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Feast of the Translation of the Saints, at Bobbio Monastery, Italy. . . 397 Article X. —Feast of a reputed St. Ahben, Hemiit, of Abingdon, England . . . 398 Article XI. —Supposed Feast of the Deposition of St. Patrick, Bishop and Con-
fessor, at Auvergne, France . . . . . . . . . 398
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Article I. ~The Life of St. Patrick, Apostle and Chief Patron of Ireland. [FourthaudFifthCenturies. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—The genuine and spurious Writings ascrilied to St. Patrick, as serving to illustrate his Biography—Acts and Lives of St. Patrick yet ex- tant, in various Collections and Manuscripts—The Biographies already published—Other Sources left,
—for investigating the Facts of his History . . . 399 Chap. II, Various Conjectures as to the Country of St. Patrick's Birth—The ancient Extent of Britain—
Different Localities assigned for the Irish Apostle's
Birthplace—France, Scotland, Wales and England contend for this Honour—Examination of the
—Question . . . . . . — . . . 436 Chap. III. llie Parents and Family of Patrick Examination
of their recorded Names, and of our Saint's Genea-
logy and Pedigree—Different Opinions regarding the Year of his Birth—His Baptism—Miracles then
wrought—St. Patrick's early Childhood
Chap. IV. —The early Dialects of the British Islands Their disturbed social Relations—St. Patrick's Youth and his Errors—The Event wliich led to his first Cap- tivity, about the Age of Sixteen—Niall of the Nine Hostages—Mislortunes occurring to St. Patrick's Family—He becomes a Slave to Milchuo, in the North of Ireland—His Manner of Life there—His
—Escape from Captivity and subsequent Adventures 484 Chap. V. St. Patrick's Age and the T me when he escaped to Gaul—His second Captivity—His Vision—His Resolution to embrace the clerical State—He seeks
the Monastery of Tours, to prepare for it—Life at Marmoulier—St. Patrick's Promotion to Holy Orders—His heavenly Inspirations—He studies
under St. Germanus of Auxerre—His Life in
— — Italy
TheTyrrheneIslands TheStaffofJesus . . . 501
Chap. VI. —St. Patrick's Reception of Holy Orders—His sup-
posed missionary Labours at Boulogne—His Mis- sion with Saints Germanus and Lupus to Great Britain—Their Return to Gaul—St. Palladius in Ireland—St. Patrick proceeds to Italy—His Con- secration as Bishop—St. Patrick said to have been an Augustinian—Destined for his Mission to Ire-
—land, by the Pope
. . . . . . 518
534
Chap. VII. State of Society when St. Patrick arrived in our
Island—Druidic Predictions—The Date for Patrick's
Arrival—He lands on the eastern Coast of Leinster
—Repelled by the Natives—He then sails towards
———
the North The Saint touches at Inis Phadraig HearrivesatLecale EnquiryregardingthePlace of his Debarkation . . . . . .
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Chap. VIII. The Irish Apostle's Arrival at Saul Soothsayers'
Predictions — his
regarding Coming King Laog-
and Conversion of Dichuo or Dichu St. Patrick erects a Church at
haire's Instruction —s
Opposition
—
. . . 469
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The Hymn attributed to St. Patrick, on approaching Tara—He appears before the Assembly—Hercus
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— — Page Saul PunishmentofaMagician StPatrickvisits
his former Master, Milchuo, but fails in effecting his Conversion—Territorial Position of the Cruithni
and Dalaradians—St. Patrick returns to Dichu—He receives Ross, or Rus, into the Church—He instructs
and baptizes Moclioe, afterwards Bishop of Island Mahee—St. Patrick releases the Sons of Dichu from Captivity . . . . . . . . . 544
Chap. IX. —Tlie Holy Apostle resolves on setting out for
Tara—His Journey thither—He proceeds to Slane
—King Laogliaire and his Magicians—The Druids— The Feis of Tara—Antiquarian Remains there—
—
or Ere does Honour to the Saint Dubtach,
the chief Poet, becomes a Convert—Arts of the Magi- cians—How King Laoghaire receives the Tidings of
Salvation—The Shamrock
CH. \r. X. —Religious Toleration accorded to St. Patrick—St.
