Saxon Defeat
Archived: 13 November 2026
Abstract
Year LimitsIn the Annals of Ulster, the material around AD 599 must be read with care because the sequence markers show the year boundary is not as simple as a single clean heading. The notices for Ailither, abbot of Cluain Moccu Nóis, and Cainnech of Achad Bó appear in the sequence marked U599.1 and U599.2, before the heading that gives “AD 599” at U600.0. The excerpt therefore preserves two nearby obituary notices, but its numbering requires caution.The same Ulster sequence then moves on to the next annal unit. After the “AD 599” heading at U600.0, it records the repose of