Colmano Lannensi sive
Linnense
Abbate, pp.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v5
5 On this day was celebrated a festival in honour of Senan, as we find entered in the Martyrology of Donegal.
^
Article IV. Reputed Feast of St. Maura and of St. Brigid, Virgins and IMartyrj. The festival of a Translation ' of these holy Vir- gins is given by Saussay,^ at the 5 th of May ;3 while, according to other authorities, their feasts are held on the 4th and 14th s and 15th ^ of January, and on the 13th of July. The Bollandists 7 have a notice of them, at the 5th of May ; but, they refer the reader to the 13th of July, when they hoped to have further illustrations of their Acts. To this arrangement, we also prefer adhering.
Article V. Reputed Feast of St. Ectbrict, or Eadbert, the Saxon, or of Saxonland, Bishop of Lindisfarne, England. On the 5th of May, in the published Martyrology of Tallagh ' appears the name of Euchbricht, Saxon, or in the country of the Saxons. A nearly similar entry is in the Franciscan copy. ^ The BoUandists^ quoting this authority, likewise, have inserted a festival for Euchbritus Saxo, at this same date, with a notifica- tion, that elsewhere they read of nothing relating to him. Marianus O'Gorman has noticed Ectbrict. We find it set down in the Martyrology of Donegal,* that veneration was given to Ectbrict,5 simply, on this day. This was, no doubt, St. Eadbert, bishop of Lindisfarne,^ who is commemorated on the 6th of May, in the Roman Martyrology.
'3 Now kept in the Royal Irish Aca- demy. —
Article hi. ' Edited by Rev. Matthew Kelly, p. xxiii.
= The notice here is SenAni.
^ The Bollandists remark, "et post euni Artiuus in Gynreceo Sacro. "
• See notices of them, at the date, in the First Volume of this work, Art. v.
s See, at this date, ibid. ^ Art. iii.
* See, at this date, //vV/. , Art. iii.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
v. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 3. Article v. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
p. xxiii.
' Here we read : CuchbiMCfAX.
3 gee " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 3.
*• Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120, 121.
^ Dr. Todd in a note says, at Ectbrict,
" Tlie more recent hand adds, 'Saxo, Mart.
3 See " ActaSanctoruni," tonius ii. ,
INIaii V. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 3.
* See " Acta Sanctorum Ilibernia:," Martii
viii. Appendix ad Acta S. Senani, cap. i. , p.
541, rede 537.
s See ibid.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120,121. —
Article iv. ' On Sunday after the
Feast of the Ascension their Feast was kept, with s]>ecial solemnity, in the country about Beauvais, in France.
' In his Gallic Martyrology.
Taml. et Marian. '
"
—— —
May 5. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. Ill
Article VI. Festival of the Deacon Justinus. In the Feilire of St. yEngus,^ at the 5th of May, is entered the festival of Justinus, Deacon. TheSchoUastaddsacomment,^thathewaspossiblytheDeaconJust3 of Fidarta, now Fuerty,+ in Mag Aei,s who baptized St. Ciaran ^ of Cluain
;
while, according to others, he was St. Eustinus, the Deacon. ?
Article VII. Reputed Feast of St. Tigernach, in Scotland. At the 5th of May, Dempster has inserted the Invention ^ or Discovery of a Tigernach, Abbot, in Scotland ;- but, we know not on what authority.
Article VIII. Festival of St. Hilary, Bishop and Martyr, in Gaul. In the Feilire of St. ^Engus, at the 5th of May, there is an entry of St. Hilary's Feast. The Scholiast remarks, that he was St. Hilary, Bishop and Martyr, in Gaul. ^ The particular acts of this saint are set forth by the Bol- landists,^ in their great collection.
Article IX. Festival of St. Ultan, Abbot of Fosse, Belgium. The Bollandists ^ enter at this date a festival for St. Ultan, the Abbot, whose Acts have been inserted already, at the ist of May.
* It would seem, that the Martyrologists Manrolycus, Canisius, Menard, and Buceli- nus, have confounded St. Egbert, who is venerated on the 24th of April, with the St. Eadbert, who succeeded St. Cuthbert, in the See of Lindisfaine. The place of his birtli is not known for a certainty. The Bollan- dists furnish his Acts—taken chiefly from Venerable Bede's " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum," lib. iv. , cap. xxix. -—in their great collection, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii vi. De Sancto Eadberto Episcopo Lindisfarnensi in Anglia, pp. 107, 108.
