The 'Annals of Multyfarnham'
Subtitle: Roscommon and Connacht provenance
By: edited and translated, with an introduction by Bernadette Williams
Contributors: Williams, Bernadette (Historian); Smith, Aquilla, 1806-1890; Stephen, de Exonia, 1246-
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781846823336
Subjects: Sources; Abbeys; Franciscans; British; History
Other titles: Annales de Monte Fernandi.
Description: "These annals contain the only extant medieval reference to that friary, which was burnt in 1277. A Richard de Exonia was then in charge of Roscommon Castle, and the names of his three wives and the birth of his son are recorded. The Irish names in the annals reflect familiarity with Connacht and the military activity of Áed O'Connor, king of Connacht, whose death is recorded in 1274."--Publisher's website.
Notes: "The author of these annals is the Franciscan friar, Stephen de Exonia ... In 1843, Aquila Smith published [i.e. edited] a Latin edition of these annals for the Irish Archaeological Society. There were a few errors that changed the context of the entries ... correct these errors, and therefore Smith's edition has been used as the basis for my revised Latin edition. "--P. 9-10.

"The so-called 'Annals of Multyfarnham' are fascinating for many reasons. They are the earliest extant Anglo-Irish Franciscan annals and were written between 1272 and 1274. The annals were given their title in the seventeenth century and this title has always been a matter of speculation. The annals are unusual in that we know the name of the author, Stephen de Exonia; we know the year he was born, 1246; we know the year he became a Franciscan friar, 1263; and we know personal information about a member of his family, Richard de Exonia."--p. 19.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-191) and index.

First half of the book is commentary and history relating to the Annals in English. Second half of book is transcription of the Latin manuscript with English translation on facing pages.
Table of contents: title: The codex; title: History of the codex; title: Description; title: Hands; title: Franciscan provenance; title: First and last quires; title: Handwriting in the annals; title: Ownership; title: Transcripts; title: Multyfarnham; title: Multyfarnham Friary and Sir Francis Shane; title: The attack on Multyfarnham on 1 October 1601; title: The annals; title: Introduction; title: Physical appearance of the annals; title: Modus operandi of the scribe; title: Sources; title: Scribal errors and mistakes; title: Marginalia; title: The author : Friar Stephen de Exonia; title: Personal contribution by Stephen de Exonia; title: Stephen de Exonia : Franciscan friar; title: Ecclesiastical entries; title: Justiciars; title: Irish names; title: Principal Anglo-Irish names; title: Other Anglo-Irish names; title: Franciscan friaries where Stephen de Exonia could have lived; title: Stephen de Exonia and Roscommon; title: Destruction of Roscommon Friary; title: Why did Stephen de Exonia write the annals?; title: Conclusion; title: The annals : Latin text and English translation; title: Glossary.