No More Learning

of
8 to honour Feme, of daughter
according
Martyrology
Donegal,
Article VII. —St. Cuimmen, Abbot of Bangok, Countv of Down.
[Seventh Century. ']
A festival in honour of Cummine, Abbot, of Damoirne,
of 1 of Marianus O'Gorman,2 and Tallagh,
is set in the down,
Martyrologies
of Cathal Maguire,3 at the 17th of September. A great plague broke out,
a. d. 666, and during its continuance it is said, no less than four abbots at
Bangor—one after the other—succumbed, namely Bearach, Cummine, Colum and Aedhan. « From what has been stated already, we may take it
for granted, following the order of enumeration, that Cummine immediately succeeded Bearach and immediately preceded Colum, in the government of this monastery. 5 He could not have discharged this duty more than a few
months, and he died probably on the 17th of September, the date for his festival. 6 It would seem, that another Abbot of the same house named
8
Critan died within a very short interval. 7 In the Martyrology of Donegal, the present saint is recorded, at the 17th of September, as Cuimmen, Abbot of Bennchor.
Article VIII. —St. Coindere, of Cuil-liag. At this date, Marianus O'Gorman enters Condere, and his scholiast states, that he was Condere of
Cuil Liacc. 1
of
The name Coindere, of Cuil-liag, occurs in the Martyrology
Donegal,
2 as
having
been
venerated,
at the
17th
of
September.
Cuil-liag is probably found under the more modern townland denomina-
tions of Coolagh, Coolock, or Coologe ; and these are very numerous
in nearly all directions throughout Ireland, not to mention other
places, which take foregoing names as component parts of the'ir designations. 3 There is a townland and village of Coolock/ giving name to a parish
7 It is thus entered 6 See Rev. William Reeves' "Ecclesias-
: eufemie uip poy.
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, ppi tical Antiquities of Down, Connor and
8
250, 251.
Article vii. — In the Book of Leinster
Copy, we have Cuimine ab with . i. oanioirxne, immediately above the entry, as
if it did not belong to Bishop Erc's record. Also we have "Cummine, Abb. i. Da- moirne in that copy, edited by the Rev. Dr.
Dromore. " Appendix, L. L. , p. 380.
7 His death is recorded in the Annals of
" Clonmacnoise and in the Chronicum
Scotorum,"atA. D. 655; andintheAnnals of Ulster and in those of the Four Masters at A. D. 668. See William M. Hennessy's edition, pp. 100, 101, and Dr. O'Donovan's
edition, vol. i. , pp. 280, 281, and n. (m), ibid.
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
250, 251. —'See Dr. Stokes' Article viii. Whitley
" Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 178, 179.
Kelly, p. xxxiv. 38
His commentator adds Cummein, abbot of Bangor. See Dr. Whitley Stokes' "Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 178, 179.
3 See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiber- nia," xii. Januarii. De S. Cumiano Episcopo,
n.
" Chroni- cum Scotorum," pp. 100, 101. There, however, those events are referred to A. D.
663.
s See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the
Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 278, 279, and n. (d. ), ibid.
2
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
6, p. 59.
4 See William M.
Hennessy's
250, 251.
3 See "A General Index to Alphabetical
the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland, "pp. 283, 284, 294.
4 It is described on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Dublin, Sheets 14, 15. The townland and village are on Sheet 15.
444 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[September 17.
and barony in the County of Dublin. s A Protestant church occcupies the site of an ancient chapel, which was annexed to Swords. 6 It is within an old enclosed graveyard, and rises on the brow of a hill, near the
Protestant Church of Coolock, County Dublin.
public road. The authority of a collation by Archbishop Fagan, however, states, that this parish had been dedicated to St. Brendan of Kerry,? who died on the 14th of May. Hence, we can hardly associate it with our present St. Coindere.
Article IX. —Monachus. The " is to be found entry Monachus,"
in the anonymous Calendar of Irish Saints, published by O'Sullivan Beare, 1
at the 17th of September. But, whether it is a proper name, or that it means simply a " monk," remains undetermined.
Article X. —St. Sanctin. At this the day,
1
of Sanctin
occurs in the Martyrology of Marianus O'Gorman. The simple entry,
is set down in the
Sanctin, Martyrology
2 at—the
of
September. T—he place, with which this saint was connected according to
one conjecture rises on a steep bank, east of the River Dodder. It has
5 See an interesting account of it in John Article ix. — See " Histories Catholicae
"
D'Alton's History of the County of Iberniae Compendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. ,
Dublin," pp. 230 to 235.
cap. xi. , p. 51. — Rendered— in drawn Article x. •
6The
by Gregor Grey on the spot, has been trans- ferred to the wood and engraved by him.
accompanying illustration,
English : " Sanctin whom I seek. " Dr. Whitley Stokes' " FeUire Hui Gormain," pp. 178,
179.