Article vi. — ' In the Leabhar Breac copy, we have the following stanza :
In oeochAiii luiTinuy" tAheb<M|\ ]'echpiAnu LocA]\ tAiche LichA p^lf l\0CAlb A]A]:iA'Ot1.
Thus rendered into EngHsh, by Dr. Whitley Stokes:—" The deacon Justinus with Hilary beyondpains theywenton(the)dayoffes-
On the Calendar
St. Patrick, at the 17th of March, chap. xi. in the Third Volume of this work.
• This is a parish, in the Barony of Ath- lone, described on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Roscom- mon," sheets 34, 35, 38, 39, 41. The town and townland are on sheet 39.
s The plain of Roscommon, extending west of the River Shannon.
* His feast occurs, on the 9th of Sep- tember.
7 The commentator on the Feilire of St. yEngus observes, that he and Hilary died, on thedayofthesolarmonthofthefirst resur- rection. See the " Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. , p. Ixxxiv. —
"
Article vii. ' Thus In Scotia
tival (whereon) our God arose. "—"Trans- actions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish
See "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. On the Calendar of Oengus,
p. Ixxxiv.
° See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
V. De Sancto tlilario Episcopo Arelatensi in Gallia, pp. 24 to 43.
Manuscript Series, vol. i. ofOengus, p. Ixxviii.
;
Article ix. —'See " Acta Sanctorum," 3 He was possibly the Deacon Juis, who tomus ii. , Maii v. Among the pretermitted
^ See ibid. , p. Ixxxiv.
was left by St. Patrick, in the territory of saints, p. 2. Ui Maine, as already related in the Life of
Tigernaci Abbatis inuentio. " Scoticum. "
: —
" Menologium
^ See Bishop Forbes"" Kalendars of Scot- tish Saints," p. 198.
Article viii. —'
— —
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [May 6.
^ijrtf) ©ay of i^ap.
ARTICLE I. —ST. COLMAN, OF LOCH ECHIN.
ANentrv, Colman Locha ethin, appears in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at this date. The Bollandists ^ quote from this authority, likewise, but in a somewhat different manner. 3 However, among the various Irish saints bearing the name of Colman,'^ they could obtain no certain indications, ref^ardinf^thepresentholyman. Again,wefindanothernote,thatthefeast
of'st. Colman,LochEichan,waskept,onthe6thofMay. s Wecannotfind any lake in Ireland, which is now similarly named. On this day was vene- rated, Colman, of Loch Eriin, as we find registered, also, in the Martyrology of Donegal. *
Article II. St. Inneem, Dromtariff Old Church, County of Cork. InthedioceseofKerrv,thereisanoldchurchatDromtariff,inthe parish so called, and county of Cork, where a female saint, called Inneen, wasvenerated,onthe6lhofMay. Accordingtopopulartradition,shewas the sister of St. Lateerin,' who is likewnse popularly known, at Cullin,^ in that part of the country, and to an older sister, who lived at Kilmeen. 3 It it stated, according to a local tradition, that the angels of Heaven made a road, one nif^ht,fromKilmeen* throughDromtariffandontoCullin,sothatthethree sislers might the more conveniently visit each other once every week. s Much obscurity hangs over their history, as their celebrity appears to be merely local ; although, the people, in their part of the country, have a great venera- tion for those sisters.
Article III. Festival of St. INIatthew, the Apostle. The Feilire ofSt. ^no-us hasnoticedatthe6thofMay,thatafestivalofSt. Matthew,
Article i. — ' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxiii. In the Franciscan copy, the read- ing is, CotniAin tochA ediin.
== See "Acta Sanctorum, tomus ii. , Maii
3 The remains of an ancient paved way may be traced between the places. It ex- tends to the distance of fully ten English miles.
* The parish of Kilmeen is in the barony of Duhallow, and shown, on the "Ordnance Survey Townlnnd Maps for the County of Cork," East Riding, sheets 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23. 29> 30. 31-
5 For a further account, the reader is re- ferred to Edward Walsh's Popular Legends
vi.
Among the pretermitted saints, p. 97. 3 Thus, they have, " Colmanus de Loch-
echin et alii LXX.
tThey refer the reader to Colgan's "Acta
Sanctorum IliberniK," Martii xxx. , where he treats of several Saints Colman, iinder the heading, De S.
