Annals of Connacht
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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
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The early sections, commencing with the death of King Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
of Connacht, are exceptionally detailed and give a good account of Connacht affairs during the 13th and early to mid 14th century, particularly for the families of Ó Conchobhair and Burke. The accounts however become more desultory, especially for the 16th century. Nevertheless it is an invaluable document relating much that would have otherwise remained utterly obscure or unknown in the history of Connacht, and Ireland in general.
A comparison between it and the Annals of Clonmacnoise
reveal a common source, or perhaps one is a partial copy of the other.
Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin
The Ó Duibhgeannáin clan were a family of professional historians in medieval and early modern Ireland.They originated in the kingdom of Annaly on the east bank of the Shannon and later migrated into Connacht. Writing in 1921 the Irish historian, Fr...
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The early sections, commencing with the death of King Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair , the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was a King of Connacht....
of Connacht, are exceptionally detailed and give a good account of Connacht affairs during the 13th and early to mid 14th century, particularly for the families of Ó Conchobhair and Burke. The accounts however become more desultory, especially for the 16th century. Nevertheless it is an invaluable document relating much that would have otherwise remained utterly obscure or unknown in the history of Connacht, and Ireland in general.
A comparison between it and the Annals of Clonmacnoise
Annals of Clonmacnoise
The Annals of Clonmacnoise are an early 17th-century Early Modern English translation of a lost Irish chronicle, which covered events in Ireland from pre-history to A.D. 1408...
reveal a common source, or perhaps one is a partial copy of the other.