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Conmael, son of Emer, having been thirty years in the sovereignty of Ireland, fell in the battle of Aenach Macha, by Tighernmus, son of Follach.

The first year of the reign of Tighernmas, son of Folloch, over Ireland.

The second year of the reign of Tighernmas, the eruption of the nine lakes occurred: Loch Uair, in Meath; Loch nIairn; Loch Ce, in Connaught; Loch Saileann; Loch nAilleann, in Connaught; Loch Feabhail; Loch Gabhair; Dubhloch; and Loch Dabhall, in Oirghialla.

This was the seventeenth year above three score of Tighearnmas, as king over Ireland. It was by him the following battles were gained over the race of Emhear, and others of the Irish, and foreigners besides. These were the battles: the battle of Elle, in which fell Rochorb, son of Gollan; the battle of Lochmagh, in which fell Dagairne, son of Goll, son of Gollan; the battle of Cul Ard, in Magh Inis; the battle of Cuil Fraechan; the battle of Magh Techt; the battle of Commar; the battle of Cul Athguirt, in Seimhne; the battle of Ard Niadh, in Connaught; the battle of Carn Fearadhaigh, in which fell Fearadhach, son of Rochorb, son of Gollan, from whom Carn Fearadhaigh is called; the battle of Cnamh Choill, in Connaught; the battle of Cuil Feadha; the battle of Reabh; the battle of Congnaidhe, in Tuath Eabha; the battle of Cluain Cuas, in Teathbha; the battle of Cluain Muirsge, in Breifne; the two battles of Cuil, in Argat Ross; the battle of Ele; the battle of Berra; seven battles at Loch Lughdhach; two other battles at Ross; three battles against the Firbolgs; the battle of Cuil Fothair, against the Ernai.

It was by Tighearnmas also that gold was first smelted in Ireland, in Foithre Airthir Liffe. It was Uchadan, an artificer of the Feara Cualann, that smelted it. It was by him that goblets and brooches were first covered with gold and silver in Ireland. It was by him that clothes were dyed purple, blue, and green. It was in his reign the three black rivers of Ireland burst forth, Fubhna, Torann, and Callann, their names. At the end of this year he died, with the three fourths of the men of Ireland about him, at the meeting of Magh Slecht, in Breifne, at the worshipping of Crom Cruach, which was the chief idol of adoration in Ireland. This happened on the night of Samhain precisely. It was from the genuflections which the men of Ireland made about Tighearnmas here that the plain was named.

This was the first year of Ireland without a king, after the death of Tighearnmas.

St. Tighearnach, Bishop of Cluain Eois, died on the 4th of April.

St. Colam, of Inis Cealtra, died. Of the mortality which was called the Cron Chonaill,— and that was the first Buidhe Chonaill,— these saints died, except Ciaran and Tighearnach.

The death of Eochaidh, son of Connlo, King of Ulidia, from whom are the Ui Eathach Uladh.—Tighernach Annal M550.

Feidhlimidh, son of Tighernach, King of Munster, died.

Cele Tighearnaigh, Abbot of Cluain Eois Clones, died.

Ternog, son of Ciaran, died.

Caintighearna daughter of Ceallach Cualann died.

Eutighern, a bishop, was killed by a priest at the altar of St. Brighit, at Kildare, between the Crocaingel and the altar; from whence it arose that ever since a priest does not celebrate mass in the presence of a bishop at Kildare.

Maeloctraigh, son of Conall, Abbot of Cill Cuilinn Kilcullen, and Scribe of Cill Na Manach; Mochtighearn, a wise man; Mac Ceallaigh; Joseph Ua Faelainn, Abbot of Biror Birr; Eochaidh, son of Fogarta, Abbot of Fochladh, and Inis Clothrann; and Ellbrigh, Abbess of Cluain Bronaigh Clonbroney, died.

Caithnia, Abbot of Daimhliag; Tighernach, by whom Daire Melle was founded, Abbot of Cill Achaidh; Guaire, Abbot of Gleann Da Locha; and Maelduin, son of Donnghal, OEconomus of Ard Macha, died.

Toictheach Ua Tighearnaigh, of Tir Imchlair, Abbot of Ard Macha, died.

Reachtabhra Ua Muichtighearn, wise man and Abbot of Imleach Iubhair; Muireadhach, son of Crunnmhael, Abbot of Disert Ternog; Crunnmhael, son of Ailell, successor of Cianan of Daimhliag; Laisren of Cill Dara; Crunnmhael of Tigh Munna; and Connmach Ua Cathail, wise man of Cluain Fearta Brenainn, died.

A victory was gained over the men of Ard Cianachta, in the battle of Carn Conain, by Comascach, son of Conghalach, wherein was slain Eodhos, son of Tighearnach, and many others along with him.

Spealan, son of Sloigheadhach, lord of Conaille Muirtheimhne; Tighearnach, son of Cathmogha, lord of Aidhne; and Finnagan, son of Cosgrach, lord of Breaghmhaine, died.

