—
In the Franciscan copy, we
Kelly, p.
In the Franciscan copy, we
Kelly, p.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
']^n.
Acta Sanctorum Hiber- niae," xxiii. Martii, n. 10, p. 727. See her Momoedocus, de Fedh-duin, i. e. , Mida, Life, at this day, in Rev. Alban Butler's
7), that the 'Mart. Dungallen' has the
=7 See Colgan's
following notice of this saint on 23 Mart. ,
'
filius
These
Midgnas. ' words, however,
"
Livesofthe— vol. viii. Saints,"
'
Article ii. See, "Acta Sanctorum
occur in the Mart. Taml. , and it is possible,
that Colgan may have attributed them to
the Mart. Dung, by mistake. It is evident,
that the compilers of the present work did
not (with Colgan) identify Momhaedog with
the saints of the same name, who are com-
Hibernioe," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. Triani, pp. 725, 726.
^
One Daluan of Croebheach is spoken of, as a disciple of St. Patrick. See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S.
niemorated April II, May 18, and August Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. xii. , p. 131. How-
13. " ever, although the Tripartite Life is silent
*^
At pp. 84, 85. on the subject, Colgan makes St. Patrick °5 See Colgan's " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- erect a church for Daluan. See ibid.
nice," xxiii. Mariii, n. 7, p. 727.
"" Such is Colgan's statement, but I rather
suspect, the Calendarium Cassdense must have meant, the x. of the Kalends of April,
Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiv. , p. 271. Afterwards, Archdall trans- ferred that supposed church into an abbey, founded by St. Patrick, in his " Monasticon
which should correspond with the 23rd of Hibernicum. "
^ Edited Rev. Dr. xix. In says, by Kelly, p.
March. Withsuch
healso
account,
the Martyrology of Donegal coincides.
the Franciscan copy, we find C^iAnu|'.
» See notices of him, at the 22nd of
'S See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
March.
=* "
nias," xxiii. Martii, n. 8, p. 727.
In the Rev. Dr. Kelly's edition of the
Martyrology of Tallagh, the feast of " Mo-
s See Trias Thaumaturga. " Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 265.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
"
13th day of August. See, "Calendar of
medoc Feda duin
occurs, at the Ides, or
Irish Saints," &c. , p. xxxii.
"
932 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS, [March 23.
ArticleIII. —St. Trenan,ofKill-daelen,Monk. {Supposedtobe- long to the Sixth Century. "[ Jealous of its honours, ambitious for its dignity, proud of his profession, and always anxious for the improvement of its moral tone, our saints felt equally gratified, discharging humble duties, when members of religious bodies, as when elevated to a position of dignity or power, in any monastic institute. Some notices of this holy man are con- tained in Colgan's work;^ however, the Bollandists^—regarding them as somewhat doubtful—seem to think, he may not be a different person from the St. Trien, or Trienan, Abbot of Killelga, and son to Dedius, venerated
in Rev. Dr. " Calendar Kelly's
on the However this preceding day.
may be,
of Irish Saints," 3 the present holy man is noted, at the 23rd of March, as S.
Treno Cilli Daelen. '' St. Trenan or Trena s is said to have sprung from the race of Mocu-ruintir,^ and to have lived as a monk, under St. Columkille's rule, and under that of his successor, St. Baithen,7 in the Island of Hy. ^ Hence, he must have flourished, after the middle of the sixth century. 9 In St. Columba's Acts, as written by Adamnan, our saint is said to have been sent onamissiontoIreland,byhisabbot. Whenpreparingtosailfromlona, he complained to St. Columkille, that he needed a sailor, to bear him
" I cannot find the sailor
but go in peace, you will arrive in Ireland, with prosperous and favouring gales ; and, you shall see a man, coming towards you from afar, who will direct the prow of your bark, towards Scotia. '° He shall be the companion
company. Hereupon,
Columba
said,
you desire,
of — for some your journey, days
he shall come to us he will be a man approved by God, and he shall spend the remain- ing part of his time with us in good conversation. " When Trenan and his sailors approached the port, having received St. Columkille's blessing, they recognisedthatman,promisedtothembytheirabbot. " Oursaintwasalso cured of a dropsy, by St. Baithen, who strictly enjoined it on him, as an obliga- tion, to keep this miracle concealed, so long as Baithen lived. Little more is knownregardingoursaint, but that his memory had been revered, in Kill-daelen church, on the 23rd of March, according to our Martyrologies. We find a Kildallan, enumerated among those hospitals in the county of Cavan, which were endowed with Termonlands. " Whether this place was identical with
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440. —
Article hi. 'See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. jTrenani, p. 726.
