The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn

The Franciscan Friar John Clyn of Kilkenny, famous for his account of the Black Death, wrote his annals between 1333-1349. The annals cover a troubled period of Irish history and are principally local to counties Tipperary and Kilkenny. While Clyn is critical of the Irish of those regions, who were bent on taking back control of as much of the area as possible, Clyn was also critical of the troublesome members of the Anglo-Irish nation who ignored the public good in pressing forward for their own personal aims and objectives. Clyn decried both nations as being troublesome and disruptive of good order. Clyn was also well aware of many events in England and even Europe; it is more thatòprobable that he attended the General Chapter at Marseilles in 1343. Clyn was from a military and chivalric background; his annals reflect this background and are unique for the information they contain about creation of knights in Ireland.

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Abbreviations	p. 9
A Note on Editorial Practice, and Glossary	p. 13
Analysis	p. 17
The Transcripts	p. 19
The four main transcripts	p. 20
Minor transcripts and extracts	p. 24
Other writings by Friar John Clyn	p. 25
History of the original manuscript	p. 26
Clyn's sources and the relationship between the Annals of Ross and the Kilkenny Chronicle	p. 31
Compilation and composition	p. 35
Clyn, an Anglo-Irish Franciscan	p. 41
Franciscan	p. 41
General chapter of Marseilles in 1343	p. 45
Franciscan material in the annals	p. 49
Richard Ledrede, bishop of Ossory	p. 51
Clyn's career	p. 55
Origins of the name Clyn	p. 57
Clintstown	p. 59
Clyn, a Window on Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny	p. 61
Clyn and England	p. 62
The Anglo-Irish lords of Ireland	p. 64
Kilkenny and Tipperary; a military frontier society	p. 67
Literary area	p. 68
Purpose of the history	p. 69
The de la Freigne family	p. 74
Clyn and the Irish	p. 85
The Mic Giollaphadraig and cross-cultural contacts	p. 93
Cam O Cearbhaill - a special case	p. 95
Clyn and the Anglo-Irish	p. 97
Praise in the annals	p. 101
Knights and knighthood	p. 103
Use of the term dominus	p. 105
The creation of knights in Ireland	p. 106
The Black Death	p. 110
Three unusual entries	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 113
The Annals	p. 115
Appendices	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 279
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