Ireland Observed
Archived: 12 November 2026
Abstract
Year RecordThe year 608 in the Annals of Tigernach survives as a compact cluster of notices rather than a continuous story. The entry records the death of Aodh son of Colgu, described as king of Airgiall and the Oriors, and places that death at Clonmacnois in pilgrimage. The same year also includes separate notices for the deaths of Sillán son of Cumaine, abbot of Bennchor, and Aedán the anchorite.Tigernach also lists the deaths of Mael-umai son of Baetán and Colgu son of Fiachne, though the surviving excerpt breaks off after Colgu's name. The preserved passage therefore shows a year framed