"See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
^ A Trenanus is mentioned, in the BoUan-
dists' Acts of St. Baithenus. See, "Acta
Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Junii ix. , p. 237.
^
Martii xxiii.
saints, p. 440. 3 See his "
Among
the
pretermitted Tallagh," p.
* See, " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
Martjnrology -
of
nice," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. Trenani, p.
726.
" In Rev. Dr. Reeves' version of Adam-
nan, the epithets, Hibernia and Scotia are
found indiscriminately used, in giving this narrative.
" In the narrative we read: "appropin- quanti ad portum naviculse Laisranus Mocu- moie citior ceteris occurrit tenetque proram. " This individual is styled Hortulanus, in the
title of the We are told this tribe- chapter.
xix.
* In the Franciscan copy, he is thus
entered, Ci\eno feu C]\eniu]' •oe CiLt x>& Olen.
5 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's
"Life of St. Columba," lib. i. , cap. 18, p. 74. There Adamnan calls this saint Trena- nus.
* In
The three
Irish, mAC-Ui-Tlunri^.
Magi, who opposed St. Patrick, arc said to have been Generis Runtir, according to Tirechan's account in Liber Ardmachanus, fol. 10 aa. The Dal-Ruinniir occupied Cluaoin-Chaoin, now Clonkeen, in the western part of Louth County. See ibid. ^ note (c).
name is also applied, to a Saint Fintan, previously mentioned. See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's "Life of St. Columba," pp. 47. 48, note (e).
in Ireland
; and, returning
with
you,
See Colgan's "Trias Thaumatiirga. " Quarta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. x. , p. 492.
" In the Addenda to Archdall's " Monas-
ticon Hibernicum," p. 784, there is a notice
of Killdallan, with
"
two cartrons of land,
March 23. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
933
the present church of Kill-daelen, we have no means for ascertaining with accuracy. All traces of the ancient church there have long since disappeared, and only a large ash tree remains, so as almost entirely to overshadow this oldandsequesteredcemetery. 's Theyearofhisdeathisnotknown; yet, it is probable, he survived until the beginning of the seventh century. That this saint was a distinct person from St. Trien, Abbot of Kill-Elga,** is mani-
Kildallan Graveyard, County Cavan.
fest, because of the different periods at which they flourished,'S the different places in which they were venerated,^^ and the different families from whom they respectively descended. ^^
ArticleIV. —St. Darerca,aVirgin. Wefind,writtenintheMartyr-
ology of Tallagh,^ that Darerca, a Virgin, had veneration paid her, at the 23rd of March. However, we consider this to have been an entry by mistake, for Darerca, a Widow, and which rather refers to the previous day, as we have already seen. Yet, the supposition of Colgan may be adopted, that the present holy woman is possibly identical, with a St. Derfroechia, or Darercha," the daughter of Echu, or Eochod, King of Orgiall. If so, she was sister to St. Kinnia, or Cinnia,^ who lived in the time of St. Patrick,*
annual value 28s. ," under the Inquisition, taken the 9th September, 1590.
'3 The accompanying illustration, drawn on the wood by William F. Wakeman, and
engraved by Mrs. Millard, was sketclied by the vyrriter, from the interior of the grave-
yard.
' See his Life, at the 22nd of March.
'S St. Trenan of Kill-daelen lived after, or
towards,thecloseofthesixthcentury. St.
Trien of Kill-Elga flourished, about theclose of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth
century.
