Annals of Loch Cé
[1] It takes its name from Lough Cé in the kingdom of Moylurg - now north County Roscommon - which was the centre of power of the Clan MacDermot.In the sixteenth century, King Brian MacDermot commissioned the Annals of Loch Ce, which remain among the most important written records of medieval Irish history.The largest part of the Annals are attributed to members of Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin, with some emendations by the patron, Brian na Carraige MacDermot, first MacDermot of the Carrick (died 1592).4 December 2021 the tradition of Irish Annals writing was revived by a calligrapher, scribe and paper/ ink maker.This revised annal is called De Réir Book of Moytura, now in its third year of keeping track of local, national and earth-wide goings-on.