The Irish Annals Their Genesis Evolution And History 1st Edition by Daniel Mccarthy ISBN 9781846820489 1846820480

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ISBN 10: 1846820480

ISBN 13: 9781846820489

Author: Daniel P. Mccarthy

“The Irish Annals: Their Genesis, Evolution and History” by Daniel P. McCarthy is a comprehensive analysis of the Irish annals, which are crucial sources for understanding Ireland’s history and culture up to around 1600. Published by Four Courts Press in 2008, this 464-page hardcover edition delves into the origins, development, and historical significance of these annalistic texts. 
McCarthy begins by re-examining the primary manuscript evidence of ten key annalistic texts, offering detailed accounts of their origins and characteristics. He critically reviews existing scholarly literature, identifying unsupported hypotheses and providing new insights based on textual and chronological analyses. The book also explores the chronology of these texts, proposing a synchronized timeline for all. 
The work has been praised for its depth and scholarly rigor. T.M. Charles-Edwards, writing in Studia Hibernica, described it as “an ambitious and wide-ranging book,” noting McCarthy’s unique contributions to the study of Irish chronicles. Nollaig Ó Muraíle of NUI Galway lauded it as a “remarkable book” that fills a significant gap in Irish scholarly literature. 
This book is considered essential reading for scholars and students interested in medieval Irish history, historiography, and the intricate processes of annalistic compilation.

Table of contents: 

1. Chronicles and Annals – origins, compilation, taxonomy and nomenclature

   • Origins
   • Terminology
   • Compilation
   • Irish medieval chronicles
   • Taxonomy of Irish Annals
     • Clonmacnoise group
     • Cuana group
     • Connacht group
     • Regnal-canon group
   • Annalistic nomenclature and referencing

2. Witnesses to the Annals – the primary manuscripts

   • Clonmacnoise group
   • Cuana group
   • Connacht group
   • Regnal-canon group
   • Summary

3. Annalistic literature

   • Gaelic Annalistic scholarship
   • Anglo-Irish Annalistic scholarship and its legacy
   • Modern Annalistic scholarship
   • Summary

4. World history in Insular chronicles

   • Reconstruction of the Vulgate source for Insular world history
   • The Insular evolution of the Rufinus-Sulpicius chronicle
   • The Annalistic papal chronicle and reform of the Iona chronicle
   • The final compilation of Annalistic world history
   • Summary of the evolution of world history in Insular chronicles

5. The Iona chronicle

   • Evolution of the Rufinus-Sulpicius chronicle in early Christian Ireland
   • On the reliability of Irish chronicling prior to 550
   • Contribution of Columba and his successors to the Iona chronicle
   • Summary of the evolution of the Iona chronicle

6. The Moville and Clonmacnoise chronicles

   • The Moville chronicle and the purview of the Annals over 740–66
   • The Moville chronicle and its verse, regnal successions, and the Irish origin legend
   • The Clonmacnoise chronicle and the importance of AT and AU as its witnesses
   • The evolution of the Clonmacnoise chronicle c.753–c.1227
   • Tigernach’s contribution to the Clonmacnoise chronicle
   • Summary of the evolution of the Moville and Clonmacnoise chronicles

7. Liber Cuanach and its descendants

   • The evidence for Liber Cuanach
   • The chronological apparatus and range of Liber Cuanach
   • The identity of Cuana
   • The descendants of Liber Cuanach
   • Summary of the evolution of Liber Cuanach

8. The Armagh and Derry chronicles

   • The Armagh chronicle and Dub dá Leithe †1064
   • Liber Dub dá Leithe vs the Clonmacnoise group to 1064
   • The Derry chronicle
   • Entries common to the Cuana and Clonmacnoise groups after 1064
   • Summary of the evolution of the Armagh and Derry chronicles

9. The Connacht and Fermanagh chronicles

   • The Clonmacnoise origin of the Connacht chronicle
   • The location and identity of the Connacht compilers
   • The fifteenth-century recompilation of Connacht chronicles
   • The Fermanagh chronicle
   • Summary of the evolution of the Connacht and Fermanagh chronicles

10. The Regnal-canon chronicles

    • Construction of the regnal-canon
    • Transmission of the Cashel regnal-canon
    • Mageoghegan’s Book
    • Mícheál Ó Cléirigh’s regnal-canon chronicles
    • Summary of the evolution of regnal-canon chronicles

11. Final compilation stages

    • Clonmacnoise group
    • Cuana group
    • Connacht group
    • Regnal-canon group

12. Reliable Annalistic chronology

    • Pre-Christian era
    • AD 1–1178
    • AD 1014–1590

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