"5
The one at Kill-Daelen, the other at
Kill-Elga.
'7 St. Trenan of Kill-Daelen descended,
"de gente Mocu-ruinter. " St. Trien, Abbot of Kill-Elga, belonged to the Dal-Aradian
family. Article iv.
—
In the Franciscan copy, we
Kelly, p. xix.
find '6A|\ey\CA Uipjo.
' Dr. Edited by Rev.
*See"ActaSanctorumHibemise,"xxi.
Martii. Acta S. Endsei. Appendix, cap.
iv. , p. 713.
3 See her Life, at the jst of February.
934 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 23.
ArticleV. —TheDaughterorDaughtersofFeradhach. Inthe " Feilire " of St. ^ngus, the daughter of Feredach is commemorated, on the
ofMarch the of "^ Fera- ; while, Martyrology Tallagh registers Inghena
23rd
daigh, or "the daughters of Feradach. " One of these most probably was
St. Kentigerna, whose Acts have already appeared, at the 7th of January. A festival, in honour of the Daughter of E'eradhach, was celebrated on this day, as we read from the Martyrology of Donegal. ^ The Filise Feradachi are noticed, merely, at this date, by the Bollandists. 3
Article VI. —St, Lassair, or Lassar, Daughter of Fintain. An entry appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 23rd of March, regard- ing St. Lassair, daughter of Fintain. On this day is registered, likewise, in the Martyrology of Donegal,^ Lassar, daughter of Fionntan. The Bollandists notice Lassara filia Fintani. 3
Article VII. —St. Mocholla, Virgin. This day, the Martyrology of Donegal,' as also the Bollandists,'^ have on record a festival, in honour of St. Mocholla, Virgin.
Article VIII. —St. Mainchain, or Manchen. A saint, bearing the
name of Mainchein, is entered on this day, in the Martyrology of Donegal. ^ The Bollandists notice him as Manchenus. '
ArticleIX. —St. Fergusa,orFergass. TheMartyrologyofTallagh records,atthe23rdofMarch,asaintcalledFergusa;' or,asintheFrancis- can copy, Fergusius. * Under this latter name, his record is contained in the Bollandists' vvork. 3 On this day, likewise, we find mentioned, in the Martyr- ologyofDonegal,*Fergass,ashavingvenerationpaidhim. Underthehead of Daimhlaig, or Duleek, Duald Mac Firbis enters, Fergus, Bishop of Daimh- laig, quiant ii2j> The Annals of the Four Masters,^ however, place his demise at A. D. 778, and those of Ulster at a. d. 782, but Dr. O'Donovan states a. d.
783tobethecorrectyearforsuchanentry. Wecannotbesure,however, that he was the holy man, noticed in our Calendars, at this day.
Article X. —St. Cairlain, or Cairlanus. Veneration was given to
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440.
* See his Life, at the 17th of March.
'
Article v. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
— and Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
Kelly,p. xix. Also,theFranciscancopy,at this date, has pliAe pe)\A'OAchi.
Martii xxiii.
Articleviii. " See " Acta
Edited
by
Drs. Todd
^ Edited 84, 85.
Drs. Todd and
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
tomus
by
Reeves, pp.
Sanctorum,"
Among the pretermitted
saints, p. 440. — Article IX.
'
As edited
Rev. Dr.
by
saints, p. 440. — Kelly, p. xix.
"" Article vi. Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has tA]'|'Ai\A pliA pncAni.
'
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 84,85.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440,
Here we read i:e)\5U|'nif.
^ gee "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ill. ,
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440.
*• EditedbyDrs. ToddandReeves,pp. 84,85.
s See "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish MSS. Series, vol. i. , part
and *
Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
See "Acta Sanctoruiji," tomus iii. ,
* See Dr. O'Donovan's vol. edition,
pp. 382 to 385, and n. (s). Ibid,
i,,
Article vii. —' Edited by Drs. Todd i. , pp. 104, 105.
Martii xxiii.
