His
identity
we cannot surmise.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
"
Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxii. , p. 145'
3 He would not affirm, however, that this deacon was one of St. Patrick's nephews. ^QQibtd. , nn. 176, 177, p. 181.
4 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Drs. Todd and
In a note, Dr. Todd says at this word
5 Edited 62, 63.
^ He died a. d.
3 That of the
* Reat :
^
^^
chap. i.
<* He was Abbot of Bochonais, and his
festival will be found at the 4th of Septem- ber.
_
by
i. e. Reat, the Deacon. "
See, Ibid. , pp. 400, 401. ^"
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
Reeves, pp.
465. "
Sanctilogic Genealogy,'
•
at the
of
Martii iii. Article vii.
62, 63.
Among the pretermitted saints,
occurs,
25th
Septem-
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
* See "Trias Thaumaturga. " . Appendix Quinta ad Acta S. Brigidce, cap. ii. , p. 629. ' See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the
Four Masters," v—ol. i. , pp. 344 to 347.
'
Article viii.
Dr. O'bonovan renders it " Servant or Vassal of Christ. "—"Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , n. (k), p. 320.
xo6 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS
[March 3.
son to Niall of the Nine Hostages. Judging by the date assigned for his death, this holy man must have been bom about, or after, the middle of the seventh century. His birth probably took place, in the northern part of Ireland,^ inferring from his family pedigree. But, he resolved on leaving Ulster, and betook himself to a place called Hi-Donchadha, in the western part of Leinster. It is also said to have been in —Fotharta. ^ Here he erected a cell, which is —called Cella-oc, It may be asked and the situation warrants such suspicion could this have been the place, which subsequently had been converted into the denomination of Templeoge,? where yet, a small enclosed graveyard contains the ruins of a mediaeval church, the side walls
Teiupleogue Church, County of Dublin.
of which are now almost completely gone, and only a single gable is standing
perfect. ^ The present form of the name would lead one to believe, that it """
means little temple or church. " 9 Probably at some former period, it
obtained the appellation Kill-Cele-Chriost," or
"
the cell of the worshipper of
5 See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
tory of Ireland," vol. iii. , chap, xix. , sect,
vi. , p. 162.
* See the Rev. Dr? . Todd and Reeves,
"MartyrologyofDonegal,"pp. 62,63. In a note to this word, Dr. Todd writes : " The MS. has 1 V^o^cAib, a mere clerical error, which has therefore been corrupted in the text. But perhaps the true reading is,
1 ^ jTocAi^CAib Aii\cii\ life, 1 lAignib. " "
^ The accompanying sketch, taken on the spot, by the writer, in April, 1874, has been drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake-
man, and engraved by George A. Hanlon. ^AccordingtoremarksofDr. P. W. Joyce, in a letter to the writer ; however, he adds : " But this is not so, for in the Repertoi itim Viride of Archbishop Alan, it is written Tachmeloge, and similar forms are found in Inquisitions. (I have them, but I have failed to put my hands on them. ) This at once shows the name to mean, the teach, 'house' or 'church,' of a saint, whose
In a copy of the Martyrology of Done- gal," belonging to William M. Hennessy, I
find here the MS. annotation :
•'
should be 1 Vo? ^"^^^''''^^-"
7 This townland denomination is to be
found on the "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Dublin," Sheet 22. It lies in the parish of Tallagh, and barony of Uppercross, county ol Dublin.
name has been reduced in the Irish-Latin '
Perhaps it
documents to Meloge. ' There is good reason to believe, that this saint was Molagga or Lochein. See Temple molagga, in my
'
firstseriesof Irishnamesofplaces. ' Tach-
meloge would be pronounced Tahmeloge or
March 3. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 107
Christ," in honour of the founder's name. Besides this church, as noted, the district of Ui-Dunchadha contained the church denomin—ations of Cill-mo- chritoc,"onthebanksoftheDodder,i. e. Achadh-Finnigh alreadyidentified withFinnmagh—andCill-na-managh,"intheparishofTallagh. HereCele- Chriost desired to spend his days in retirement, and solely engaged, in Divine contemplation. Yet, although declining ecclesiastical rank, it was
whenhe
that he felt a great desire to make a pilgrimage to Rome, and that taking a
bandofcompanionswithhim,Cele-Chriostsetoutforthispurpose. Onthe way, however, they were proffered hospitality, by an evil-minded man, who
really intended their murder, to obtain money he supposed them to possess. The pretended host fastened his door, on the outside, when the strangers entered his house. These, suspecting an evil design, took counsel among themselves, as to what should be done, when Cele-Chriost addressed them
urged
onhimasa
duty,
accepted
theofficeof
bishop.