Colmano Lannensi sive Linnense Abbate, pp. 792, 793-
5 The Manuscript Calendar, which be- lons^ed to Profe-sor Eugene O'Curry.
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120, i21. . Article ii. —' Her patron day is said to
have been on the 24th of July.
= The parish of Cullcn is in the Barony of
Duhallow, and it is described, on the "Ord- nance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Cork," East Riding, sheets 29, 30, 38, 39-
—No. iii. , St. Lateerin, " Dublin Penny Journal," vol. i. . No. 45,
p. 360. — In the Leabhar Breac Article hi. '
copy is the following Irish text :
Ve]\ ]-o]"ci\ib ceiicei\c<M CAin pcclA CiMi'c cixoch-Odi <\)\nuiinre]\ LApldirhe 3ein mop lIlAchoi IIIochcA.
It is thus translated into English, by Dr.
of the South.
——
May 7. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 113
the Apostle, was held in the Irish Church. The Scholiast adds, that it was the feast of his nativity. ^ The Bollandists3 have a notice of this Festival, as found in various ancient Martyrologies. 4 In the Roman Martyrology, the feast is entered, at this date, as the Translation of his body at Salernum, wliile his Natalis is referred to the 21st of September.
Article IV. Reputed Festival of Brigidona and Maria, Martyrs. At the 6th of May, the BoUandists ' refer to a Manuscript copy of the Tallagh Martyrology, for the insertion of Brigidona and Maria among the Martyrs; while, they remark, that elsevvhere, they could find no similar notice. To us, it seems likely, this entry has reference to the Saints Maura and Brigid, Virgins and Martyrs, noticed at the previous day, and placed by some error, at this date.
^ebentJ) 2Bai) of i^lap*
ARTICLE I. —ST. BERCHAN, OF DAIRE EACHDROMA.
FROM accessible accounts, it seems difficult to set down any authentic particulars, regarding the present holy man, his place, and his period. At the 7th of May, in the Feilire of St. ^ngus,' a commemoration of two dis- tinct saints, and at the same place, denominated Daire Echdroma, is recorded. These are called MochuarocandBreccan. The commentator on this Metrical
Martyrology of ^ngus remarks, that Daire Ech-Droma is in the north of Dalaradia, and on the border of Dalaradia and Dalriada. ^ It was in the DioceseofDownandConnor,accordingtoColgan. 3 Itseemslikewiseto
Whitley Stokes:—"A man who wrote without stint fair stories of Christ crucified : commemorated by princes is (the) great birth of Matthew (the) magnified. "—Trans- actions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. On the Calendar of Oeiigus, p. Ixxviii.
Article i. —' In the " Leabhar Breac" copy, we have the following :
tTloc]^UA]^oc La b)\eccAn OijeixAic AcglAinm CA]\fAc C|\i-pc aj'tdiLui liroGAch 'Oi\oinA 'Oaiimu.
" A Latin comment follows the Irish,
" vel in hoc die occidit Christo [leg. occisus
est pro Christo ? ] See /i^zi/. , p. Ixxxiv. In
the lower margin he adds: " Fer roscrib
7rl. Matha mochta . i. machta . i. ab eo quod loved Christ who is dearest, in Daire Ech-
est mochta [leg. macto] . i. occido uel magis aucta ab eo quod est augeo mathens ad ere- dendum. "
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Mail vi. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 98.
droma. "—Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. i. , Irish Manuscript Series, p. Ixxviii.
^ See Introduction to the " Book of Obits and Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin," p. lix , Edited by John
* They write : " Matthsei Apostoli et
Euangelistse natalis in Perside memoratur Clarke Crostvvaite, A. M. , and Rev. James
in apographis Martyrologii Hierony/niani, Lucensi et Corbeiensi Pai-isiis excnsso, into et Epternacensi nomine natalis omisso. "
Henthorn Todd, D. L).
^ ^ee "Acta Sanctorum Hiberni^," xxviii.
Martii. De S. Carnocho Episcopo, nn. 4, 5> p. 783.
• The Rev. William Reeves also observes: " it is reported that stations were formerly
H
Article IV. — ' tomus ii. , Maii vi. saints, p. 96.