'
iii. , Among the pretermitted
March 23. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 935
Cairlain, at the 23rd of March, as we find recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh. ^ We meet with the entry of Cairlanus, on the same day, in the BoUandists' work,= yet nothing further is given to distinguish him.
Article XI. —St. Failbe, or Failbeus. The Martyrology of Tallagh * records a festival, in honour of Failbe, at the 23rd of March. In the BoUan- dists' work, at the same date, we find the simple entry of Failbeus repeated. *
ArticleXII. —St. Ciannat,Virgin. Weread,intheMartyrologyof Donegal,' that Ciannat, a Virgin, had veneration paid her, on this day.
Article XIII. —St. Baetan, or Boetan, of Kill-Boedain, or Shil« voDAN, County of Antrim. \Stxth Century. l Some notices of this holy man are to be found, in Colgan's work,' at the 23rd of March. He is said to have flourished, after the beginning of the sixth century, in the province of Munster. The O'Clerys consider , that he may have been the Baetan, brother to Corbmac^ and Eimhin,3 who belonged to the race of Eoghan- mor, who was son to OilioU Olum. Again, he is thought to have been one - of six holy brothers,* noticed by our Calendarists. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,5 at the 23rd of March, his record appears simply, as Boetan, a Monk. Hence, we should be inclined to infer, that he did not obtain any exalted position, in the Irish Church. According to the Life of his reputed brother Cormac,^ Baetan is said to have built a church, which was called Kill-Beodain, in the first instance, and afterwards it was known as Kill- Oscoba, when he went into those northern parts, where he was hospitably received and entertained, by the noble family of Sodan. They bestowed land and possessions, as an endowment ; and, the distinguished races of Cinell-Decill, Clann Scoba, and Sil-noi-ridhin, regarded this saint, as their special and favourite patron. However, in course of time, the Cinell-Decill adopted as their patrons, St. Cuan and St. Colman, to whom their prayers and devotions were most directed. The two other famiUcs of Clann Scoba and Sil-noi-ridhin continued faithful to their patron, St. Baetan, until the descendants of Tomultac attacking them, not only deprived them of local influence, but even invaded their holy ground and sanctuary, at Kil-beodain.
To this church, they gave in future, as its title, Kill-Oscoba. This place was subsequently written, the church of Schilowodan, Sillwoodan, Silwooden, and Silvodan. The locality is now known, as the Grange of Shilvodan. ? It is also a parish, situated to the north of Lough Neagh. ^ There are no remains
Article x. —' Edited by Rev, Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, we
s His Acts occur, at the 22nd of Decern- See Acta Sanctorum," tenuis iii. , bar.
have CAi^xlAnuf. *"
Martii xxiii.
saints, p. 440. Article XI.
Kelly, p. xix.
* Their names Becanus, pretermitted are,
ITAibueuf is noted. ""
the
—
In the Franciscan copy
Among
Culanus, Eminus, or Evinus, Diermitius, Corbmacus,
Boedanus, or Baitanus.
s Edited by the Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix-.
In the Franciscan copy, we read DAitAntif monAighe.
^
His Acts aie to be found, in Colgan, at the 26th of March. In the present work, his
be at the of
Life will found, 13th December.
7 It lies, in the barony of Upper Toome, Article xiil. —'See " Acta Sanctorum and it is described, on the "Ordnance
Hibernise," xxiii, Martii. Vita S. Boedani, Survey Townland Maps for the County of p. 728, Antrim," Sheets 43, 44.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted
saints, p. 440. Article xii.
—
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
' His Life will be found, at the 13th of December,
936 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 24.
of a graveyard, in Shilvodan ; but, it is supposed a burial-ground formerly existed, in Tavnaghmore townland. 9 The BoUandists notice, at the 23rd of March, the festival of Baithenus Monaighe, with an allusion to his comme- moration, in the Martyrologies of Tallagh and of Marianus 0'Gorman,'° Ac- cording to the Martyrology of Donegal," veneration was given, on this day, to Baetan of Monu, It is thought, by Colgan, that this place must be identical with Moinmore, which was situated, in the southern part of Munster. '^ Our saint seems to be quite a distinct person, from the St.
