Annals of Tigernach
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals of Tigernach canonical | 6 |
| Irish annals | 2 |
| Chronicon Scotorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6741430 — 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 Tigernach Context triple: [Dál Riata, source, Annals of Tigernach]
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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 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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C.
Book of Columba
The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Tigernach Target entity description: 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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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 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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C.
Book of Columba
The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish annals
ⓘ
medieval Irish chronicle ⓘ |
| approximateCompilationCentury |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Tigernach Ua Bráein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clonmacnoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Irish annals ⓘ |
| chronologyType | annalistic ⓘ |
| citedAs | AT in scholarly literature ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of battles
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entries arranged by year ⓘ obituaries of kings and churchmen ⓘ records of natural phenomena ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
ancient times ⓘ |
| earliestEntriesDateFrom | mythological and pre-Christian period ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| hasFragmentarySurvival | yes ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyEdition | published in 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for early Irish chronology ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEntriesDateTo | 12th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Ireland ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation |
Trinity College Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tigernach Ua Bráein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsEventsIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding regions of Ireland ⓘ |
| region | medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Annals of Inisfallen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ Chronicon Scotorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Viking activity in Ireland
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church history in Ireland ⓘ early medieval Irish history ⓘ kings of Ireland ⓘ |
| tradition | Gaelic monastic annalistic tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | modern historians of Ireland ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
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Subject: Annals of Tigernach Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish annals
this entity surface form:
Irish annals
this entity surface form:
Chronicon Scotorum