Irish annals
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The Irish annals are a collection of medieval chronicles that record year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as key primary sources for early Irish and Scottish history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish annals canonical | 15 |
| Gaelic Irish annals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12845859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish annals Context triple: [Donald II of Scotland, historicalSource, Irish annals]
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A.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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B.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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C.
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are a medieval Irish chronicle that records year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as a key historical source for early medieval British and Irish history.
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D.
Scotichronicon
Scotichronicon is a major 15th-century Latin chronicle that provides a comprehensive narrative of Scottish history from legendary origins to its contemporary medieval period.
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E.
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish annals Target entity description: The Irish annals are a collection of medieval chronicles that record year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as key primary sources for early Irish and Scottish history.
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A.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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B.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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C.
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are a medieval Irish chronicle that records year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as a key historical source for early medieval British and Irish history.
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D.
Scotichronicon
Scotichronicon is a major 15th-century Latin chronicle that provides a comprehensive narrative of Scottish history from legendary origins to its contemporary medieval period.
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E.
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish historical annals
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historical sources ⓘ medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| chronology | year-by-year record ⓘ |
| compilationMethod | retrospective compilation from earlier sources ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
High Middle Ages
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early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| genre | annals ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Annals of Boyle
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Annals of Clonmacnoise ⓘ Annals of Connacht ⓘ Annals of Inisfallen ⓘ Annals of Loch Cé ⓘ Annals of Lough Key ⓘ
linked to:
Annals of Loch Cé
Annals of Roscrea ⓘ Annals of Tigernach ⓘ Annals of Ulster ⓘ Annals of Ulster (CU version) ⓘ
linked to:
Annals of Ulster
Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ Chronicon Scotorum ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian liturgical calendars
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monastic record-keeping traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
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Middle Irish ⓘ Old Irish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history of Ireland
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history of Scotland ⓘ |
| modernScholarship | critical editions produced from the 19th century onward ⓘ |
| preservation | medieval manuscripts in Irish monasteries ⓘ |
| region |
Ireland
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Irish Sea region ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Irish genealogies
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Irish sagas ⓘ hagiographical texts of Ireland ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Irish church reform
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Irish monastic history ⓘ Viking activity in Britain ⓘ Viking activity in Ireland ⓘ battles in early medieval Ireland ⓘ ecclesiastical history of Ireland ⓘ genealogies of Irish dynasties ⓘ kingship and succession in medieval Ireland ⓘ natural phenomena in medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| use |
primary source for early Irish history
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primary source for early Scottish history ⓘ source for chronology of early medieval Ireland ⓘ source for chronology of early medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Irish annals Description of subject: The Irish annals are a collection of medieval chronicles that record year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as key primary sources for early Irish and Scottish history.
Referenced by (16)
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