'3 Itis
stated,
" This seems to me the best course for you to adopt
allow me
Caoin-erain. " ^+ This was agreed upon, and the conse-
as follows
to take charge of your effects, and to collect them into one wallet, so that when he comes to take your lives, and when he opens the door of your enclosure, let each one of you rush out who can escape with life. " His com-
"
:
panions cried out :
;
quence was, all safely obtained their freedom. Afterwards, we are told, our saint bore the name Cele-Christus, Coin-erael. Little more is known regard- ing him, save that he returned to Ireland, and died a. d. 731^5 or 732,'^ having been buried, in his church, at Cill-oc. The Annals of Ulster defer his demise to the year 726. Colgan'? and the BoUandists'^ have some notices regarding him, at this day. His church was situated, in the district of Ui Dunchadha,'9 that, through which the River Dodder, near Dublin, flowed. The Mac Gillamocholmogs ruled over it, and their lands extended southwards to Glen Umerim or Glanunder, now Ballyman,^° on the confines of Dublin and VVicklow counties. ^' There seems to be great difficulty in identifying the exact site of this ancient church. Duald Mac Firbis records under the heads of Both Ghonais^^ and Gill Cele Christ, the Bishop Cele- Christ, of Cill-Cele-Christ, at the 3rd March. In Hy Dunchada, in the Fotharts of Leinster, he adds, is the church of Cele-Christ, of Both Chonais. "3
Tammeloge, by English speakers, which
*^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 222.
'9 This was the name of that tract of land, extending between the River Liffey and the Dublin mountains. It was the patrimony of Mac Gilla Mocholmog, for an account of whom see John T. Gilbert's "History of Dublin," vol. i , pp. 230, 403.
'° This townland, in the parish of Old
Connaught, and barony of Rathdown, is shown on the "Ordnance Survey Townland
Maps for the County of Dublin," Sheets 26, 28.
easily gave rise to the modern Templeoge. " '" "
In a comment on the Feilire," in the " Leabhar Breac," at this day, we have ap- pended to this saint's name 1 o ciLL ceLi C]M]X 111 uib oon-och a'oa 1 LAigen, i. e.
from Cill Cell Crist in Uib Dondchada in Leinster.
" A notice of this appears, in the Calen- dar, at the nth of May.
" This is mentioned, in the Calendar, at the 3i. st of December.
'3 So state, the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman and of Donegal.
'* This is rendered, in Latin " Bonum :
^' See Dr. O'Donovan's "Leabhar na g- concilium invenisti. " It is more than pro- Ceart, or Book of Rights," n. (f ), p. 12.
the Irish
should read, CAin Ai|\l,e, which means chonais. This establishment, Mr. Hennessy
bable,
"good counsel. "
'3 See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the
designation,
text,
Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 320, 321. '* "
says in a note, is now represented by the old graveyard, in the townland of Binnion, parish of Clonmany, barony of Inishown,
^^ gee Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish MSS. Series, vol. i. , part i. , pp. 90, 91, and again 94, 95.
See Rev. Dr. Lanigan's Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. iii. , chap, xix. , sect, vi. , p. 162.
and county of Donegal. "
"
'7 See, Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," iii.
Martii. Vita S. Christicolae, pp. 454, 455.
in the
^^ Both Chonais is Bo- pronounced
io8 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 3.
The " Feilire " of St, -^ngus, in the " Leabhar Breac," ^^ has his commemo-
ration,atthe3rdofMarch; while,theMartyrologyofTallagh,"5hkewise, enters the name of CeHcriist. Marianus O'Gorman has even a more detailed statement. The Martyrology of Donegal,^^ at the same date, has Cele Christ, Bishop of Cill-Cele-Christ in Ui Dunchadha, in Fotharta,^? in Lein- ster, with the statement, that he sprmig from the race of Eoghan, son to Niall. In the Kalendar of Drummond^^ his feast is this day noted. It is supposed possible, that the name of Christ Church, Dublin, may have been derived from this Cele Chriost, a saint of high reputation. '?
