Mr. Petrie on the History and Antiquities of Tara Hill. 101 



Cepbaill, J115 Uifni^, ocup t)ottian50)pc, son of Cerbhall, King of Uisneach," and of Do- 



ITIic pepjupa, pij Qlban, ocup ppaech, mangort, son of Fergus, King of Scotland,'" and 



rriic Pinochuoa, pig Caijen, ocup t)uach of Fraech, son of Finnchadh, King of Leinster," 



Cenja-hutna, pij ^Connachc, ocup ITIuip- and of Duach Tenga-Uma, King of Connaught," 



chepcaij, ITIic Gpca, pij Qili j, ocup Coi- and of Muirchertach Mac Ere, King of Aileacb,'' 



pill, ITIic muipeoaij munoeipj, pij Ulao. and of Coirell, son of Muiredhach Muinderg, King 



Iceac pin pobcap ppecnaipce ecpecfic pa- of Ulidia.-" These were present at the death of 



cpaic artiml ar piaoac liubaip ocup eolaij. Patrick, as books and learned men testify." 



Cpi bliaona xxx. dim, 6 bap pacpaic co Thirty-three years from the death of Patrick 



bap m-Spijce ipin Ixx.max) bliaoain a hafpe. to the death of Bridget in the seventieth year of 



Tn oen bliaoam cpa, bap Spijce ocup in her age.'* In the same year occurred the death 



cecna QiLill abb Qipo macha. Se bliabna of Bridget and that of Ailill I. Abbot of Armagh." 



xxo!. o bdp bpigce co each Cuile Dpetnni. Thirty-six years from the death of Bridget to the 



Coic bliaona xxx. o each Cula t)penini co battle of Cuil Dremni.^* Thirty-five years from 



bap Coluim Cilli .). ipin Ixxvi. a aipe. Ceopa the battle of CuU Dremni to the death of Columb- 



bliaona xl. o bap Coluim Cilli co each kille in the seventy-sixth year of his age.** Forty- 



ITIuije pach. V. bliaona xx. o each TTluije three years from the death of Columbkille to the 



pach cop m m-6uiDe Chonaill, oia n-epbailc battle of Moira.** Twenty-five years from the 



" Not noticed by Tighearnach. The death of Maine Mac Cearbhaill is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters, 

 at the year 531, but by the Annals of Ulster at 537. 



'" Domangart, King of Scotland, succeeded, according to Pinkerton, from the best authorities, in 506, and ruled four 

 years. It is, therefore, a mistake to synchronise the period of Patrick's death with any year of this king's reign, 



" Fraech, the son of Fincha, was killed, according to Tighearnach, in 495. 



" Duach Teanga Uma, King of Connaught, succeeded in 480, and was killed, according to Tighearnach, in 500. 



'^ Muirchertach Mac Erca, the Hector of the northern Scoti, became King of Aileach in 48, was elevated to the 

 throne of Ireland, according to Tighearnach, in 509, and died in 534. - 



*" Cairell, the son of Muireadhach Muinderg, is mentioned by Tighearnach at the year 508, as King of Uladh or 

 Ulidia. His father died, according to the Annals of the Four Masters, in 479 j and his own death is recorded in the 

 same Annals at the year 526. 



" The literal meaning of ppecnaipce is present, either with respect to time or locality, and it must be here under- 

 stood in the former sense, as it is hardly possible that all these kings could have been personally present at Patrick's death. 



** " Dormitatio Sanctae Brigidse Lxxxviii. setatis suae, vel Lxx tantum, ut alii dicunt." — Tighearnach. " Obiit Brigida 

 anno setat. 70, anno xxx post mortem Patricii, eerae C. 523." — Dr. O'Conor, Ann. Tig. p. 130, n. 28. " Omnes, uno 

 ore, referunt obitum S. Brigidae ad ann. xxx post excessum S. Patricii." — Dr. O'Conor, Annal. Ult. p. 11, note 3. 



" The Annals of Ulster place the death of St. Bridget under the years 523 and 525, at the latter of which they 

 record the death of Aillil, Bishop of Armagh. Dr. O'Conor argues that 523 is the true year. This is an additional proof 

 that 493 is the year intended by the writer for the death of Patrick. 



'< This would place the battle of CuU Dreimni in the year 559, which seems the correct year. The Annals of Ulster 

 record this battle first at the year 559, and again, from a difierent authority, at 560, which is also the year given by 

 Tighearnach. 



*^ This would place the death of Columbkille in the year 594, which is the date given in the Annals of Ulster. 

 " 594. Quies Col. Cil. v Idus Junii, an. etatis sue Ixxvi." 



* This would place the battle o(Maghratha in 637, which is the year given by Tighearnach. 