See " Acta Sanciorum," Among the pretermitted
It is thus rendered in the English version of Dr. Whitley Stokes: "My Cuavoc with Breccan, two champion? who are purest,
—
114
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [May 7.
have been denominated Echdruim Brecain. Though the name is now lost, the position corresponds very accurately with that of Deshcart, which is close upon a stream dividing both territories. The spot bears strong marks of remote antiquity. 4 The denomination Echdruim or Eachdruim s is usually AnglicizedAughrim. ^ Atthe7thofMay,theBoUandists? noticethissaint, after the Martyrology of Tallagh, and as referred to by Colgan, but with some inaccuracy. He is believed^ to have been of Ulster descent. St. Berchan, or Breacain, who was venerated at Eachdruim, is said to have been a son to Saran. 9 This chieftain received St. Patrick, in a very rude manner, when the IrishApostlevisitedDalaradia,wherehelived. Forthis,thesaintreproved him, and predicted, that he should be expelled from his place. '° Notwith- standing, he had posterity, remarkable for holiness of life, viz. , Brocan, his son, Atractha," his grand-daughter, and a grand-son called Trenoc. " Another alternative conjecture of the scholiast on St. ^ngus is, that Daire Echdroma was possibly in Mucraime, in the west of Connaught. We are told of it, moreover, that the tree of the church was seen from the plain, and when one went to see it in the oak-wood, it was not to be found ; it is added, that the voice of the bell was heard, and the psalmody there, wliile the church itself
was not found. '3 Elsewhere, Colgan has a conjecture, '•* that the present St. Breccanwasnot distinct from Becan, brother to St. Carnech 'S and toSt. Ronan sons of Saran, son of Colgan, son to Tuathal, son of Felim, son to Fiach Cassan,sonofCoUaDachrioch. '^ ThepublishedMartyrologyofTallagh'7 enters Breccan Echdroma. The Franciscan copy has not a quite similar notice. '^ The Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman, of Christ Church Cathe- dral, of Donegal, and of Rev. William Reeves,'9 have noticed this festival to St. Bretan,'-'° or Berchan. *' He must have lived, at a remote period. At the Nones of May, corresponding with the 7th day, the Kalendar of Drummond^'* has placed the two saints, then venerated in Ireland. *3
Article II. St. Mochiarog, or Mochuarog, of Doire Echdroma. The present holy person must have flourished, at an early phase of Irish Church affairs, since we find the insertion of Mo-Cuaroc in the Felire of St. yEngus,composedtowardsthebeginningoftheninthcentury. IntheFran-
held there, though they are now discontinued, On the Calendar of Oengus, by \Yhitley and even the name of the ]iatron saint is Stokes, LL. D. , p. Ixxxiv.
forgotten. " See Rev. William Reeves' '* See ''Acta Sanctorum Hibernise,"
"Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down,
Connor and Dromore," Appendix G. G. , n.
(g), p. 335.
5 It is Anglicized "hovse-hill. "
* There are about twenty places so called
xxviii. Martii. Vita S. Carnechi, nn. I, 4, 5, p. 7S3.
'5 See his Life, at the 28th of March, in the Third Volume of this work, Art. i.
'* Such is the pedigree found, in the in Ireland. See Dr. Patrick W. Joyce's Genealogies of the Irish Saints, at cap. xiii.
"Origin and Histoiy of Irish Names of Places," part iv. , chap, ix. , p. 506.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii vii. Among the pretermitted saints, pp. 131, 132.
» By Rev. Dr. Todd.
9 See Colgan's "Acta . Sanctoium Iliber- niK,"xx. Februarii, Vita S. Olcani, n. 13, p. 378.
'" See ibid. , cap. vii. , p. 376.
" Her Life will be found, at the llth of August.
" His fca^t has been assigned, either to the Slh, or to the 28th, of Ecbruaiy.
'3 See " Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy," vol. i. , Irish Manviscript Series.
"' Edited by Rev. Matthew Kelly, D. D. , p. xxiii.
'^Thus: biAeccAn . 1. ech 0|\omAiT).
"^ See " Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore," Appendix L. L. , p. 378, and n. (v), ibid.
° So is he called, in the Liber Sancte Tri- nitatis, at Nonas Maii. See '• The Book of Obits and Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin," Edited by John Clarke Crostwaite, A M. , and by Rev. James Henthorn Todd, p. 113.