Loman or Lumman—St. Patrick visits Tailtean—
His Reception by King Laoighaire's Brothers, CairbreandConnell—St. Patrick'ssolemnBaptism —His reputed Foundations in Meath—His Mission
——' in Westmeath Usneach Hill He visits Longford
—He resolves to set out for Connaught—His Passage
through Leitrim—Destruction of the Idol Crom-
Cruach, at Magh Sleacht . . . — . . . 565 Chap. XI. —IheIrishApostleresolvestovisitConnaught He crosses the Shannon—The Druids Moel and Capiat —Patrick preaches the Gospel to those People,
Chap. XII.
—He next visits
—Conversion of Ethnea and Fethlimia, the Daughters of King Laoi- ghaire—Labours of St. Patrick iu Tir-Chairedha and
—Hy-Many . . . . . . . . . 584 St. Patrick advances to the Territory of Gregraidlie,
living in RoscommoU'—
St. Ascicus
where he founds two Churches
Airteach and Amen, Conmaicne and Cera—Thence he proceeds towards Umail, where he built a Church at Aghagower—St. Patrick then engages in a spiritual Retreat on the Summit of Croughan- ailche—Afterwards it was called Crough-Patrick— Its Situation and Appearance—Legends regarding what occurred, at this Place—He celebrates the Pasch at Aghagower, and then goes successively to Corcathemne, to Mag-Mac-Erca, and to Tir-Amal- gaidh—Great Success of his Mission—He founds Killala and other Churches—He journeys through
—Hy-Fiachrach . . . . . . — . . . 593 Chap. XI II. Tlie holy Man visits Sligeach and Calraighe He
—He
—Connaught Province . . . . . . 6lS
meets with Opposition, but overcomes it
ceeds towards the Boyle River—His successive Missions about Druimdaire, Giinne, Druiai-Cliabh and Magh-ene—He spends seven Years in preach- ing, and in administering Church Affairs, within the
Ch. \p. XTV. St. Patrick leaves Connaught and proceeds towards
Donegal—His Mission in Tir-Aodha—Favourably
received there by the Dynast Conall Gulban—Lough
its St. Patrick leaves lor Dearg and — Pilgrimage—
Tir-Eoghain Honourably treated by the Dynast Eugenius — He next visits Ailech — Churcht.
—The two Mac-Carthinns St. Patrick advances towards the River Bann, afterwards so remarkable for its Abun-
Founded in — and near Inishowen, Deny
dance of Fish . . . . . . . . . 62C GllAP. XV. —St. Patrick visits the Territories of Dalriada and of Daleradia—lie preaches in Dalrieda—He founds
. . . . . .
554
pro-
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—Lough Neagh, at Hy Tuirtre, and at Imchlair . . . 644 ChaI'. XVI. TheIrishApostlefoundsChurchesinHy-Bruin,and
at Tulach-Maine—He preaches at Finn-Abhuir—
He visits the Oirgaillians—Eochaid Mac Crimthainn
and his Cliildren—Clogher and its Neighbourhood
—St. Maccaerthenn is placed over the See, estab-
lished at Clogher—Description of Altadaven— Mission in Hua-Meithtire—St. Patrick visits the People of Mughdornia—The Conversion of their Chieftain, Victor—St. Patrick is opposed, by the
People of Fera-Rois . . . . . . 663 Chap. XVII. —St. Patrick revisits Meath—The Hymn of St. Secun- dinus—St. Patrick is said to have passed from Meath towards Dublin—He visits Naas—Miracles recorded, in Connexion with both Places—His Joumeys to Hy-Garchon, and through Magh Liffe— Churches said to have been founded by him, in the
—present County of Kildare — . . . . . . 676 Chap. XVIII. St.
I'atrick approaches Leix Design on his Life
and providential Escape—He next visits Dubtach
in Hy-Kinsellach—He consecrates St. Fiach as Bishop of Sletty—Crimtiiain, son of Enda Kinsel-
lagh, patronizes his Efforts and founds many Churches—St. Patrick then visits the Ossorian Dis- trict . . . . . . . . .
