THE IRISH CHURCH - 300
AD – 1172 AD
312 Constantine converted to Christianity
314 Paschal Controversy: Council of Arles
350 Ninian of Galloway
371 Birth of Patrick (Annals of 4 Masters)
387 Patrick as slave in Ireland
395 Augustine Bishop of Hippo
395 British ask Rome for help against Irish
invaders
400 Pelagius (British) and Coelestius
(Irish) in Rome
408 Invasion of Italy by the Visigots
410 Rome leaves Britain
411 Patrick’s escape
429 Germanus’
first arrival in Britain to combat Pelagius
431 Palladius sent to Ireland by Pope
Celestine
432 Patrick’s mission to Ireland
432 Death of Ninian
445 Anglo Saxon Invasion
447 Germanus second arrival in Britain
450 Birth of Brigid of Kildare
454 Paschal Controversy
455 Vandals sack Rome
465 Death of Patrick
480 End of Roman Empire
484 Birth of Brendan
484 Enda of Arran founds monastery on
Inishmore
490 Victory of Britons over Angso Saxons
500 Ite establishes Monasterboice
520 Death of Brigid of Kildare
521 Birth of Colmcille (Gartan, Co. Donegal)
525 Paschal Controversy
530 Death of Arthur
530 Finian establishes Clonard
530 Finian trains the 12 Apostles of
Ireland:
Ciaran of Saiger
Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
Brendan of Clonfert
Brendan of Birr
Colmcille of Derry, Durrow and
Iona
Colmain of Terryglass
Molaisse of Devenish
Canice of Aghaboe
Ruadain of Lorrha
Mobhi of Glasnevin
Sinell of Cleenish
Ninidh of Inishmacsaint
543 Birth of Columban (Leinster)
543 Death of Enda of Arran
544 The Plague, natural disasters, crop
failure, famine
Throughout Europe
549 Death of Finian of Clonard (Plague)
558 Brendan the Navigator founds Clonfert
555 Comgall founds Bangor
563 Battle of Caoi Dreimne
565 Colmcille founds Iona
583 Death of Brendan of Clonfert
590 Columban with 12 comopanions leaves
Ireland
597 Death of Columcille
597 Augustine sent by Pope Gregory to Great
Britain
605 Death of Augustine
615 Death of Columban
626 Conversion of Northumbria
629 Mag Lena Synod (Birr) relating to Paschal
Controversy
Delegation from Rome
634 Birth of Cuthbert and Wilifrid
635 Aidan at Lindesfarne
640 Death of Gall
650 Book of the Angelic (Armagh – Anon)
651 Death of Aidan
664 Synod of Whitby: Colmain resign his see
of Lindesfarne
And travels to Ireland
664 Yellow Plague
700 Muircha (Armagh) writes Life of Patrick
700 Tarechain (Mayo) writes A Brief Account
of Patrick
704 Adomnan writes A Life of Columcille
695 Willibrord, Apostle of Frisians becomes
Bishop of
Utrecht
697 Synod of Birr: conformance of Ireland
South
716 Iona conforms to Roman position
717 King Nectan banishes the Iona community
731 Bede finishes his Ecclesiastical History
740 Aethelwold last Celtic Bishop of
Lindesfarne
754 Death of Boniface, Apostle of Germany for
Rome
768 Wales conforms to Rome
800 Invasion of the Danes
1134 Malachy, Bishop of Armagh
1152 Synod of Kells
1166 Invasion of Ireland by Henry 11
1172 Synod of Cashel. IRELAND CHURCH LOSES ITS
INDEPENDENCE :-(