Article IX. —St. Mochua, of Cluain Dobhtha. The Martyrology of Tallagh^ records this name and place, at the 3rd of March. That of Marianus O'Gorman also enters Mochua, of Cluaindobtha, as the Bollandists remark. ' The festival of Mochua, of Cluain Dabhtha was celebrated, on this day, as we read in the Martyrology of Donegal. 3
Article X. —St. Connall or Conaill. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,^ we find Conall registered, as having a festival, on this day. Probably from the postfix S. , in the subsequent entry, we are to understand, that he was a soggart, or priest. Thus, the name, Connaill, S. , occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 3rd of March.
His identity we cannot surmise.
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of a Translation of St. Cedde's Relics. The relics of St. Cedde^ brought into Scotia, and religiously placed in Dundrain, is a festival entered by Dempster, at the 3rd of March, in his " Menologium Scoticum. " ' The Bollandists merely refer to this notice. 3
Article XII. —Reputed Festival of a St. Magor. We find a St. Magor set down, at the 3rd of March, in the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, published by O'SuUevan Beare. ^ Elsewhere, we find nothing, to clear up this entry.
-' The following Irish stanza, with its English translation, h—as been furnished by
p. 250, note.
** "
Professor O'Looney
•p. tl. hipAiftrloniAni
treiL •OA i\ecLAiiTO TAeiiiAin
Cell CiMfC cAin Au^xAib ITI0 in<xc|\u rtiAC ]'enAiii.
On the feast of Florianus,
The feast of two stars us precede j
Cele Crist of gentle counsel
Noblest of youths was the son of
Senan.
'5 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Scottish 6. Saints," p.
=9 See T. Gilbert's " John
"'
62, 63.
:
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
"? This should probably be 1 poyvruACAib, ""
in the Fortuathas or border lands, as the Fortuatha of Leinster included the southern
part of the county of Dublin, says Mr. p. 222.
Hennessy. He adds
Article xii. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
'
See "Historiae Catho-
the Forthuatha was not confined to the territory of Ui-Mail, in Wicklow, as O' Donovan thought. See "Leabhar na g-Ceart, or Book of Rights,"
:
.
See Bishop Forbes'
Kalendars of
of the CityofDublin,"—vol. i. ,chap,iii. ,p. 98.
Article ix.
'
Edited Rev. Dr. by
Kelly, p. xvii.
'See "Acta Sanctorum," tonius i. ,
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 222.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62, 63. — Article x.
' Edited Reeves, pp. 62, 63.
=*
'
Article xi. See his Life, at the 2nd
of March.
» See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 193.
3 gee "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i.
Edited by R—ev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints,
—
licse Iberniix; Compendium," tomus i. , lib,
History
Drs. Todd and
by
March 3. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 109
Article XIII. —Feast of the Monk Owen or Owini. We have already noticed this devoted religious, in connexion with the Acts of St. Cedda. ^ Edward Maihew, and Bucelin, as also the Bollandists, have his
Article
rum," tomus
See
"Acta
Among pre-
222.
* See his Life, at the 5th of March,
celebrated on the
of on the
March, according
to Menard's "
termitted saints, p. 222.
^
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
termitted saints," p. 223.
^ Inthe —of Menology Cologne.
'
Article xvii. Now St. David's,
3 Edited 62, 63.
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
* See notices of him, at the iSth of Ja- nuary.
Wales,
2 <<
Article xv. —' Edited
by
Rev. Dr,
Irish MSS. vol. Academy. " Series, i. ,
part i. , pp. 96, 97. —
Article xviii. 'See "Acta Sancto-
rum,"tomusi. , Martiiiii. Amongthepre- termitted saints, p. 222.
Kelly, p. xvii.
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62,63.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
3rd
Martyrolo-
English
Article XIV. —St. Fachtna, of Cre Beg. The Bollandists^ note a feast, in honour of Fachtna, of Cre-big,at this date, citing as authority the Mar- tyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 3rd of March, which inserts the following entry : FachtnaoChraebhaig. MarianusO'GormanalsoentersFachtnaofCre-big. Fachtna, of Cre Beg, occurs likewise in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day. The place seems to be Creevy, and it is probably identical with the place where St. Critan* is venerated.
