Annals of the Four Masters
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals of the Four Masters canonical | 29 |
| Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland | 1 |
| The Annals of the Four Masters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5423897 — 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: Annals of the Four Masters Context triple: [Flight of the Earls, describedBySource, Annals of the Four Masters]
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A.
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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B.
Annales Mettenses priores
The Annales Mettenses priores are an early medieval Latin chronicle from the Frankish realm, notable for their pro-Carolingian perspective and importance for the history of the early Middle Ages.
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C.
Annales Laureshamenses
The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
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D.
Croyland Chronicle
The Croyland Chronicle is a medieval English monastic history that provides a valuable contemporary narrative of late 15th-century political events, including the turbulent period surrounding the Princes in the Tower.
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E.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
- 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: Annals of the Four Masters Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Annales Mettenses priores
The Annales Mettenses priores are an early medieval Latin chronicle from the Frankish realm, notable for their pro-Carolingian perspective and importance for the history of the early Middle Ages.
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C.
Annales Laureshamenses
The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
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D.
Croyland Chronicle
The Croyland Chronicle is a medieval English monastic history that provides a valuable contemporary narrative of late 15th-century political events, including the turbulent period surrounding the Princes in the Tower.
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E.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish chronicle
ⓘ
historical annals ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Annals of the Four Masters
Annála Ríoghachta Éireann ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier Irish annals
ⓘ
monastic chronicles ⓘ |
| compiler |
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh
ⓘ
Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire ⓘ Mícheál Ó Cléirigh ⓘ
linked to:
Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín
Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| coversTimePeriod | from biblical times to 1616 ⓘ |
| coversTimePeriodEnd | year 1616 ⓘ |
| coversTimePeriodStart | mythological and pre-Christian Ireland ⓘ |
| describedAs | compilation of earlier Irish historical materials ⓘ |
| endTime | 1636 ⓘ |
| genre |
annals
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslationBy | John O’Donovan ⓘ |
| hasPart | chronological entries arranged by year ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key source for reconstructing Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Irish
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Irish
Irish ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript |
Dublin
ⓘ
Royal Irish Academy ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumesInO’DonovanEdition | 7 ⓘ |
| patron |
Fearghal Ó Gadhra
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín
|
| placeOfCompilation |
County Donegal
ⓘ
Donegal ⓘ
linked to:
County Donegal
|
| publicationOfEnglishEditionEnd | 1851 ⓘ |
| publicationOfEnglishEditionStart | 1848 ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfCompilers | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousOrderOfCompilers |
Franciscan
ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
|
| script | Irish minuscule ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Irish ecclesiastical history
ⓘ
Irish genealogies ⓘ Irish kingship lists ⓘ Irish political history ⓘ |
| startTime | 1632 ⓘ |
| subject |
Irish history
ⓘ
early modern Irish history ⓘ medieval Irish history ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 17th century ⓘ |
| writtenInContextOf |
Counter-Reformation Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern Ireland
decline of Gaelic order in Ireland ⓘ |
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