'-' This was his name, . as given in the Martyrology of Donegal," edited by Rev. Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. I20, I2I.
Article IV. Reputed Feast of St. Maura and of St. Brigid, Virgins and IMartyrj. The festival of a Translation ' of these holy Vir- gins is given by Saussay,^ at the 5 th of May ;3 while, according to other authorities, their feasts are held on the 4th and 14th s and 15th ^ of January, and on the 13th of July. The Bollandists 7 have a notice of them, at the 5th of May ; but, they refer the reader to the 13th of July, when they hoped to have further illustrations of their Acts. To this arrangement, we also prefer adhering.
Article V. Reputed Feast of St. Ectbrict, or Eadbert, the Saxon, or of Saxonland, Bishop of Lindisfarne, England. On the 5th of May, in the published Martyrology of Tallagh ' appears the name of Euchbricht, Saxon, or in the country of the Saxons. A nearly similar entry is in the Franciscan copy. ^ The BoUandists^ quoting this authority, likewise, have inserted a festival for Euchbritus Saxo, at this same date, with a notifica- tion, that elsewhere they read of nothing relating to him. Marianus O'Gorman has noticed Ectbrict. We find it set down in the Martyrology of Donegal,* that veneration was given to Ectbrict,5 simply, on this day. This was, no doubt, St. Eadbert, bishop of Lindisfarne,^ who is commemorated on the 6th of May, in the Roman Martyrology.
'3 Now kept in the Royal Irish Aca- demy. —
Article hi. ' Edited by Rev. Matthew Kelly, p. xxiii.
= The notice here is SenAni.
^ The Bollandists remark, "et post euni Artiuus in Gynreceo Sacro. "
• See notices of them, at the date, in the First Volume of this work, Art. v.
s See, at this date, ibid. ^ Art. iii.
* See, at this date, //vV/. , Art. iii.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
v. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 3. Article v. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
p. xxiii.
' Here we read : CuchbiMCfAX.
3 gee " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 3.
*• Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120, 121.
^ Dr. Todd in a note says, at Ectbrict,
" Tlie more recent hand adds, 'Saxo, Mart.
3 See " ActaSanctoruni," tonius ii. ,
INIaii V. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 3.
* See " Acta Sanctorum Ilibernia:," Martii
viii. Appendix ad Acta S. Senani, cap. i. , p.
541, rede 537.
s See ibid.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120,121. —
Article iv. ' On Sunday after the
Feast of the Ascension their Feast was kept, with s]>ecial solemnity, in the country about Beauvais, in France.
' In his Gallic Martyrology.
Taml. et Marian. '
"
—— —
May 5. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. Ill
Article VI. Festival of the Deacon Justinus. In the Feilire of St. yEngus,^ at the 5th of May, is entered the festival of Justinus, Deacon. TheSchoUastaddsacomment,^thathewaspossiblytheDeaconJust3 of Fidarta, now Fuerty,+ in Mag Aei,s who baptized St. Ciaran ^ of Cluain
;
while, according to others, he was St. Eustinus, the Deacon. ?
Article VII. Reputed Feast of St. Tigernach, in Scotland. At the 5th of May, Dempster has inserted the Invention ^ or Discovery of a Tigernach, Abbot, in Scotland ;- but, we know not on what authority.
Article VIII. Festival of St. Hilary, Bishop and Martyr, in Gaul. In the Feilire of St. ^Engus, at the 5th of May, there is an entry of St. Hilary's Feast. The Scholiast remarks, that he was St. Hilary, Bishop and Martyr, in Gaul. ^ The particular acts of this saint are set forth by the Bol- landists,^ in their great collection.
Article IX. Festival of St. Ultan, Abbot of Fosse, Belgium. The Bollandists ^ enter at this date a festival for St. Ultan, the Abbot, whose Acts have been inserted already, at the ist of May.
* It would seem, that the Martyrologists Manrolycus, Canisius, Menard, and Buceli- nus, have confounded St. Egbert, who is venerated on the 24th of April, with the St. Eadbert, who succeeded St. Cuthbert, in the See of Lindisfaine. The place of his birtli is not known for a certainty. The Bollan- dists furnish his Acts—taken chiefly from Venerable Bede's " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum," lib. iv. , cap. xxix. -—in their great collection, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii vi. De Sancto Eadberto Episcopo Lindisfarnensi in Anglia, pp. 107, 108.
