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The
Annals of Ulster (
Irish:
Annála Uladh) are a
chronicle of
medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between
AD 431 and AD 1540. The entries up to AD
1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe
Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron
Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on
Lough Erne in the province of
Ulster. Later entries (up to AD 1540) were added by others.
Previous annals dating as far back as the 6th century were used as a source for the earlier entries, and later entries were based on recollection and oral history. T.M. Charles-Edwards has claimed that the main source for its records of the first millennium AD is a now-lost Armagh continuation of the
The Chronicle of Ireland.
The Annals used the
Irish language, with some entries in
Latin. Because the Annals copied its sources verbatim, the annals are useful not just for historians, but also for linguists studying the evolution of the Irish language.
A century later, the Annals of Ulster would become an important source for the authors of the
Annals of the Four Masters.
The
Library of
Trinity College Dublin possesses the original manuscript, although the
Bodleian Library in
Oxford has a contemporary copy which fills some of the gaps in the original. There are two main modern English translations of the annals — Mac Airt and Mac Niocaill (1983) and MacCarthy (1893).
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