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Year Witness

Year Witness

Archived: 12 November 2026

Abstract

Year EvidenceUnder the label CS610, Chronicon Scotorum records the death of Áed son of Colgu, king of Ind Airther, while on pilgrimage at Cluain moccu Nóis. The same entry records the death of Sillán moccu Minn, abbot of Bennchor, and of Aedán, described as the anchorite. It also names Mael Umai son of Baetán among the dead. The entry opens with the words “Kalends fifth feria” and includes a short verse in the notice concerning Áed. These are the named deaths and accompanying details presented within that chronicle entry.The same annalistic sequence also records a disturbance in Bairche. In Tigernach

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