Acta Sanctorum Hiber- niae," xxiii. Martii, n. 10, p. 727. See her Momoedocus, de Fedh-duin, i. e. , Mida, Life, at this day, in Rev. Alban Butler's
7), that the 'Mart. Dungallen' has the
=7 See Colgan's
following notice of this saint on 23 Mart. ,
'
filius
These
Midgnas. ' words, however,
"
Livesofthe— vol. viii. Saints,"
'
Article ii. See, "Acta Sanctorum
occur in the Mart. Taml. , and it is possible,
that Colgan may have attributed them to
the Mart. Dung, by mistake. It is evident,
that the compilers of the present work did
not (with Colgan) identify Momhaedog with
the saints of the same name, who are com-
Hibernioe," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. Triani, pp. 725, 726.
^
One Daluan of Croebheach is spoken of, as a disciple of St. Patrick. See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S.
niemorated April II, May 18, and August Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. xii. , p. 131. How-
13. " ever, although the Tripartite Life is silent
*^
At pp. 84, 85. on the subject, Colgan makes St. Patrick °5 See Colgan's " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- erect a church for Daluan. See ibid.
nice," xxiii. Mariii, n. 7, p. 727.
"" Such is Colgan's statement, but I rather
suspect, the Calendarium Cassdense must have meant, the x. of the Kalends of April,
Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiv. , p. 271. Afterwards, Archdall trans- ferred that supposed church into an abbey, founded by St. Patrick, in his " Monasticon
which should correspond with the 23rd of Hibernicum. "
^ Edited Rev. Dr. xix. In says, by Kelly, p.
March. Withsuch
healso
account,
the Martyrology of Donegal coincides.
the Franciscan copy, we find C^iAnu|'.
» See notices of him, at the 22nd of
'S See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
March.
=* "
nias," xxiii. Martii, n. 8, p. 727.
In the Rev. Dr. Kelly's edition of the
Martyrology of Tallagh, the feast of " Mo-
s See Trias Thaumaturga. " Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 265.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
"
13th day of August. See, "Calendar of
medoc Feda duin
occurs, at the Ides, or
Irish Saints," &c. , p. xxxii.
"
932 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS, [March 23.
ArticleIII. —St. Trenan,ofKill-daelen,Monk. {Supposedtobe- long to the Sixth Century. "[ Jealous of its honours, ambitious for its dignity, proud of his profession, and always anxious for the improvement of its moral tone, our saints felt equally gratified, discharging humble duties, when members of religious bodies, as when elevated to a position of dignity or power, in any monastic institute. Some notices of this holy man are con- tained in Colgan's work;^ however, the Bollandists^—regarding them as somewhat doubtful—seem to think, he may not be a different person from the St. Trien, or Trienan, Abbot of Killelga, and son to Dedius, venerated
in Rev. Dr. " Calendar Kelly's
on the However this preceding day.
may be,
of Irish Saints," 3 the present holy man is noted, at the 23rd of March, as S.
Treno Cilli Daelen. '' St. Trenan or Trena s is said to have sprung from the race of Mocu-ruintir,^ and to have lived as a monk, under St. Columkille's rule, and under that of his successor, St. Baithen,7 in the Island of Hy. ^ Hence, he must have flourished, after the middle of the sixth century. 9 In St. Columba's Acts, as written by Adamnan, our saint is said to have been sent onamissiontoIreland,byhisabbot. Whenpreparingtosailfromlona, he complained to St. Columkille, that he needed a sailor, to bear him
" I cannot find the sailor
but go in peace, you will arrive in Ireland, with prosperous and favouring gales ; and, you shall see a man, coming towards you from afar, who will direct the prow of your bark, towards Scotia. '° He shall be the companion
company. Hereupon,
Columba
said,
you desire,
of — for some your journey, days
he shall come to us he will be a man approved by God, and he shall spend the remain- ing part of his time with us in good conversation. " When Trenan and his sailors approached the port, having received St. Columkille's blessing, they recognisedthatman,promisedtothembytheirabbot. " Oursaintwasalso cured of a dropsy, by St. Baithen, who strictly enjoined it on him, as an obliga- tion, to keep this miracle concealed, so long as Baithen lived. Little more is knownregardingoursaint, but that his memory had been revered, in Kill-daelen church, on the 23rd of March, according to our Martyrologies. We find a Kildallan, enumerated among those hospitals in the county of Cavan, which were endowed with Termonlands. " Whether this place was identical with
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440. —
Article hi. 'See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. jTrenani, p. 726.
