Chronicle of Ireland in the context of "Annals of the Four Masters"

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⭐ Core Definition: Chronicle of Ireland

The Chronicle of Ireland (Irish: Croinic na hÉireann) is the modern name for a hypothesized collection of ecclesiastical annals recording events in Ireland from 432 to 911 AD.

Several surviving annals share events in the same sequence and wording, until 911 when they continue separate narratives. They include the Annals of Inisfallen, the Annals of Ulster, the Chronicon Scotorum, the Annals of Clonmacnoise, the Annals of Tigernach, the Annals of Roscrea, the Annals of Boyle, and the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland. "The Chronicle of Ireland" represents the scholarly consensus solution to this Gaelic synoptic problem.

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Chronicle of Ireland in the context of Irish annals

A number of Irish annals, of which the earliest was the Chronicle of Ireland, were compiled up to and shortly after the end of the 17th century. Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days. Over time, the obituaries of priests, abbots and bishops were added, along with those of notable political events. Non-Irish models include Bede's Chronica maiora, Marcellinus Comes's Chronicle of Marcellinus and the Liber pontificalis. Most of the Irish annals were written between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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Annals of the Four Masters → Irish language → Ecclesiastical → Annals → Ireland → Annals of Inisfallen → Annals of Ulster → Chronicon Scotorum → Annals of Clonmacnoise → Annals of Tigernach → Annals of Boyle → Fragmentary Annals of Ireland → Synoptic problem →