Article vi. — ' In the Leabhar Breac copy, we have the following stanza :
In oeochAiii luiTinuy" tAheb<M|\ ]'echpiAnu LocA]\ tAiche LichA p^lf l\0CAlb A]A]:iA'Ot1.
Thus rendered into EngHsh, by Dr. Whitley Stokes:—" The deacon Justinus with Hilary beyondpains theywenton(the)dayoffes-
On the Calendar
St. Patrick, at the 17th of March, chap. xi. in the Third Volume of this work.
• This is a parish, in the Barony of Ath- lone, described on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Roscom- mon," sheets 34, 35, 38, 39, 41. The town and townland are on sheet 39.
s The plain of Roscommon, extending west of the River Shannon.
* His feast occurs, on the 9th of Sep- tember.
7 The commentator on the Feilire of St. yEngus observes, that he and Hilary died, on thedayofthesolarmonthofthefirst resur- rection. See the " Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. , p. Ixxxiv. —
"
Article vii. ' Thus In Scotia
tival (whereon) our God arose. "—"Trans- actions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish
See "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. On the Calendar of Oengus,
p. Ixxxiv.
° See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii
V. De Sancto tlilario Episcopo Arelatensi in Gallia, pp. 24 to 43.
Manuscript Series, vol. i. ofOengus, p. Ixxviii.
;
Article ix. —'See " Acta Sanctorum," 3 He was possibly the Deacon Juis, who tomus ii. , Maii v. Among the pretermitted
^ See ibid. , p. Ixxxiv.
was left by St. Patrick, in the territory of saints, p. 2. Ui Maine, as already related in the Life of
Tigernaci Abbatis inuentio. " Scoticum. "
: —
" Menologium
^ See Bishop Forbes"" Kalendars of Scot- tish Saints," p. 198.
Article viii. —'
— —
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [May 6.
^ijrtf) ©ay of i^ap.
ARTICLE I. —ST. COLMAN, OF LOCH ECHIN.
ANentrv, Colman Locha ethin, appears in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at this date. The Bollandists ^ quote from this authority, likewise, but in a somewhat different manner. 3 However, among the various Irish saints bearing the name of Colman,'^ they could obtain no certain indications, ref^ardinf^thepresentholyman. Again,wefindanothernote,thatthefeast
of'st. Colman,LochEichan,waskept,onthe6thofMay. s Wecannotfind any lake in Ireland, which is now similarly named. On this day was vene- rated, Colman, of Loch Eriin, as we find registered, also, in the Martyrology of Donegal. *
Article II. St. Inneem, Dromtariff Old Church, County of Cork. InthedioceseofKerrv,thereisanoldchurchatDromtariff,inthe parish so called, and county of Cork, where a female saint, called Inneen, wasvenerated,onthe6lhofMay. Accordingtopopulartradition,shewas the sister of St. Lateerin,' who is likewnse popularly known, at Cullin,^ in that part of the country, and to an older sister, who lived at Kilmeen. 3 It it stated, according to a local tradition, that the angels of Heaven made a road, one nif^ht,fromKilmeen* throughDromtariffandontoCullin,sothatthethree sislers might the more conveniently visit each other once every week. s Much obscurity hangs over their history, as their celebrity appears to be merely local ; although, the people, in their part of the country, have a great venera- tion for those sisters.
Article III. Festival of St. INIatthew, the Apostle. The Feilire ofSt. ^no-us hasnoticedatthe6thofMay,thatafestivalofSt. Matthew,
Article i. — ' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxiii. In the Franciscan copy, the read- ing is, CotniAin tochA ediin.
== See "Acta Sanctorum, tomus ii. , Maii
3 The remains of an ancient paved way may be traced between the places. It ex- tends to the distance of fully ten English miles.
* The parish of Kilmeen is in the barony of Duhallow, and shown, on the "Ordnance Survey Townlnnd Maps for the County of Cork," East Riding, sheets 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23. 29> 30. 31-
5 For a further account, the reader is re- ferred to Edward Walsh's Popular Legends
vi.
Among the pretermitted saints, p. 97. 3 Thus, they have, " Colmanus de Loch-
echin et alii LXX.
tThey refer the reader to Colgan's "Acta
Sanctorum IliberniK," Martii xxx. , where he treats of several Saints Colman, iinder the heading, De S.