"See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
^ A Trenanus is mentioned, in the BoUan-
dists' Acts of St. Baithenus. See, "Acta
Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Junii ix. , p. 237.
^
Martii xxiii.
saints, p. 440. 3 See his "
Among
the
pretermitted Tallagh," p.
* See, " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
Martjnrology -
of
nice," xxiii. Martii. Vita S. Trenani, p.
726.
" In Rev. Dr. Reeves' version of Adam-
nan, the epithets, Hibernia and Scotia are
found indiscriminately used, in giving this narrative.
" In the narrative we read: "appropin- quanti ad portum naviculse Laisranus Mocu- moie citior ceteris occurrit tenetque proram. " This individual is styled Hortulanus, in the
title of the We are told this tribe- chapter.
xix.
* In the Franciscan copy, he is thus
entered, Ci\eno feu C]\eniu]' •oe CiLt x>& Olen.
5 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's
"Life of St. Columba," lib. i. , cap. 18, p. 74. There Adamnan calls this saint Trena- nus.
* In
The three
Irish, mAC-Ui-Tlunri^.
Magi, who opposed St. Patrick, arc said to have been Generis Runtir, according to Tirechan's account in Liber Ardmachanus, fol. 10 aa. The Dal-Ruinniir occupied Cluaoin-Chaoin, now Clonkeen, in the western part of Louth County. See ibid. ^ note (c).
name is also applied, to a Saint Fintan, previously mentioned. See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's "Life of St. Columba," pp. 47. 48, note (e).
in Ireland
; and, returning
with
you,
See Colgan's "Trias Thaumatiirga. " Quarta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. x. , p. 492.
" In the Addenda to Archdall's " Monas-
ticon Hibernicum," p. 784, there is a notice
of Killdallan, with
"
two cartrons of land,
March 23. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
933
the present church of Kill-daelen, we have no means for ascertaining with accuracy. All traces of the ancient church there have long since disappeared, and only a large ash tree remains, so as almost entirely to overshadow this oldandsequesteredcemetery. 's Theyearofhisdeathisnotknown; yet, it is probable, he survived until the beginning of the seventh century. That this saint was a distinct person from St. Trien, Abbot of Kill-Elga,** is mani-
Kildallan Graveyard, County Cavan.
fest, because of the different periods at which they flourished,'S the different places in which they were venerated,^^ and the different families from whom they respectively descended. ^^
ArticleIV. —St. Darerca,aVirgin. Wefind,writtenintheMartyr-
ology of Tallagh,^ that Darerca, a Virgin, had veneration paid her, at the 23rd of March. However, we consider this to have been an entry by mistake, for Darerca, a Widow, and which rather refers to the previous day, as we have already seen. Yet, the supposition of Colgan may be adopted, that the present holy woman is possibly identical, with a St. Derfroechia, or Darercha," the daughter of Echu, or Eochod, King of Orgiall. If so, she was sister to St. Kinnia, or Cinnia,^ who lived in the time of St. Patrick,*
annual value 28s. ," under the Inquisition, taken the 9th September, 1590.
'3 The accompanying illustration, drawn on the wood by William F. Wakeman, and
engraved by Mrs. Millard, was sketclied by the vyrriter, from the interior of the grave-
yard.
' See his Life, at the 22nd of March.
'S St. Trenan of Kill-daelen lived after, or
towards,thecloseofthesixthcentury. St.
Trien of Kill-Elga flourished, about theclose of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth
century.
"5
The one at Kill-Daelen, the other at
Kill-Elga.