2
Edited by Dr». Todd and Reeves, pp. 250, 251.
7 His feast is held on the 1 6th of May, at which date, his Acts may be found in the
Fifth Volume of this work, Art. i.
entry
saigimm
Donegal,
17th
of
September 17. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 445
been transformed into the modern misconceived nomenclature of Kill-Saint- Anne—a name even given to its ancient church. However, the present St. Sanctin appears to us different from that other so called, and venerated at the 9th of May. 3
Article XI. —Anniversary of the Birth of St. Cornelius, Arch-
bishop of Armagh. According to a tradition of the inhabitants, residing at
Lemenc, in Savoy, the 17th of September, a. d. 1120, was the birth-day of St. Cornelius Mac Conchailleadh, known as the Blessed Cornelius, Arch-
1
bishop of Armagh. His Acts will be found, at the 4th of June. he was afterwards elevated.
This saint had been a native of the celebrated city of that primatial chair, to which
Acticle XII. —Feast of the Translation of St. Fursey's Relics.
We have that the relics of St. already seen,
1 after his
had been deposited in the Church of the Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul, at Perrone. This church and a monastery adjoining were afterwards known as " Perrone Scotorum," a circumstance which renders it probable, that the care of St. Fursey's relics was entrusted to his fellow-religious and countryman for some time after his death. The church, in latter times, became collegiate, and it was served by canons. On the 17th September, 1256, a new shrine being made, the relics were again deposited by the Bishops of Noyon, Therauenne, and Beauvais. This ceremony took place in the presence of St. Louis, King of France, who, together with the above-named prelates, placed his seal on the sepulchre. Many abbots and religious, besides a great multitude of the faithful, were present on this solemn occasion. The body remained uncorrupt during the time elapsing between the different removals and divers miracles are recorded to have taken
j
place at his tomb, and after his death, in favour of many persons.
Claudius Timet, Professor and D. D. of the Parisian Faculty, sent Desmay, the copy of a verbal process, relating to this Translation of St. Fursey's relics. Theoriginalwastracedonvellum,havingfivesealsappended. Itwaskept
among the archives of St. Fursey's Collegiate Church, at Perrone. 2 A remarkable instance of Providential interference, through the intercession of St. Fursey, is related by Desmay. At the time the Emperor Charles V. and Francis I. , King of France, waged war against each other, the Count of Nassau laid siege to Perrone city. In the year 1537, on the 28th of August, festival day of St. Lewis, the hostile forces attacked this town, which had few
3 See an account of him, at that Francorum Illustrissimo, & venerahilibus
date, in the Fifth Volume, of this work, Art. i.
—
Article xii. 'His principal feast is held
on the 1 6th of January, at which date his
Acts may be found, in the First Volume of
this work, Art. i.
2
The following are the words of this
document, according to Desmay:—"Anno nova repositum, & collocatum in Ecclesia Dominica? Incarnationis Millesimo du- Peronensi. In cujus rei memoriam nos centesimo quinquagesimo sexto, decimo Ludovicus Dei gratia Rex Francorum
quinto Calendas Octobrr>, Dominica post proedictus, una cum sigillis proenominatorum octavam Nativitatis Beatje Marise Virginis Episcoporum, praesenti scripto sigillum praesentibus Domino Ludovico Rege nostrum apponi fecimus &appendi. "
Article xi.
this work, at tha—t date, Art. i. , chap. i.
'
See the Sixth Volume of
Fursey,
departure,
Patribus Vuermando Noviomensi, Guillermo Belluacensi, & Rodulpho Morinensi, Dei
etiam multis Religiosis viris Abbatibus & aliis, ac
gratia Episcopis
pnesentibus
;
multitudine Christi fidelium congregata
;
Translatum est presiosum corpus gloriosi Confessoris Christi, Heati Fursaei Peronensis
per manus Episcoporum ipsorum, astante
etiam, & vidente Rege praedicto, & in capsa
446 LIVESOFTHEIRISHSAINTS. [September17.
defenders, and which, owing to its position, was not well calculated for defence. The besiegers hoped to carry it, by a sudden assault, whilst in the
meantime, the canons and clergy, in fasting and prayer, besought the protec- tion of their holy Patron, St. Fursey. Already had the enemy surmounted the defences. They had actually borne away three standards from within the walls of the town. Assured of victory, their trumpets began to proclaim it with notes of triumph, when some confusion began to occur in their ranks. Thiscausedthemtofallback,theirtrumpetssoundingaretreat. TheCount de la March, Marshal of France, who conducted the defence, felt astonished at this unexpected and sudden recoil. And in the fierce assault only one citizen named Mons. de Humiers fell, a circumstance causing no less surprise. But the Marshal and the other officers, believing that this victory was owing to the intercession of their Patron, at once proceeded to
St. Fursey's Church. Here they publicly offered up their prayers and thanksgivings for the result of that attack. 3 On another calm and warm day, the enemy cast fire into the town, hoping to engage the attention of its citizens in extinguishing it, whilst they meditated an attack from another quarter.