Colmano Lannensi sive Linnense Abbate, pp. 792, 793-
5 The Manuscript Calendar, which be- lons^ed to Profe-sor Eugene O'Curry.
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
120, i21. . Article ii. —' Her patron day is said to
have been on the 24th of July.
= The parish of Cullcn is in the Barony of
Duhallow, and it is described, on the "Ord- nance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Cork," East Riding, sheets 29, 30, 38, 39-
—No. iii. , St. Lateerin, " Dublin Penny Journal," vol. i. . No. 45,
p. 360. — In the Leabhar Breac Article hi. '
copy is the following Irish text :
Ve]\ ]-o]"ci\ib ceiicei\c<M CAin pcclA CiMi'c cixoch-Odi <\)\nuiinre]\ LApldirhe 3ein mop lIlAchoi IIIochcA.
It is thus translated into English, by Dr.
of the South.
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the Apostle, was held in the Irish Church. The Scholiast adds, that it was the feast of his nativity. ^ The Bollandists3 have a notice of this Festival, as found in various ancient Martyrologies. 4 In the Roman Martyrology, the feast is entered, at this date, as the Translation of his body at Salernum, wliile his Natalis is referred to the 21st of September.
Article IV. Reputed Festival of Brigidona and Maria, Martyrs. At the 6th of May, the BoUandists ' refer to a Manuscript copy of the Tallagh Martyrology, for the insertion of Brigidona and Maria among the Martyrs; while, they remark, that elsevvhere, they could find no similar notice. To us, it seems likely, this entry has reference to the Saints Maura and Brigid, Virgins and Martyrs, noticed at the previous day, and placed by some error, at this date.
^ebentJ) 2Bai) of i^lap*
ARTICLE I. —ST. BERCHAN, OF DAIRE EACHDROMA.
FROM accessible accounts, it seems difficult to set down any authentic particulars, regarding the present holy man, his place, and his period. At the 7th of May, in the Feilire of St. ^ngus,' a commemoration of two dis- tinct saints, and at the same place, denominated Daire Echdroma, is recorded. These are called MochuarocandBreccan. The commentator on this Metrical
Martyrology of ^ngus remarks, that Daire Ech-Droma is in the north of Dalaradia, and on the border of Dalaradia and Dalriada. ^ It was in the DioceseofDownandConnor,accordingtoColgan. 3 Itseemslikewiseto
Whitley Stokes:—"A man who wrote without stint fair stories of Christ crucified : commemorated by princes is (the) great birth of Matthew (the) magnified. "—Trans- actions of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. On the Calendar of Oeiigus, p. Ixxviii.
Article i. —' In the " Leabhar Breac" copy, we have the following :
tTloc]^UA]^oc La b)\eccAn OijeixAic AcglAinm CA]\fAc C|\i-pc aj'tdiLui liroGAch 'Oi\oinA 'Oaiimu.
" A Latin comment follows the Irish,
" vel in hoc die occidit Christo [leg. occisus
est pro Christo ? ] See /i^zi/. , p. Ixxxiv. In
the lower margin he adds: " Fer roscrib
7rl. Matha mochta . i. machta . i. ab eo quod loved Christ who is dearest, in Daire Ech-
est mochta [leg. macto] . i. occido uel magis aucta ab eo quod est augeo mathens ad ere- dendum. "
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Mail vi. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 98.
droma. "—Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. i. , Irish Manuscript Series, p. Ixxviii.
^ See Introduction to the " Book of Obits and Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin," p. lix , Edited by John
* They write : " Matthsei Apostoli et
Euangelistse natalis in Perside memoratur Clarke Crostvvaite, A. M. , and Rev. James
in apographis Martyrologii Hierony/niani, Lucensi et Corbeiensi Pai-isiis excnsso, into et Epternacensi nomine natalis omisso. "
Henthorn Todd, D. L).
^ ^ee "Acta Sanctorum Hiberni^," xxviii.
Martii. De S. Carnocho Episcopo, nn. 4, 5> p. 783.
• The Rev. William Reeves also observes: " it is reported that stations were formerly
H
Article IV. — ' tomus ii. , Maii vi. saints, p. 96.
