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.
Chronology
The origins of annalistic compilation can be traced to the occasional recording of notes and events in blank spaces between the latercus, i.e. the 84-year Easter table adopted from Gaulish writer Sulpicius Severus.Extant
Manuscript copies of extant annals include the following:Annals of BoyleAnnals of ClonmacnoiseAnnals of ConnachtAnnals of DuiskeAnnals of the Four MastersAnnals of InisfallenAnnals of Lough CéAnnales de Monte Fernandi, a.k.a. Annals of MultyfarnhamAnnals of RoscreaChronicon ScotorumAnnals of TigernachAnnals of UlsterThe Annals of Ireland by Friar John ClynAnnals of Dudley LoftusThe Short Annals of DonegalLeabhar OirisAnnals of NenaghMac Carthaigh's BookCogad Gáedel re Gallaib Fragmentary Annals of Ireland Dublin Annals of InisfallenThe Annals of Ireland by Thady DowlingShort Annals of TirconaillShort Annals of LeinsterAnnales Hibernie ab anno Christi 1162 usque ad annum 1370, a.k.a. Pembridge's AnnalsAnnales Hiberniae, a.k.a. Grace's AnnalsMemoranda GadelicaAnnla Gearra as Proibhinse Ard Macha, a.k.a. Short Annals of ArmaghA Fragment of Irish AnnalsAnnals from the Book of Leinster- a recommencement of the vulgate tradition of Irish Annals writing taking place at a scriptorium, an easy distance between where the Annals of Boyle, of Lough Key, of the Four Masters, of Ulster of Kilronan were assembled. ( 2020 -
- ''Dominican Annals of Roscommon''
Lost annals
Annals known to have existed but which have been lost include:Annals of the Island of SaintsAnnals of MaolconaryBook of CuanuBook of Dub-da-leitheBook of the MonksLeabhar Airis Cloinne Fir BhisighLeabhar AirisenLeabhar Airisen Ghiolla Iosa Mhec FhirbhisighSynchronisms of Flann MainstreachModern annals
Chronology of Irish History to 1976- ''The Chronicle of Ireland 1992–1996''