The house of the Black Lion caught fire, but the enemy did not succeed, however, in accomplishing their object. For, to the intercession of
St. Fursey was attributed the falling of a copious rain shower, which completely extinguished the flames, so that the besiegers themselves were
foremost in exclaiming publicly, that the town was under special protection of its holy Patron. And, unless such were the case, we should find it difficult to account for its escaping uninjured during the four days it was continually bombarded with seventy pieces of cannon. The besiegers suddenly decamped. Nor could the fear of the king's approach, have causedthemtoraisethissiegej since,asDeBellayremarks,hismajestywas then engaged in attending to a more distant theatre of the war. His mind was so much distracted thereby, that he had hardly time to think on, much less send assistance to Perone. In grateful remembrance of this day, and of the miraculous aid rendered to the town, the relics of St. Fursey, and of St. Ultan, his brother, were yearly borne in solemn procession through Perrone city, and especially through that part of it, where the enemy had entered the walls,andhadbeenafterwardsrepulsed. Thiscustomcontinuedtothetime, whenDesmaywrote/ Colganevidentlymakesamistake,whenhesays,that this Translation of St. Fursey's relics had occurred on the 17th of September, a. d. 1260, citing Desmay for the foregoing date. 5 But, on referring to Desmay's account, as published by Colgan himself, it will be seen, that the year assigned for its occurrence is 1256.
ArticleXIII. —St. JustinorJustus. Atthe17thofSeptember,the Irish Church venerated St. Justus, according to the Martyrology of Marianus
3 Desmay cites the History of Dom, patrocinio placeat misericordiae Domini ut Martin de Bellay, for the foregoing ab omnibus mundiblandiliis,carnisillecabris,
He had also heard these Deemonum molitionibus tuto nobis liceat related, by some of the old townsmen, requiescere, donee transeat dies mali &
particulars.
who were in Perrone, at the time of its
spiritus dicat electis, ut requiescant a laboribus suis. Amen. "—Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, ix. Februarii. Vita S. Fursaei, cap. xxi. , pp. 298, 299.
siege.
4 The Acts of our saint as written
by him, thus terminate in Colgan's, or rather
Latin
quorum (viz. SS. Fursaei & Ultani) Appendix, cap. x. , p. 98.
Eugene O'Gallagher's
version,
$Ibid. ,
" Sub
xvi. Vita S. Fursaei. Januarii.
September 17. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 447
O'Gorman. 1 We
the Priest and Martyr, whose Acts are given by the Bollandists, at this date.
Article XIV. —St. Laureint. In the Martyrology of Marianus
1
O'Gorman, at the 17th of September, there is a festival for St. Laurein[t].
We cannot find any corresponding name, at this date, in any of the calendars.
Article XV. —St. Lambeirt. A feast of St, Lambeirt occurs at the
of
17th
Monaghan
patron of Cloncurry parish in the County of Kildare. 3 It so happens, that St. Lambert, or Landebert, Bishop of Maestricht and Martyr, is celebrated on this day j and the Bollandists* have very fully set forth his Acts,* in their
Martyr.
day, they
kept by
"
Article xiii. — 1 See Dr. Whitley Stokes'
Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 178, 179. 2"
5 They have been edited by Father Con-
stantine Suyskens, S. J. , with a Previous
Commentary, comprising twenty-one sec- tions and three hundred and twelve para-
graphs.
6 No less than four different Latin Lives
of St. Lambert are there given, with accom-
panying notes.
7 See Les Petits Bollandistes, "Vies des
September, told the
in the writer,
Martyrology
of Marianus O'Gorman. 1 A Mr.
believe,
lie can be no other than St. 3
Justus,
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. , Sep- tembris xvii. De S. Justino Presb. Martyre Romoe, pp. 470 to 476. His ancient Acts have a Commentarius
Praevius, written by Father John Stilting, S. J.
notes,
Article xiv. — See Dr. Whitley Stokes' "Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 178, 179.
"
Article xv. —l See Dr. Stokes'
Whitley Saints,"
tome
xi. ,
xviie de Jour
Septembre, p.
Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 178, 179.
178.
Article xvi.
—
2 At the time of his visit to Cloncurry, already alluded to in the Life of St. Ninian or Muneean.
J
See at that in the date,
2 that St. venerated on this day, was Lambert,
collection. 6 He suffered
696, according to the tradition of the Church at Liege ;
according to the Bollandists. ? In the present instance, as in many similar cases, it may be seen, that the patronage of our ancient churches, chapels, and other religious institutions has not been confined exclusively to our native Irish saints.
