Annal Year
Archived: 9 November 2026
Abstract
Yearly FrameThe year 623 CE survives in the annals as a cluster of short notices rather than a continuous narrative. In the Annals of Ulster, the annual slot marked AD 622 includes the death of Fergna, abbot of Í, the repose of Mac Laisre, abbot of Ard Macha, and Finnia, abbot of Ner, before the storming of Ráth Guala by Fiachna son of Baetán. The sequence is compact and factual, with no explanatory link between the items.The Annals of Inisfallen and the Annals of the Four Masters place nearby notices under their own year labels rather than under a single