Ulster & Ireland - ONLINE Sources

Date: Apr 2023
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Contents 1 ONLINE Sources for Ulster & Ireland 1.1 The Annals of Ulster 1.2 The Annals of Ireland - The Four Masters 1.3 The Dictionary of Irish Biography 1.4 Other

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The Annals of Ulster

The Annals of Ulster (Irish: Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland that span the years from 431 CE to 1540 CE. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled, at the request of his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa, by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, in Irish and Latin. The work was completed in the late 15th century on the island of Senadh-Mic-Maghnusa and now known as Belle Isle, near Lisbellaw, on Lough Erne in the kingdom of Fir Manach. Later entries, 1489 to 1540 CE, were added by others. The original manuscript is in Trinity College Dublin.

"'CELT"' Online Database. The "Annals of Ulster" are also published as a complete digital reproduction and made publicly available in an online database edition created and maintained by the University College Cork. It is a part of the UCC's "Corpus of Electronic Texts" or "CELT". It is accessible here "The Annals of Ulster" or here in a slightly different and more modern interface "Annals of Ulster-V2".

Hennessy and MacCarthy translations (1887–1901):

• Hennessy W.M. Editor. 1887. Annals of Ulster / Annála Uladh. A Chronicle of Irish Affairs. Volume-1 AD 431 to AD 1056. Edited English-Irish side-by-side translation. Dublin: A. Thom and Co. 661pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Cite as AU-Vol1 1887.

• MacCarthy, B. Editor. 1893. Annals of Ulster / Annála Uladh. A Chronicle of Irish Affairs. Volume-2 AD 1057 to AD 1131 : 1155 - 1378. Edited English-Irish side-by-side translation. Dublin: Alex. Thom and Co. 659pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Cite as AU-Vol3 1893.

• MacCarthy, B. Editor. 1895. Annals of Ulster / Annála Uladh. A Chronicle of Irish Affairs. Volume-3 AD 1379 to AD 1541. Edited English-Irish side-by-side translation. Dublin: Alex. Thom and Co. 659pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Cite as AU-Vol3 1896.

• MacCarthy, B. Editor. 1901. Annals of Ulster / Annála Uladh. A Chronicle of Irish Affairs. Volume-4 Introduction and Index. Edited English-Irish side-by-side translation. Dublin: Alex. Thom and Co. 653pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Cite as AU-Vol4 1901.

The Annals of Ireland - The Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Irish: Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are handwritten manuscripts written between 1632 to 1636 in early modern Irish and Latin that compile earlier manuscripts and chronicle medieval Irish genealogical history from A.M. 2242 the year of the Deluge to the death of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone in 1616 CE.

The chief compiler of the annals was Franciscan Brother Mícheál Ó Cléirigh from Ballyshannon, who was assisted by, among others, Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire, and Cú Choigríche Ó Duibhgeannáin. Collectively the compilers have become known as "The Four Masters". Written 100 years after the Annals of Ulster, some repetition of content from the Annals of Ulster is included. The first English version appeared in 1846.

"'CELT"' Online Database. The "Annals of the Four Masters" are also published as a complete digital reproduction and made publicly available in an online database edition created and maintained by the University College Cork. It is also a part of the UCC's "Corpus of Electronic Texts" or "CELT". It is accessible here "The Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters" and also in a version with a slightly different user interface "The Annals of the Four Masters V2".

O'Donovan translation (1856):

The definitive English translation was translated, edited, and annotated by John O'Donovan and published in a seven-volume set in both an 1849 first edition and an 1856 second edition. The volumes contain side-by-side modern Irish and English versions. Links to readable and downloadable PDF files are found as follows:

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-1 Introduction to A.D. 902. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 648pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as: A4Mv1 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-2 903-1171. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 654pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as: A4Mv2 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-3 1172-1372. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 1280pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as: A4Mv3 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-4 1373-1500. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 638pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as:A4Mv4 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-5 1501-1588. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 634pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as:A4Mv5 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-6 1589-1616. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 638pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as:A4Mv6 1856.

• O'Donovan, John. Editor and Translator. 1856. 2nd Edition. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1616 - Volume-7 Index. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co. 420pp. Scanned digital reproduction in the archive.org collection. Link and cite as:A4Mv7 1856.

The Dictionary of Irish Biography

The "go-to" reference source for Irish biographies is the print or searchable online edition of the Dictionary of Irish Biography (the DIB) which profiles over 10,000 lives:

• McGuire, James and James Quinn. 2018. The Dictionary of Irish Biography: from the earliest times to the year 2010. Eleven Volume Set. Cambridge University Press for the Royal Irish Academy. 11,285pp.

The The DIB Online is also published as a complete, digital online edition created, maintained, and continuously updated by the Royal Irish Academy. It is freely accessible and is fully searchable.

Other

• List of Servitors and Irish Natives granted lands during the Plantation of Ulster 1608-1620, Sources.

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