Northern Ireland: A mass of fire in the air — 1173
On the night the bishop of all Northern Ireland died, “the night was illumined from
nocturns until cockcrow, and the ground was all in flames; and a large mass of fire ascended over the town, and proceeded towards the southeast; and all persons arose from their beds, imagining that it was day.” Again, a classic description of auroral displays.
Source: Annals of Loch Ce (Millwood, NY: Kraus Reprint, 1965), 149. Case: W497