A change of abbots at Ard Macha, i.e. Forannan of Rath Mic Malais in place of Diarmaid Ua Tighearnaigh.

Tighearnach, son of Aedh, Abbot of Finnabhair Abha and other churches, died.

A change of abbots at Ard Macha, i.e. Diarmaid Ua Tighearnaigh in the place of Forannan of Rath Mic Maluis.

A victory was gained by Tighearnach, lord of Loch Gabhar, over the foreigners, at Daire Disirt Dachonna, where twelve score of them were slain by him.

The plundering of Duibhlinn by Maelseachlainn, son of Maelruanaidh, and by Tighearnach, lord of Loch Gabhar.

Cinaeth, son of Conaing, lord of Cianachta Breagh, was drowned in the Ainge by the people of the king, Maelseachlainn, and Tighearnach, lord of Loch Gabhor, to revenge upon him the evils he had committed against the laity and the Church; of which was said:

Alas, O good people,
his playful days were better!
Great grief that Cinaedh, son of Conaing,
is in a sack approaching the pool!

After having mangled him in the sea,
great grief came over the army,
On viewing his white ribs
on the strand over the cold Aingi.

Guaire Dall said this:

O Teamhair, O beloved hill,
thou hast rejected my company;
Thou hadst, if thou hadst not abandoned him,
the materies of a King of all Ireland;

O Tailtin, who art illustrious, pure,
thou victorious land of women,
It is pleasant to enumerate thy noble tribes
and their virtues at all times.

Eachtighern, son of Guaire, lord of South Leinster, was treacherously slain by Bruadar, son of Aedh, and Cearbhall, son of Donghal. Bruadar, son of Aedh, was himself slain at the end of eight days afterwards, by the people of Echtighern, in revenge of their lord.

Suibhne Ua Roichlich, anchorite, and Abbot of Lis Mor, and Cathasach, son of Tighearnach, OEconomus of Ard Macha, and who was a learned wise man, died.

Tighearnach, son of Focarta, lord of Loch Gabhar, and the second chief who was over Breagh, died.

Robhartach Mac Ua Cearta, i.e he from whom Inis Robhartaigh was named, Bishop of Cill dara, scribe, and Abbot of Cill Achaidh; Lachtnan, son of Moichtighearn, Bishop of Cill Dara and Abbot of Fearna; Beannachta, Bishop of Lusca; Fechtnach, Abbot of Gleann Da Locha; Macoige, Abbot of Tamhlacht; and Maenghal, Prior of Cluain Mic Nois, died.

Tighearnach, son of Muireadhach, Bishop and Abbot of Druim Inesclainn, died.

Braen, son of Tighearnach, was slain by Ainbhith, son of Gairbhith. Of his death, and of the death of Aenghus, son of Maelduin, was said:

Braen, son of Tighearnach, without falsehood,
universal his renown throughout the earthly world.  Aenghus was slain, as well as Braen;
what thing is removed from God's decision?

Reachtaidh, learned Bishop of Cluain Uamhach; Maeltuile, son of Dunghal, Abbot of Beannchair; Colcu, son of Connacan, Abbot of Ceann Eitigh, doctor of eloquence, and the best historian that was in Ireland in his time; Diarmaid, Abbot of Beg Eire; Maelruain, Abbot of Disert Diarmada, Cill Achaidh, and Teach Theille; Cui Gan Mathair, Abbot of Imleach Ibhair; Aedhan, son of Rechtadh, Abbot of Ros Cre; Tighearnach, son of Tolargg, Tanist of South Breagh, died; Treasach, son of Becan, chief of Ui Bairche Maighe, was slain by Aedh, son of Ilguine.

Of him Flann, son of Lonan, said:

A heavy mist upon the province of Breasal,
since they slew at the fortaliced Liphe,
Heavy the groans of Assal,
for grief at the loss of Treasach.

Wearied my mind, moist my countenance,
since Treasach lies in death.
The moan of Oenach Lifi all,
and of Leinster to the sea, is the son of Becan.

Tighearnan, son of Seallachan, lord of Breifne, died.

Riagan, son of Echtighearn, lord of Ui Ceinnsealaigh; Sealbhlaith, daughter of Aedh; and Maeletigh, daughter of Cathmhael, died.

Ruarc, son of Tighearnan, lord of Breifne; Dobhailen, son of Ailell, lord of Ui Meith Macha, died.

The battle of Magh-Cumma was gained by Flann, son of Maelseachlainn, and by his sons, over the men of Breifne, wherein were slain Flann, son of Tighearnan, lord of Breifne, and his son, and many others of the nobility, together with three thousand men, who fell along with them in that battle.

Bran, son of Echtighearn, Tanist of Ui-Ceinnsealaigh, was slain by the Norsemen, and by Diarmaid, son of Cearbhall, lord of Osraighe.

Tighearnach Ua Cleirigh, lord of Aidhne, died.

