Proposes a date posterior to the Paschal controversy of 630-640 for the celebration of the Irish synods excerpted in CCH.

In Appendix: The Irish synods in CCH (I. Synodus Hibernensis, Hibernenses; II. Synodus Romana, Romani).

Uses new evidence to draw a biographical sketch of Palladius, suggesting an identification with the Palladius mentioned by Rutilius Namatianus in De reditu suo.

AU² ad annum 775.12; explains conbadh as ‘rabies’.

Offers a critical, chronological and textual analysis of all annalistic entries on the life of St. Brigit of Kildare, and argues that Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum preserve the oldest chronology presented originally in the Iona chronicle.

Discusses the rare motif of breast-feeding men, occurring in the lives of Colmán Elo, Berach, and Findchú of Brí Gobhann.

Investigates the sources of Greek material in Irish vernacular glossaries (particularly Sanas Cormaic).

On the cult of St. Íte, founder of the monastery at Killeedy, Co. Limerick.

AU² ad annum 749.9; suggests emendation to nubes visae sunt converescere, denoting a rare meteorological fenomenon.

AU² ad annum 835.1; emends corodigestar to co ro ordigestar.

Suggests this version of the name of Virgilius Maro Grammaticus preserved in Ars Sergi(li)i results from the misreading of an abbreviated form.