Finnian Deaths
Archived: 14 November 2026
Abstract
Dating FrameThe excerpts place the year 578 beside differently numbered annal entries rather than by a single shared system. In the Annals of Ulster, the relevant heading is U579.0, which is printed as AD 578; the notices begin at U579.1. In the Annals of Tigernach, the nearby material appears as Annal T579 and Annal T580, while the Four Masters excerpts move from M577 to M579. The passages therefore offer parallel records, but they do not line up perfectly in their own numbering.Only the Ulster passage in these excerpts is explicitly headed AD 578, and its notices begin after that heading.