Article XV. —St. Concrada or Conchraidh, Bishop, In the Mar-
tyrology of Tallagh' is inserted Concrada, at the 3rd of March, and in that of Marianus O'Gorman, this Conchrad is set down as a bishop. We also
= find, that Conchraidh, Bishop, is entered in the Martyrology of Donegal, at
this date. The Bollandists observe,3 that there was a Regulus of Ossory, a
worthy man, called Conchradius, who was contemporaneous with St. Kieran,^ Bishop of Saigir ; yet, it is not certain, the former had been classed among the saints.
Article XVI. —Reputed Festival of St. Patto, Bishop of Verden,
ANDAbbotofArmarbaric. \SeventhandEighthCentiiries. l Atthisdate, the Bollandists^ remark, that Gelenius" has a festival for the present holy
man. At the 30th of March, further particulars, regarding him, will be found.
Article XVII. —Reputed Festival 5f St. David, Archbishop of
Menevia, Wales. Under the head of Cill Muine,^ Duald Mac Firbis
records, David, Bishop of Cill Muine, and Archbishop of the Isle of Britain, at March 3rd. '^
Article XVIII. —St. Cillene or Cillen, perhaps of Inis Doimle, NOW Inch, County of Wexford. The Bollandists^ allude to Killenus of Inisdomle, a monastery, according to Colgan, within the confines of Munster.
feast,
gium Benedictinum," or,
Martyrology. " The name Owen was always a common one in Ireland, and it seems probable Owini is only the Saxon form for it.
Article xiii. —' of March.
See his Life, at the 2nd
XIV. — '
i. , Martii iii.
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints,
p.
Sancto- the
—'See "Acta Sancto- rum," tomus i. , Martii iii. Among the pre-
29th
of
July, according
to the "
Article xvi.
ggg Proceedings of the Royal Irish
no LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 4.
One conjecture is, that he may have been an anchoret, named in the Acts of St. Brigid,' and another, that he may have been Killen, a disciple to St. Fin-
bar, of Cork. 3 The Martyrologies of Tallagh,+ of Marianus O'Gorman, and of DonegaljS at the 3rd of March record, Cillen, of Inis Doimle. His place would appear to have been identical with Inch,^ situated in the barony of Shelmaliere West, and county of Wexford. ? In 1840, some part of the old church walls remained. These were built with very large stones, and they
had every appearance of being old ; but, owing to the ruins having been covered with thorns and briars, the length and breadth of the old church could not be exactly measured The cemetery adjoining had then long been disused, as a place for interment. ^ According to the Manuscript,9 to be found in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, this saint was a bishop and a confessor, having an office of nine Lessons.
jfoiirt! ) IBap of i^arrl).
ARTICLE L—ST. MUKNA, MUICIN, OR MUKINUS, BISHOP OF MAIGHIN, OR MOYNE, COUNTY OF MAYO.
and the Bollandists' have some notices of this saint, at the COL4GthAdNay*of March. The latter authorities doubt, how the name Muc- cinus can be resolved into Mucna, or even, if the identity of the Mucna, mentioned in St. Patrick's Tripartite Life, with the present holy man, be admitted, why, they ask, should the former be classed among our Irish saints ? We shall not attempt the solution of these difficulties, but only relate what we find on record. In one instance, at least, this saint is placed, among those holy persons connected with the county of Louth,3 where, according to some authorities, Maighin was located. However, we do not in- cline to such an opinion. Agaip^he is placed at Mines church, in Jenkinstown, county of Kilkenny, by Rev. Mr. Shearman. There is no account, regarding the time, in which St. Mucna or Muckin, of Magin, in Tyrawly, lived. Although we find him classed, by Colgan,'* among St. Patrick's disciples ; still, there is not the least foundation for an assertion, that he was made bishop, by—our Irish
from all omission in the the This be —
Apostle. may gleaned Tripartite authoritycitedforthisoccasion whichonlymakesmentionofMuckna,not
only as having been placed by St. Patrick,5 a bishop, over Domnach-mor church,*
See her Life, at the ist of February.
See his life, at the 25th of September.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62,63.
* It is described, on the " Ordnance Sur-
vey Townland Maps for the County of Wex-
ford," Sheets 35, 40.
1 See O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four
Masters," vol. i. , n. (b), p. 380.