'7 St. Trenan of Kill-Daelen descended,
"de gente Mocu-ruinter. " St. Trien, Abbot of Kill-Elga, belonged to the Dal-Aradian
family. Article iv.
—
In the Franciscan copy, we
Kelly, p. xix.
find '6A|\ey\CA Uipjo.
' Dr. Edited by Rev.
*See"ActaSanctorumHibemise,"xxi.
Martii. Acta S. Endsei. Appendix, cap.
iv. , p. 713.
3 See her Life, at the jst of February.
934 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 23.
ArticleV. —TheDaughterorDaughtersofFeradhach. Inthe " Feilire " of St. ^ngus, the daughter of Feredach is commemorated, on the
ofMarch the of "^ Fera- ; while, Martyrology Tallagh registers Inghena
23rd
daigh, or "the daughters of Feradach. " One of these most probably was
St. Kentigerna, whose Acts have already appeared, at the 7th of January. A festival, in honour of the Daughter of E'eradhach, was celebrated on this day, as we read from the Martyrology of Donegal. ^ The Filise Feradachi are noticed, merely, at this date, by the Bollandists. 3
Article VI. —St, Lassair, or Lassar, Daughter of Fintain. An entry appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 23rd of March, regard- ing St. Lassair, daughter of Fintain. On this day is registered, likewise, in the Martyrology of Donegal,^ Lassar, daughter of Fionntan. The Bollandists notice Lassara filia Fintani. 3
Article VII. —St. Mocholla, Virgin. This day, the Martyrology of Donegal,' as also the Bollandists,'^ have on record a festival, in honour of St. Mocholla, Virgin.
Article VIII. —St. Mainchain, or Manchen. A saint, bearing the
name of Mainchein, is entered on this day, in the Martyrology of Donegal. ^ The Bollandists notice him as Manchenus. '
ArticleIX. —St. Fergusa,orFergass. TheMartyrologyofTallagh records,atthe23rdofMarch,asaintcalledFergusa;' or,asintheFrancis- can copy, Fergusius. * Under this latter name, his record is contained in the Bollandists' vvork. 3 On this day, likewise, we find mentioned, in the Martyr- ologyofDonegal,*Fergass,ashavingvenerationpaidhim. Underthehead of Daimhlaig, or Duleek, Duald Mac Firbis enters, Fergus, Bishop of Daimh- laig, quiant ii2j> The Annals of the Four Masters,^ however, place his demise at A. D. 778, and those of Ulster at a. d. 782, but Dr. O'Donovan states a. d.
783tobethecorrectyearforsuchanentry. Wecannotbesure,however, that he was the holy man, noticed in our Calendars, at this day.
Article X. —St. Cairlain, or Cairlanus. Veneration was given to
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440.
* See his Life, at the 17th of March.
'
Article v. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
— and Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
Kelly,p. xix. Also,theFranciscancopy,at this date, has pliAe pe)\A'OAchi.
Martii xxiii.
Articleviii. " See " Acta
Edited
by
Drs. Todd
^ Edited 84, 85.
Drs. Todd and
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
tomus
by
Reeves, pp.
Sanctorum,"
Among the pretermitted
saints, p. 440. — Article IX.
'
As edited
Rev. Dr.
by
saints, p. 440. — Kelly, p. xix.
"" Article vi. Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has tA]'|'Ai\A pliA pncAni.
'
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 84,85.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440,
Here we read i:e)\5U|'nif.
^ gee "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ill. ,
Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 440.
*• EditedbyDrs. ToddandReeves,pp. 84,85.
s See "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish MSS. Series, vol. i. , part
and *
Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
See "Acta Sanctoruiji," tomus iii. ,
* See Dr. O'Donovan's vol. edition,
pp. 382 to 385, and n. (s). Ibid,
i,,
Article vii. —' Edited by Drs. Todd i. , pp. 104, 105.
Martii xxiii.
'
iii. , Among the pretermitted
March 23. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 935
Cairlain, at the 23rd of March, as we find recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh. ^ We meet with the entry of Cairlanus, on the same day, in the BoUandists' work,= yet nothing further is given to distinguish him.