Chap. XIX. —Missionaries in Munster, before the Visit of St. Patrick to that Province—His Preaching at Cashel, and the Conversion of King ^ngus with his People —St. Patrick visits Muscraighe-Breogain and Hi- Cuanach—He goes to Arachliach and to Hy- Fidhgente, so far as the River Shannon, and then he returns towards Eastern Munster . . . Chap. XX,—St. Patrick proceeds towards Southern Munster— His Mission among the Desii—He visits Muscraige- Thire—Results of his Labours in Munster—He
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697
—blesses and takes leave of the People . . . 707 Chap. XXI. The providential Escape of St. Patrick, while pass-
ing through Hy-Failge, and Martyrdom of his
Charioteer, Odhran—The Apostle returns to Lecale —^Judgment visited on Trian—Conversion of Ma- chaldus, and his subsequent Mission in the Isle of Man—Drumbo—Euchodius, King in Ulster—His Son, St. Domangart—St. Patrick lays the Founda- tion of a Church, at Louth ; but, he is warned by an Angel, to found his great Cathedral, at
—Armagh . . . . . . . . . 713 Chap. XXII. St. Patrick is said to have presided over the See of
—He —
is to have visited and
Clogher reported Britain,
the Isle of Man Baptism of the Princess Munessa —St. Patrick returns to Ireland—He journeys to- wards Armagh, and —receives from Daire the Site for
—athedral St. Patrick measures out its his great C
Boundaries Various wonderful Events are re- —corded, after its Establishment . . . . . . 722
Chap. XXIII. Enquiry regarding St. Patrick's Journey to Rome,
of after the Foundation—
—— Coroticus Mira-
Armagh
culous Occurrences Reputed Resignation of the
—See, at Armagh, to St. Benignus . . . . . . 737
Chap. XXIV. The Irish —
Apostle's missionary Labours, Habits,
—Exercises TheCouncilsand
and devotional
of St. Patrick Various Miracles wrought by the holy Man—His Consecrations and Ordinations—
—Enumeration of his Officials and Disciples . . . 747
Chap. XXV. Presurhed Connexion of the Irish — with the Apostle
Monastery at Glastonbury examined St. Patrick's
Confession
—The various
prose
Tracts and Irish
Synods
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succeed him in the See of Armagh—The Apostle receives a Warning from Heaven, regarding his Death, and where it should take place—He de- parts this Life at Saul—His funeral Obsequies- Dispute concerning the Possession of his sacred Re- mains determined by a Miracle—His Burial at
— 77*
Poems attributed to him, or having Reference to his
— 77' Chap. XXVI. —St. Patrick's Prediction, that St. Bcnignns should
History
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Chap. XXVII. —The Year of St. Patrick's Death—His Age- Churches, Chapels nnd Religious Institutions, dedi- cated to St. Patrick, in Ireland, and in distant Countries—Veneration accorded him in Calendars, Relics and
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Martyrologies, and Church Offices— — Memorials of Ireland's Apostle— Conclusion
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Article II.
ArticleIII. —St. NessanofCork. [ProbablyintkeFifthCfntury. ]
St. Becan, Eremite. [Seventk Century. ] . . .
ArticlkIV. —St. Conchend . . . . . . ArticleV. —StGobban,sonofNascain,andBishop .
Article VI. —St. Failtif^ern or Faoiliigern, Virgin
Article VII. —St. Tigemach . . . . . .
Article VIII. —Reputed Festival of Colonatus, Presbyter, and Totuanns Dianus,
at Wurtzburgh . . . . . . ••• ••• 834
(Bic^\)tm\tf) Bap of iHarri)^
Article I. —St. Comman, or Caiman, Confessor. [Possibly of tlu Seventh ArticleII. — Century. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . S34 St. Eicbrect, or Egbert, a Saxon. [Probably in the Eighth Century^ 836
Article III. —St. Connal, Bishop of Killconnal, and of Aughrim, County of
—Galway. [SupposedtobeoftheFijthCentury. ]. . .
ArticleIV. St. Moedoc,orMaedhog,ofCluain-esgrach . . .
Article V. —St. Toman, or Thoman, Bishop . . . . . .
Article VI. —St. Cliristianus, or Giolla Criost O'Conarchy, first Abbot of McUi-
— font, County of Louth. [Twelfth CetUury. ] . . . . . . 839 Article VII. St. Caemhan, the Holy . . . . . . . . 842 Article VIII. —NUalis of St. Fridian, or Frigidian, Bishop, and Patron of Lucca,
— Italy. \ Sixth Century. ] . .