^ Thenameisan of or Anglicizing irnf in|"e,
which signifies "an island" or "the holme ofariver.
Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxii. , p. 145'
3 He would not affirm, however, that this deacon was one of St. Patrick's nephews. ^QQibtd. , nn. 176, 177, p. 181.
4 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Drs. Todd and
In a note, Dr. Todd says at this word
5 Edited 62, 63.
^ He died a. d.
3 That of the
* Reat :
^
^^
chap. i.
<* He was Abbot of Bochonais, and his
festival will be found at the 4th of Septem- ber.
_
by
i. e. Reat, the Deacon. "
See, Ibid. , pp. 400, 401. ^"
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
Reeves, pp.
465. "
Sanctilogic Genealogy,'
•
at the
of
Martii iii. Article vii.
62, 63.
Among the pretermitted saints,
occurs,
25th
Septem-
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
* See "Trias Thaumaturga. " . Appendix Quinta ad Acta S. Brigidce, cap. ii. , p. 629. ' See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the
Four Masters," v—ol. i. , pp. 344 to 347.
'
Article viii.
Dr. O'bonovan renders it " Servant or Vassal of Christ. "—"Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , n. (k), p. 320.
xo6 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS
[March 3.
son to Niall of the Nine Hostages. Judging by the date assigned for his death, this holy man must have been bom about, or after, the middle of the seventh century. His birth probably took place, in the northern part of Ireland,^ inferring from his family pedigree. But, he resolved on leaving Ulster, and betook himself to a place called Hi-Donchadha, in the western part of Leinster. It is also said to have been in —Fotharta. ^ Here he erected a cell, which is —called Cella-oc, It may be asked and the situation warrants such suspicion could this have been the place, which subsequently had been converted into the denomination of Templeoge,? where yet, a small enclosed graveyard contains the ruins of a mediaeval church, the side walls
Teiupleogue Church, County of Dublin.
of which are now almost completely gone, and only a single gable is standing
perfect. ^ The present form of the name would lead one to believe, that it """
means little temple or church. " 9 Probably at some former period, it
obtained the appellation Kill-Cele-Chriost," or
"
the cell of the worshipper of
5 See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
tory of Ireland," vol. iii. , chap, xix. , sect,
vi. , p. 162.
* See the Rev. Dr? . Todd and Reeves,
"MartyrologyofDonegal,"pp. 62,63. In a note to this word, Dr. Todd writes : " The MS. has 1 V^o^cAib, a mere clerical error, which has therefore been corrupted in the text. But perhaps the true reading is,
1 ^ jTocAi^CAib Aii\cii\ life, 1 lAignib. " "
^ The accompanying sketch, taken on the spot, by the writer, in April, 1874, has been drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake-
man, and engraved by George A. Hanlon. ^AccordingtoremarksofDr. P. W. Joyce, in a letter to the writer ; however, he adds : " But this is not so, for in the Repertoi itim Viride of Archbishop Alan, it is written Tachmeloge, and similar forms are found in Inquisitions. (I have them, but I have failed to put my hands on them. ) This at once shows the name to mean, the teach, 'house' or 'church,' of a saint, whose
In a copy of the Martyrology of Done- gal," belonging to William M. Hennessy, I
find here the MS. annotation :
•'
should be 1 Vo? ^"^^^''''^^-"
7 This townland denomination is to be
found on the "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Dublin," Sheet 22. It lies in the parish of Tallagh, and barony of Uppercross, county ol Dublin.
name has been reduced in the Irish-Latin '
Perhaps it
documents to Meloge. ' There is good reason to believe, that this saint was Molagga or Lochein. See Temple molagga, in my
'
firstseriesof Irishnamesofplaces. ' Tach-
meloge would be pronounced Tahmeloge or
March 3. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 107
Christ," in honour of the founder's name. Besides this church, as noted, the district of Ui-Dunchadha contained the church denomin—ations of Cill-mo- chritoc,"onthebanksoftheDodder,i. e. Achadh-Finnigh alreadyidentified withFinnmagh—andCill-na-managh,"intheparishofTallagh. HereCele- Chriost desired to spend his days in retirement, and solely engaged, in Divine contemplation. Yet, although declining ecclesiastical rank, it was
whenhe
that he felt a great desire to make a pilgrimage to Rome, and that taking a
bandofcompanionswithhim,Cele-Chriostsetoutforthispurpose. Onthe way, however, they were proffered hospitality, by an evil-minded man, who
really intended their murder, to obtain money he supposed them to possess. The pretended host fastened his door, on the outside, when the strangers entered his house. These, suspecting an evil design, took counsel among themselves, as to what should be done, when Cele-Chriost addressed them
urged
onhimasa
duty,
accepted
theofficeof
bishop.
