Plague of Mohill
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In 6th century Ireland, the population of Mohill was devastated by the Justinian plague, an early phenomenon of the Late Antique Little Ice Age c. 536–660 AD. The Mohill plague occurred following the
Tamlaghtavally townland, Mohill Parish, County Leitrim
Mullaun (c. 16 m) Ringfort, Drumsna, County Leitrim
Volcanic winter of 536
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The volcanic winter of 536 was among the most severe and protracted episodes of climatic cooling in the Northern Hemisphere in the last two thousand years. The volcanic winter was caused by at least t
Plague of Mohill
…was devastated by the Justinian plague, an early phenomenon of the Late Antique Little Ice Age c. 536–660 AD. The Mohill plague occurred following the extreme weather events of 535–536 and death of Manchán of Mohill. Evidence for the Justinian plague in Mohill barony is revealed by the names of three contiguous townlands south west…
Tombstone in the chapel of Filippo e Giacomo, Nosedo, dated to AD 536 (the second year after the consulship of Decius Paulinus).