Article XI. —St. Failbe, or Failbeus. The Martyrology of Tallagh * records a festival, in honour of Failbe, at the 23rd of March. In the BoUan- dists' work, at the same date, we find the simple entry of Failbeus repeated. *
ArticleXII. —St. Ciannat,Virgin. Weread,intheMartyrologyof Donegal,' that Ciannat, a Virgin, had veneration paid her, on this day.
Article XIII. —St. Baetan, or Boetan, of Kill-Boedain, or Shil« voDAN, County of Antrim. \Stxth Century. l Some notices of this holy man are to be found, in Colgan's work,' at the 23rd of March. He is said to have flourished, after the beginning of the sixth century, in the province of Munster. The O'Clerys consider , that he may have been the Baetan, brother to Corbmac^ and Eimhin,3 who belonged to the race of Eoghan- mor, who was son to OilioU Olum. Again, he is thought to have been one - of six holy brothers,* noticed by our Calendarists. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,5 at the 23rd of March, his record appears simply, as Boetan, a Monk. Hence, we should be inclined to infer, that he did not obtain any exalted position, in the Irish Church. According to the Life of his reputed brother Cormac,^ Baetan is said to have built a church, which was called Kill-Beodain, in the first instance, and afterwards it was known as Kill- Oscoba, when he went into those northern parts, where he was hospitably received and entertained, by the noble family of Sodan. They bestowed land and possessions, as an endowment ; and, the distinguished races of Cinell-Decill, Clann Scoba, and Sil-noi-ridhin, regarded this saint, as their special and favourite patron. However, in course of time, the Cinell-Decill adopted as their patrons, St. Cuan and St. Colman, to whom their prayers and devotions were most directed. The two other famiUcs of Clann Scoba and Sil-noi-ridhin continued faithful to their patron, St. Baetan, until the descendants of Tomultac attacking them, not only deprived them of local influence, but even invaded their holy ground and sanctuary, at Kil-beodain.
To this church, they gave in future, as its title, Kill-Oscoba. This place was subsequently written, the church of Schilowodan, Sillwoodan, Silwooden, and Silvodan. The locality is now known, as the Grange of Shilvodan. ? It is also a parish, situated to the north of Lough Neagh. ^ There are no remains
Article x. —' Edited by Rev, Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, we
s His Acts occur, at the 22nd of Decern- See Acta Sanctorum," tenuis iii. , bar.
have CAi^xlAnuf. *"
Martii xxiii.
saints, p. 440. Article XI.
Kelly, p. xix.
* Their names Becanus, pretermitted are,
ITAibueuf is noted. ""
the
—
In the Franciscan copy
Among
Culanus, Eminus, or Evinus, Diermitius, Corbmacus,
Boedanus, or Baitanus.
s Edited by the Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix-.
In the Franciscan copy, we read DAitAntif monAighe.
^
His Acts aie to be found, in Colgan, at the 26th of March. In the present work, his
be at the of
Life will found, 13th December.
7 It lies, in the barony of Upper Toome, Article xiil. —'See " Acta Sanctorum and it is described, on the "Ordnance
Hibernise," xxiii, Martii. Vita S. Boedani, Survey Townland Maps for the County of p. 728, Antrim," Sheets 43, 44.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxiii. Among the pretermitted
saints, p. 440. Article xii.
—
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 84, 85.
' His Life will be found, at the 13th of December,
936 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 24.
of a graveyard, in Shilvodan ; but, it is supposed a burial-ground formerly existed, in Tavnaghmore townland. 9 The BoUandists notice, at the 23rd of March, the festival of Baithenus Monaighe, with an allusion to his comme- moration, in the Martyrologies of Tallagh and of Marianus 0'Gorman,'° Ac- cording to the Martyrology of Donegal," veneration was given, on this day, to Baetan of Monu, It is thought, by Colgan, that this place must be identical with Moinmore, which was situated, in the southern part of Munster. '^ Our saint seems to be quite a distinct person, from the St.