'3 Itis
stated,
" This seems to me the best course for you to adopt
allow me
Caoin-erain. " ^+ This was agreed upon, and the conse-
as follows
to take charge of your effects, and to collect them into one wallet, so that when he comes to take your lives, and when he opens the door of your enclosure, let each one of you rush out who can escape with life. " His com-
"
:
panions cried out :
;
quence was, all safely obtained their freedom. Afterwards, we are told, our saint bore the name Cele-Christus, Coin-erael. Little more is known regard- ing him, save that he returned to Ireland, and died a. d. 731^5 or 732,'^ having been buried, in his church, at Cill-oc. The Annals of Ulster defer his demise to the year 726. Colgan'? and the BoUandists'^ have some notices regarding him, at this day. His church was situated, in the district of Ui Dunchadha,'9 that, through which the River Dodder, near Dublin, flowed. The Mac Gillamocholmogs ruled over it, and their lands extended southwards to Glen Umerim or Glanunder, now Ballyman,^° on the confines of Dublin and VVicklow counties. ^' There seems to be great difficulty in identifying the exact site of this ancient church. Duald Mac Firbis records under the heads of Both Ghonais^^ and Gill Cele Christ, the Bishop Cele- Christ, of Cill-Cele-Christ, at the 3rd March. In Hy Dunchada, in the Fotharts of Leinster, he adds, is the church of Cele-Christ, of Both Chonais. "3
Tammeloge, by English speakers, which
*^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 222.
'9 This was the name of that tract of land, extending between the River Liffey and the Dublin mountains. It was the patrimony of Mac Gilla Mocholmog, for an account of whom see John T. Gilbert's "History of Dublin," vol. i , pp. 230, 403.
'° This townland, in the parish of Old
Connaught, and barony of Rathdown, is shown on the "Ordnance Survey Townland
Maps for the County of Dublin," Sheets 26, 28.
easily gave rise to the modern Templeoge. " '" "
In a comment on the Feilire," in the " Leabhar Breac," at this day, we have ap- pended to this saint's name 1 o ciLL ceLi C]M]X 111 uib oon-och a'oa 1 LAigen, i. e.
from Cill Cell Crist in Uib Dondchada in Leinster.
" A notice of this appears, in the Calen- dar, at the nth of May.
" This is mentioned, in the Calendar, at the 3i. st of December.
'3 So state, the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman and of Donegal.
'* This is rendered, in Latin " Bonum :
^' See Dr. O'Donovan's "Leabhar na g- concilium invenisti. " It is more than pro- Ceart, or Book of Rights," n. (f ), p. 12.
the Irish
should read, CAin Ai|\l,e, which means chonais. This establishment, Mr. Hennessy
bable,
"good counsel. "
'3 See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the
designation,
text,
Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 320, 321. '* "
says in a note, is now represented by the old graveyard, in the townland of Binnion, parish of Clonmany, barony of Inishown,
^^ gee Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish MSS. Series, vol. i. , part i. , pp. 90, 91, and again 94, 95.
See Rev. Dr. Lanigan's Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. iii. , chap, xix. , sect, vi. , p. 162.
and county of Donegal. "
"
'7 See, Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," iii.
Martii. Vita S. Christicolae, pp. 454, 455.
in the
^^ Both Chonais is Bo- pronounced
io8 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 3.
The " Feilire " of St, -^ngus, in the " Leabhar Breac," ^^ has his commemo-
ration,atthe3rdofMarch; while,theMartyrologyofTallagh,"5hkewise, enters the name of CeHcriist. Marianus O'Gorman has even a more detailed statement. The Martyrology of Donegal,^^ at the same date, has Cele Christ, Bishop of Cill-Cele-Christ in Ui Dunchadha, in Fotharta,^? in Lein- ster, with the statement, that he sprmig from the race of Eoghan, son to Niall. In the Kalendar of Drummond^^ his feast is this day noted. It is supposed possible, that the name of Christ Church, Dublin, may have been derived from this Cele Chriost, a saint of high reputation. '?
