6th century in Ireland

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{{Centuries in Ireland}}

Events from the 6th century in Ireland.

500s

;506

  • 23 March - Death of Bishop Mac Cairthinn of Clogher.{{cite book|editor1=Moody, T. W. |editor2=Martin, F. X. |editor3=Byrne, F. J. |title=A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History|series=A Companion to Irish History, part I|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|isbn=978-0-19-821744-2}}[https://celt.ucc.ie/publishd.html List of Published Texts at CELT] — University College Cork's Corpus of Electronic Texts project has the full list of Irish Annals.

;507

;509

  • 3 September - Death of St. Mac Nisi, Bishop of Connor (according to some sources; see 507 above).

510s

;512

  • 29 June - A solar eclipse is recorded.
  • 2 November - Death of Bishop Erc of Slane (according to some sources; see 513 below).

;513

  • 2 November - Death of Bishop Erc of Slane (according to some sources; see 512 above).

;515

;516

;517–518

  • 6 July - Death of St. Moninne (Darercae) at the convent she established at Killeavy (year varies according to sources).

520s

;520

;521

  • 7 December - Birth of Columba (Colm Cille or Columcille) in Gartan, missionary monk (died 597).
  • 7 December - Death of St. Búite of Monasterboice.

;522

;523

  • St. Ninnidh made the island of Inishmacsaint (island of plain Sorrell) in Lough Erne his headquarters around 523.

;523–526

  • 1 February - Death of St. Brigit of Kildare (year varies according to sources) (born c.451).

;527

;527–528

  • 12 September or 30 December - Death of Bishop Ailbe of Emly (year varies according to sources; also given as 534 or 542).

530s

;530

;531 (or 537)

;

;534

  • 12 September or 30 December - Death of Bishop Ailbe of Emly (year varies according to sources; also given as 527, 528 or 542).

;535

;536

;537

;538

;539

540s

;540

;542

  • 12 September or 30 December - Death of Bishop Ailbe of Emly (year varies according to sources; also given as 527, 528 or 534).

;545

  • Monastery founded at Clonmacnoise{{cite book|title=Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History|editor=Mac Annaidh, Séamas|publisher=Gill and Macmillan|location=Dublin|year=2001|isbn=0717135365}} by St. Ciarán.

;546

;549

550s

;550

;552

;556

;557

  • Death of the probably legendary Colmán Már mac Diarmato, a king of Uisnech{{cite book|title=The Chronology of the Irish Annals|first=Daniel P.|last=McCarthy|location=Dublin|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1998|series=Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C, Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics, and literature, 98(6)}} in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin.

560s

;563

  • Columba founds a monastery on Iona off the coast of Scotland.{{cite book|title=The Concise History of Ireland|last=Duffy|first=Seán|publisher=Gill & Macmillan|location=Dublin|year=2005|isbn=9780717138104}}
  • Brendan founds a monastery at Clonfert.

570s

;570

;573

  • Death of Abbot Brendan of Birr,{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Terry|title=Brendan of Birr|work=Patron Saints Index|url=http://catholicforum.com/saints/saintb57.htm|access-date=2007-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119135159/http://catholicforum.com/saints/saintb57.htm|archive-date=19 January 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

;575

  • Convention of Druim Ceat, at which agreement is reached between the Uí Néill and the king of Dál Riata maintaining the peace and the balance of power. The poets are said to have been saved from banishment by the intervention of Columba.{{cite book|editor1=Moody, T. W. |editor2=Martin, F. X. |year=1967|title=The Course of Irish History|publisher=Mercier Press|location=Cork|page=60}}
  • Bishop Muiredach of Killala meets with Columba in Ballysadare.

;576

;577

580s

;584

  • The foundation of the University of Tuaim Drecain (Tomregan) by the Synod of Drumceat on Magh Slécht.

;585

  • Suibne mac Colmáin becomes King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He is the son of King Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 557){{cite book|first=Francis J|last=Byrne|title=Irish Kings and High-Kings|url=https://archive.org/details/irishkingshighki00byrn_0|url-access=registration}} and rules Uisnech until his death in 598.The Laud Synchronisms and Book of Leinster give him a reign of 18 years.

;588

590s

;590

  • Columbanus and twelve companions set sail for France.

;593

;595

;597

;598

;599–600

  • Death of St. Cainnech. He was buried at Aghaboe Abbey, which he had founded.{{cite odnb|id=51008|title=Munster, saints of |last=Johnston |first=Elva|year=2008}} His feast day is commemorated on 11 October in the Roman Catholic Church ([http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=171 Catholic Online]) and on the 1 August or 14 August in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

600s

;600

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