A battle was gained in Cianachta-Breagh (i.e. at Tigh-mic-nEathach) by Donnchadh, son of Flann, son of Maelseachlainn, over the foreigners, wherein a countless number of the foreigners was slain; indeed in this battle revenge was had of them for the battle of Ath-cliath, for there fell of the nobles of the Norsemen here as many as had fallen of the nobles and plebeians of the Irish in the battle of Ath-cliath. Muircheartach, son of Tighearnan, i.e. heir apparent of Breifne, was wounded in the battle of Cianachta, and he afterwards died of his wounds.

Foreigners upon Loch Ribh, i.e. under the conduct of Colla, son of Barith, lord of Luimneach; and it was by them Eachtighearn, son of Flannchadh, lord of Breaghmhaine, was slain.

Cearnachan, son of Tighearnan, lord of Breifne, died.

Clerchen, son of Tighearnan, son of the lord of Breifne, died.

Duibhleambna, daughter of Tighearnan, i.e. lord of Breifne, and wife of Donn-chadh, son of Flann, King of Ireland, died.

Maeltuile, son of Dunan, successor of Tighear-nach and Cairneach, i.e. of Tuilen, died; he was a bishop.

Scolaighe O'hAedhagain, lord of Dartraighe; Gairbhith, son of Muireadhach, Tanist of Ui-Creamhthain; and Aedh Ua Ruairc, son of Tighearnan, in the heat of the battle.

Flann, son of Mochloingseach, successor of Tighearnach and Maeldoith; Tanaidhe Mac Uidhir, successor of Comhghall, was killed by the foreigners.

Tighearnach, son of Ruarc, lord of Carraig-Brachaidhe, died.

Cairbre, son of Echtighern, comharba of Cluain-mor-Maedhog, died.

Tighearnan Ua Maeldoraidh, lord of Cinel-Conaill, was slain.

Flaithbheartach Ua Cethenen,successor of Tighearnach, a venerable senior and distinguished bishop, was mortally wounded by the men of Breifne; and he afterwards died in his own church at Cluain-Eois.

The battle of Ath-na-croise in Corann, between Ua Maeldoraidh and Ua Ruairc, where Ua Ruairc was defeated, and his people slaughtered, i.e. twenty hundred of them were slain, together with Ruarc, grandson of Diarmaid, Tanist of Breifne.

Of him was said:

In the battle of Ath-na-croise, men looked without pity,
Corann was filled with carcasses; the Conalls had its glory.
Another battle was fought between them, in which the men of Breifne were defeated, and the son of Tighearnan slain.

Coiseanmach, son of Duibheachtgha, successor of Tola; Gillapadraig Ua Flaithbheartaigha, airchinneach of Sord; Cormac, priest of Ceanannus; Maelpadraig Ua Baeghalain, priest of Cluain-mic-Nois; Flaithnia Ua Tighernain, lector of Cill-Dacheallog; and Cearnach, Ostiarius of Cluain-mic-Nois, died.

Eochaidh Ua Cethenen, successor of Tighearnach, chief paragon of Ireland in wisdom, died at Ard-Macha.

Aenghus Ua Tighearnain was slain by the Cinel-Aedha.

Maicnia, Bishop and Comharba of Mainistir Buithi; Ceileachair Ua Cuileannain, successor of Tighearnach; and Muireadhach, son of Flannagain, Fos-airchinneach of Ard-Macha, died.

Echtighearna, son of Bran, lord of Breaghmhaine, died.

Cathal, son of Tighearnain, lord of Breifne, went upon a predatory excursion into Eabha, and demolished Dun-Feich, where fifty persons were slain, and whence seven hundred cows were carried off.

Cathal, son of Tighearnan, son of Niall, son of Aedh, lord of East Connaught, was slain by Aedh Ua Ruairc.

Muireadhach Ua Maelcoluim, airchinneach of Doire; Maelcoluim Ua Loingsigh, a learned man and priest of Cluain-mic-Nois; Ciaran, lector of Ceanannus, a distinguished sage; Tighearnach Boircheach, chief anmchara of Ireland, anchorite, and successor of Finnen; and Maelbrighde Mac-an-Ghobhann, died of the plague.

Gillabraide, lord of Breifne, was slain by the Ui-Beccon; and Orlaidh, his wife, the daughter of Conchobhar Ua Maeleachlainn, died. This Gillabraide was the son of Domhnall, son of Tighearnan, son of Ualgharg, son of Niall.

Domhnall, son of Mac Tighearnain, lord of Conmhaicne, died.

Tighearnach Ua Braein, chief successor of Ciaran and Coman, died at Imdhaidh Chiarain; he was a paragon of learning and history.

Flaithbheartach, son of Tighearnach Bairrceach, successor of Finnen of Magh-bile, died on his pilgrimage.

Names and Surnames based on Tighearna
The Exploits of Tighearnan Ua Ruairc
Four Masters 2 (M1102.6 to M1172.4)

Names and Surnames based on Tighearna
Four Masters 3 (M1172.3 to M1424.11).

Names and Surnames based on Tighearna
Four Masters 4 (M1425.8 to M1602.30).