Article IX. —St. Mochua, of Cluain Dobhtha. The Martyrology of Tallagh^ records this name and place, at the 3rd of March. That of Marianus O'Gorman also enters Mochua, of Cluaindobtha, as the Bollandists remark. ' The festival of Mochua, of Cluain Dabhtha was celebrated, on this day, as we read in the Martyrology of Donegal. 3
Article X. —St. Connall or Conaill. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,^ we find Conall registered, as having a festival, on this day. Probably from the postfix S. , in the subsequent entry, we are to understand, that he was a soggart, or priest. Thus, the name, Connaill, S. , occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 3rd of March.
His identity we cannot surmise.
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of a Translation of St. Cedde's Relics. The relics of St. Cedde^ brought into Scotia, and religiously placed in Dundrain, is a festival entered by Dempster, at the 3rd of March, in his " Menologium Scoticum. " ' The Bollandists merely refer to this notice. 3
Article XII. —Reputed Festival of a St. Magor. We find a St. Magor set down, at the 3rd of March, in the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, published by O'SuUevan Beare. ^ Elsewhere, we find nothing, to clear up this entry.
-' The following Irish stanza, with its English translation, h—as been furnished by
p. 250, note.
** "
Professor O'Looney
•p. tl. hipAiftrloniAni
treiL •OA i\ecLAiiTO TAeiiiAin
Cell CiMfC cAin Au^xAib ITI0 in<xc|\u rtiAC ]'enAiii.
On the feast of Florianus,
The feast of two stars us precede j
Cele Crist of gentle counsel
Noblest of youths was the son of
Senan.
'5 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Scottish 6. Saints," p.
=9 See T. Gilbert's " John
"'
62, 63.
:
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
"? This should probably be 1 poyvruACAib, ""
in the Fortuathas or border lands, as the Fortuatha of Leinster included the southern
part of the county of Dublin, says Mr. p. 222.
Hennessy. He adds
Article xii. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
'
See "Historiae Catho-
the Forthuatha was not confined to the territory of Ui-Mail, in Wicklow, as O' Donovan thought. See "Leabhar na g-Ceart, or Book of Rights,"
:
.
See Bishop Forbes'
Kalendars of
of the CityofDublin,"—vol. i. ,chap,iii. ,p. 98.
Article ix.
'
Edited Rev. Dr. by
Kelly, p. xvii.
'See "Acta Sanctorum," tonius i. ,
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 222.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62, 63. — Article x.
' Edited Reeves, pp. 62, 63.
=*
'
Article xi. See his Life, at the 2nd
of March.
» See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 193.
3 gee "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i.
Edited by R—ev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints,
—
licse Iberniix; Compendium," tomus i. , lib,
History
Drs. Todd and
by
March 3. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 109
Article XIII. —Feast of the Monk Owen or Owini. We have already noticed this devoted religious, in connexion with the Acts of St. Cedda. ^ Edward Maihew, and Bucelin, as also the Bollandists, have his
Article
rum," tomus
See
"Acta
Among pre-
222.
* See his Life, at the 5th of March,
celebrated on the
of on the
March, according
to Menard's "
termitted saints, p. 222.
^
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
termitted saints," p. 223.
^ Inthe —of Menology Cologne.
'
Article xvii. Now St. David's,
3 Edited 62, 63.
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
* See notices of him, at the iSth of Ja- nuary.
Wales,
2 <<
Article xv. —' Edited
by
Rev. Dr,
Irish MSS. vol. Academy. " Series, i. ,
part i. , pp. 96, 97. —
Article xviii. 'See "Acta Sancto-
rum,"tomusi. , Martiiiii. Amongthepre- termitted saints, p. 222.
Kelly, p. xvii.
'Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62,63.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,
3rd
Martyrolo-
English
Article XIV. —St. Fachtna, of Cre Beg. The Bollandists^ note a feast, in honour of Fachtna, of Cre-big,at this date, citing as authority the Mar- tyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 3rd of March, which inserts the following entry : FachtnaoChraebhaig. MarianusO'GormanalsoentersFachtnaofCre-big. Fachtna, of Cre Beg, occurs likewise in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day. The place seems to be Creevy, and it is probably identical with the place where St. Critan* is venerated.