See " Acta Sanciorum," Among the pretermitted
It is thus rendered in the English version of Dr. Whitley Stokes: "My Cuavoc with Breccan, two champion? who are purest,
—
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LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [May 7.
have been denominated Echdruim Brecain. Though the name is now lost, the position corresponds very accurately with that of Deshcart, which is close upon a stream dividing both territories. The spot bears strong marks of remote antiquity. 4 The denomination Echdruim or Eachdruim s is usually AnglicizedAughrim. ^ Atthe7thofMay,theBoUandists? noticethissaint, after the Martyrology of Tallagh, and as referred to by Colgan, but with some inaccuracy. He is believed^ to have been of Ulster descent. St. Berchan, or Breacain, who was venerated at Eachdruim, is said to have been a son to Saran. 9 This chieftain received St. Patrick, in a very rude manner, when the IrishApostlevisitedDalaradia,wherehelived. Forthis,thesaintreproved him, and predicted, that he should be expelled from his place. '° Notwith- standing, he had posterity, remarkable for holiness of life, viz. , Brocan, his son, Atractha," his grand-daughter, and a grand-son called Trenoc. " Another alternative conjecture of the scholiast on St. ^ngus is, that Daire Echdroma was possibly in Mucraime, in the west of Connaught. We are told of it, moreover, that the tree of the church was seen from the plain, and when one went to see it in the oak-wood, it was not to be found ; it is added, that the voice of the bell was heard, and the psalmody there, wliile the church itself
was not found. '3 Elsewhere, Colgan has a conjecture, '•* that the present St. Breccanwasnot distinct from Becan, brother to St. Carnech 'S and toSt. Ronan sons of Saran, son of Colgan, son to Tuathal, son of Felim, son to Fiach Cassan,sonofCoUaDachrioch. '^ ThepublishedMartyrologyofTallagh'7 enters Breccan Echdroma. The Franciscan copy has not a quite similar notice. '^ The Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman, of Christ Church Cathe- dral, of Donegal, and of Rev. William Reeves,'9 have noticed this festival to St. Bretan,'-'° or Berchan. *' He must have lived, at a remote period. At the Nones of May, corresponding with the 7th day, the Kalendar of Drummond^'* has placed the two saints, then venerated in Ireland. *3
Article II. St. Mochiarog, or Mochuarog, of Doire Echdroma. The present holy person must have flourished, at an early phase of Irish Church affairs, since we find the insertion of Mo-Cuaroc in the Felire of St. yEngus,composedtowardsthebeginningoftheninthcentury. IntheFran-
held there, though they are now discontinued, On the Calendar of Oengus, by \Yhitley and even the name of the ]iatron saint is Stokes, LL. D. , p. Ixxxiv.
forgotten. " See Rev. William Reeves' '* See ''Acta Sanctorum Hibernise,"
"Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down,
Connor and Dromore," Appendix G. G. , n.
(g), p. 335.
5 It is Anglicized "hovse-hill. "
* There are about twenty places so called
xxviii. Martii. Vita S. Carnechi, nn. I, 4, 5, p. 7S3.
'5 See his Life, at the 28th of March, in the Third Volume of this work, Art. i.
'* Such is the pedigree found, in the in Ireland. See Dr. Patrick W. Joyce's Genealogies of the Irish Saints, at cap. xiii.
"Origin and Histoiy of Irish Names of Places," part iv. , chap, ix. , p. 506.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii vii. Among the pretermitted saints, pp. 131, 132.
» By Rev. Dr. Todd.
9 See Colgan's "Acta . Sanctoium Iliber- niK,"xx. Februarii, Vita S. Olcani, n. 13, p. 378.
'" See ibid. , cap. vii. , p. 376.
" Her Life will be found, at the llth of August.
" His fca^t has been assigned, either to the Slh, or to the 28th, of Ecbruaiy.
'3 See " Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy," vol. i. , Irish Manviscript Series.
"' Edited by Rev. Matthew Kelly, D. D. , p. xxiii.
'^Thus: biAeccAn . 1. ech 0|\omAiT).
"^ See " Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore," Appendix L. L. , p. 378, and n. (v), ibid.
° So is he called, in the Liber Sancte Tri- nitatis, at Nonas Maii. See '• The Book of Obits and Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin," Edited by John Clarke Crostwaite, A M. , and by Rev. James Henthorn Todd, p. 113.
'-' This was his name, . as given in the Martyrology of Donegal," edited by Rev. Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. I20, I2I.