ArticleXVI. —ReputedFestivalofSt. Pantaleon. Alreadyatthe
of 1 we have alluded to a Festival for the Translation ot 27th July, Reputed
St. Pantaleon's Relics, at Cologne, but only on the statement of Thomas Dempster. At the same date, the Bollandists have treated about the holy
great
martyrdom
on the
17th
of a. d. September,
On this allude to his feast as the Greeks. 2
with
" S. Pantaleonem mar- tyrem cum Charalampo et Sociis hodie breviter annuntiari a Graecis, idque verisimi- liter fieri, quia Constantinopili simul in eadem ecclesia coluntar, supra monui. "— '"Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. , Septembris et ea Occasione de BB. Petro, Andoleto, xvii. Among the pretermitted feasts, p.
3 This information Mr. Monaghan ob- tained from the parish priest of that place.
4 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. , Sep- tembris xvii. De S. Lamberto seu
Landeberto Episcopo Trajectensi et Martyre,
Etc. Leodii in Belgio, pp. 518 to 617. 463.
Seventh Volume of this work, Art. x.
2 I n these terms
;
but, in 708 or 709,
448 LIVESOFTHEIRISHSAINTS. [September18.
(Cigbteentb JBap of September,
ARTICLE I. —ST. ENDEUS, ABBOT OF EMLAGHFAD, COUNTY OF SLIGO. {SIXTH CENTUR\ '. ]
which show the brightest colouring on the rind, are not always
the most and wholesome. have attractions for the FRUITS, ripe They only
incautious and unwise.
very often honoured on earth, when God's holiest ones are almost unknown or neglected. Our chief purpose in this collection is to rescue from almost utter oblivion memorials that can still be found regarding those who have rendered good service to Religion in the glorious past ages.
St. Endeus or Enna was probably born about the middle of the sixth
century, being son to Nuadan. We have few notices left regarding him.
However, as Dr. Lanigan remarks, nothing occurs to prevent us from sup-
posing Irish Saints.
Yet those, who have attained a bad eminence are
him to have been that Endeus alluded in the Second Class1 of to,
He is thought to have been a disciple of St. Columkille. s the great Apostle of Caledonia. St Columba founded a monastery at a place called Imleachfoda. 4 Over this, he placed St. Enna, as its first minister. The former residence of Endeus is now called Emlaghfad,* in Sligo County. This ancient town6 lies six miles south of Sligo, and cne from Ballvmote. ? Itisnowaparishchurch,inthedioceseofAchonry; andPrinceO'Donnell, the Biogragher of St. Columkille, tells us, that the subject of his Memoir erected a Church there, on the west side of a hill, called Tulach-sugra. At
present
Tully,
Toomour,
within the of Corann. 9 barony
2 .
8 in
this saint has been referred to the 18th of September, by Marianus
10
it is known as
The year of St. Endeus' or Enna's death is unknown. The festival of
O'Gorman.
we do not find his festival in the Martyrologies of Tallagh or of Donegal at that date.
This was probably the Natalis, or day of his death. However,
Article II. —St. Fergna, Priest. In the published Martyrology of
1 the name of Presb. is as
had a
Tallagh,
Article I. —* See Ussher's " Britanni-
carum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates," cap. xvii. .
p. 474.
a
See "Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap, xii. , sect, x. , p. 223.
having
festival,
3
Sixth Volume of this work, Art. i.
See his Life, at the 9th of June, in the
of St. Columba," Additional Notes, n. (G). , p 282.
'The large parish of Toomour is repre- sented on the " Ordnance Survey Townland
Maps for the County of Sligo," Sheets 33,
4 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga," P- 106.
s Emlaghfad, appears to have been com- pounded from these Irish words, Imleach
Fergna,
mentioned,
34, 39, 40, 44, 45. The townland of Tully proa, which are Anglicised "the long is shown on Sheet 40.
marsh. "
6
Where Richard Earl of Ulster built a castle, about the year 1300, See ArchdalFs "Monasticon Hibernicum," p. 633.
10 See "Felire Hui Gormain," by Dr.
J it is in the barony of Corran, and parish
of Emlaghfad, represented on the " Ordnance
Survey Townland Maps for the County of
Sligo," Sheet 33.
8
See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's "Life
Whitley Stokes, pp. 178, 179.
— p. xxxiv.
Article ii.
*
Edited
Rev. Dr.
by
Kelly,
September 18. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. . 449
atthe18thofSeptember. ItisalsotobefoundintheBookofLeinstercopy. * In the Martyrology of Donegal,3 he is described as Fergna, Priest. Then within brackets, the Calendarist observes: "[He was of the race of Colla Uais,* monarch of Erin. s Or he was son to the King of Caisel, &c,
see6
have been reserved.