronological order, where cross-references appear in the printed edition, they are annotated using sup resp="BF" in the file.

Quotation

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div0=the group of annals; div1=the individual text; div2=the annal; div3=the individual entry.

Interpretation

Names of persons, roles, places and organisations are not tagged. Titles of books, journals and manuscripts (in the notes) are tagged.

Canonical References

This text uses the DIV2 element to represent the Annal.

Profile Description

Created: by various Irish monks/chroniclers Date range: 1525?-1625.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text and some notes are in Irish.

Language: [LA] Some words are in Latin.

Language: [EN] Notes are in English.

Revision History

(2008-09-26)
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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G100021

Short Annals of Leinster: Author: [unknown]

TCD. MS. H. iv. 31, 98, 103; H. iv. 25, 190-191

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath P[acute ]ttric mac Alphuirn.¹

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Colaim Cille.

Aois an tighearna an tan do tógbhadh Mainistir Laoisigh a Laoighis.

Aois an tighearna an tan t[acute ]ngadar Saxanuigh go h-Eirinn.

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Aodh mór O Néill.

Aois an tighearna an tan do thuit Aodh Meirgeach O Néill le Conall O Mórrdha.²

Aois an tighearna an tan do thuit Seathan a Díomais O Néill le h-Albanachaibh.

Aois an tighearna an tan tugadh cath Sruthrach ar Ghallaibh 1570 agus as ann do thuit an Calbhach mac Torrdhealbhaigh Mic Domhnaill agus fós sé an samhradh céadna sin do cuireadh clann an Chéadaigh. Uí Mhórrdha chum b[acute ]is .i. Laoiseach & Cathaoir.³

Aois an tighearna an tan theasda Torrdhealbhach Luineach .i. O Néill.

Do bh[acute ]saibh dhaoine uaisle Laighneach annso síos:

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Donnchadh Clannach Mac Giollaph[acute ]ttric.

Aois an tighearna an tan theasda Ua Mórrdha .i. Conall mac Maeleachluinn um Ch[acute ]isg.⁴

Aois an tighearna an tan do marbhadh an Céadach Ruadh mac Conaill mhic Mhaoileachlainn Uí Mhórrdha .i. Ua Mórrdha le Domhnall mac Cathaoir rí Laighean.⁵

Aois an tighearna an tan theasda a mhac sin (.i. mac Conuill mic Maelachluinn Uí Mórrdha) .i. Rughraidh Caoch mac Conuill 1545.⁶

Aois an tighearna an tan theasda Mairgréag Builtéir .i. bean Mhic Giollaph[acute ]ttric.⁷

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Conall Óg O Mórrdha a Leithghleann 26 Aug.

Aois an tighearna an tan do marbhadh Tadhg mac Donnchaidh Uí Chearbhuill.

Aois an tighearna an tan do theasda Donnchadh Liath mac Giolla fP[acute ]ttricc.⁸

Aois an tighearna an tan do marbhadh Laoighseach mac Conuill mic Uaithne mic Dauid Uí Mhórrdha & Seathan mac Muircheartaigh Mheirgigh mic Conaill mic an Dauid chéadna sin le h-Uaithne mac Laoisigh & le Mr Framus.⁹

Aois an tíghearna an tan do marbhadh mac an Chonuill sin .i. Laoiseach 7mo Martii.

Aois an tighearna an tan theasda a mhac sin .i. Rughraidh Óg mac Rughraidh Chaoich ar na mharbhadh a c-Cúil a Mhuinne Ruaidh le Mac Giollaph[acute ]ttric .i. Brian Óg mac Briain mic Seathain 1578.¹⁰

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Brian Óg mac Briain meic Seain .i. Mac Giollaph[acute ]ttric a n-Ath Cliath 18 7bris.

Aois an tighearna an tan ad-bath Brian mac Domhnaill Mic Giollaph[acute ]ttric 29 Apr.

H. iv. 25, 186-191, has a collection of annal entries headed as follows:

Do neithibh as ionchuimhnighthe andso síos do réir derbhtha sheinleabhar ionchreidthe gidh co n-abrad aroile go b-fuil cuid díbh brégach acht cheana ní cóir an seanfhocal do sh[acute ]rughadh. .i. gur laoidh nó litir chothaighes.In this manuscript the last five entries correspond to nos. 1-4, [i.e. 1256, 1525, 1570, 1595] 6, above [i.e. entry for 1105]. At the end is: Finit do na neithibh sin. On p. 185 are the following verses:

Dh[acute ] dhó dh[acute ] dheich dh[acute ] chét glan
ó ghein Chríost is míle bliadhan
go écc an Chroiphdheirg Chathail
a c-Cnuc Muaidhe Mínsgathaigh. 1624. Death of Cathal Croibhdhearg O Conchobhair.

Míle ar dh[acute ] dheich derbh an sdair
sé chéd 's a cúig do bhliadhnaibh.
ó gheim daonnaidhe Dé dil
go ré ar n-Aodhui-ne d'oighidh.1625. Death of Aodh Mac Aingil, archbishop of Armagh.

Seacht m-bliadhna mile sé chét
ó rugadh Críost dar c-coimhéad
'gusan m-bliadhain si adeir c[acute ]ch
gor cuireadh Aodh ó chon[acute ]ch.1607. Flight of the Earls.