Irish Notices
Archived: 13 November 2026
Abstract
Year NoticesThe surviving notices linked to 594 CE are not presented in one uniform form. In the Ulster annals, the heading printed as U594.0 gives AD 593 and then records the battle of Gerrthide at Éudann Mór, with Fiachna son of Baetán as victor. A later Ulster heading, U595.0, is printed as AD 594 and then records the repose of Colum Cille, followed by the death of Eógan son of Gabrán and two uncertainty formulas about other deaths in the same year. These are separate notices and should be read separately.The Annals of the Four Masters also place a major