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3 unusual facts about Annals of Ulster


Dubh Themrach

The Annals of Ulster state Dubthemhrach, ingen h-Ui Chuinn, ben Fhlaithbertaigh h-Ui Fhlannagan, which agree with the Annals of Connacht, stating Dubthemrach ingen h.

Lerben

The Annals of Ulster list the death in 794 of Lerben ban-aircinnech Cluana Bairenn.

Owen Caech Ó Dubhda

The contemporary Annals of Ulster list him as Ua Dubda, namely, Eogan Blindeye, son of Ruaidhri Ua Dubda.


Cellanus

Ludwig Traube believed him to be identical with the Abbot Cellanus who's obit is recorded in the Annales Laureshamenses under 706; and was probably the Cellan mac Sechnusaigh, sapiens, recorded in the same year in the Annals of Ulster (pp.96-119, 1900).

Conall mac Comgaill

The Duan Albanach says that he reigned "without dissension", but there is a report of an expedition by Conall and Colmán Bec mac Diarmato of the Southern Uí Néill to Iardoaman in the Annals of Ulster for 568.

Dúngal mac Selbaig

In 733 the Annals of Ulster report that Dúngal profaned Tory Island by forcibly removing Bruide, who is presumed to be the son of Óengus mac Fergusa, king of the Picts.

Fallomon mac Con Congalt

The Annals of Ulster record that Cathal—usually taken to be Cathal mac Finguine, King of Munster—was first of all defeated by Domnall Midi and Clann Cholmáin Máir at Tailtiu, site of the main Uí Néill óenach, and then victorious against Fallomon and Clann Cholmáin Bicc at the Hill of Ward, site of the óenach of Tlachtga, second in importance only to that of Tailtiu.

Gofraid mac Sitriuc

The Annals of Ulster say that some two thousand of the Dublin force were killed, while other, less reliable Irish annals claim as many as six thousand.

Kenneth MacAlpin

For example, Atholl, a name used in the Annals of Ulster for the year 739, has been thought to be "New Ireland", and Argyll derives from Oir-Ghàidheal, the land of the "eastern Gaels".

Talorgan II

The Annals of Ulster report the death of Dub Tholargg (Black Talorcen) king of the Picts on this side of the Mounth in 782.


see also

School of Tuam

Under the same date in the "Annals of Ulster", there is reference to the death of Ferdomnach of Tuaim da Ghualann.