Article XV. —St. Concrada or Conchraidh, Bishop, In the Mar-
tyrology of Tallagh' is inserted Concrada, at the 3rd of March, and in that of Marianus O'Gorman, this Conchrad is set down as a bishop. We also
= find, that Conchraidh, Bishop, is entered in the Martyrology of Donegal, at
this date. The Bollandists observe,3 that there was a Regulus of Ossory, a
worthy man, called Conchradius, who was contemporaneous with St. Kieran,^ Bishop of Saigir ; yet, it is not certain, the former had been classed among the saints.
Article XVI. —Reputed Festival of St. Patto, Bishop of Verden,
ANDAbbotofArmarbaric. \SeventhandEighthCentiiries. l Atthisdate, the Bollandists^ remark, that Gelenius" has a festival for the present holy
man. At the 30th of March, further particulars, regarding him, will be found.
Article XVII. —Reputed Festival 5f St. David, Archbishop of
Menevia, Wales. Under the head of Cill Muine,^ Duald Mac Firbis
records, David, Bishop of Cill Muine, and Archbishop of the Isle of Britain, at March 3rd. '^
Article XVIII. —St. Cillene or Cillen, perhaps of Inis Doimle, NOW Inch, County of Wexford. The Bollandists^ allude to Killenus of Inisdomle, a monastery, according to Colgan, within the confines of Munster.
feast,
gium Benedictinum," or,
Martyrology. " The name Owen was always a common one in Ireland, and it seems probable Owini is only the Saxon form for it.
Article xiii. —' of March.
See his Life, at the 2nd
XIV. — '
i. , Martii iii.
Martii iii. Among the pretermitted saints,
p.
Sancto- the
—'See "Acta Sancto- rum," tomus i. , Martii iii. Among the pre-
29th
of
July, according
to the "
Article xvi.
ggg Proceedings of the Royal Irish
no LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 4.
One conjecture is, that he may have been an anchoret, named in the Acts of St. Brigid,' and another, that he may have been Killen, a disciple to St. Fin-
bar, of Cork. 3 The Martyrologies of Tallagh,+ of Marianus O'Gorman, and of DonegaljS at the 3rd of March record, Cillen, of Inis Doimle. His place would appear to have been identical with Inch,^ situated in the barony of Shelmaliere West, and county of Wexford. ? In 1840, some part of the old church walls remained. These were built with very large stones, and they
had every appearance of being old ; but, owing to the ruins having been covered with thorns and briars, the length and breadth of the old church could not be exactly measured The cemetery adjoining had then long been disused, as a place for interment. ^ According to the Manuscript,9 to be found in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, this saint was a bishop and a confessor, having an office of nine Lessons.
jfoiirt! ) IBap of i^arrl).
ARTICLE L—ST. MUKNA, MUICIN, OR MUKINUS, BISHOP OF MAIGHIN, OR MOYNE, COUNTY OF MAYO.
and the Bollandists' have some notices of this saint, at the COL4GthAdNay*of March. The latter authorities doubt, how the name Muc- cinus can be resolved into Mucna, or even, if the identity of the Mucna, mentioned in St. Patrick's Tripartite Life, with the present holy man, be admitted, why, they ask, should the former be classed among our Irish saints ? We shall not attempt the solution of these difficulties, but only relate what we find on record. In one instance, at least, this saint is placed, among those holy persons connected with the county of Louth,3 where, according to some authorities, Maighin was located. However, we do not in- cline to such an opinion. Agaip^he is placed at Mines church, in Jenkinstown, county of Kilkenny, by Rev. Mr. Shearman. There is no account, regarding the time, in which St. Mucna or Muckin, of Magin, in Tyrawly, lived. Although we find him classed, by Colgan,'* among St. Patrick's disciples ; still, there is not the least foundation for an assertion, that he was made bishop, by—our Irish
from all omission in the the This be —
Apostle. may gleaned Tripartite authoritycitedforthisoccasion whichonlymakesmentionofMuckna,not
only as having been placed by St. Patrick,5 a bishop, over Domnach-mor church,*
See her Life, at the ist of February.
See his life, at the 25th of September.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
62,63.
* It is described, on the " Ordnance Sur-
vey Townland Maps for the County of Wex-
ford," Sheets 35, 40.
1 See O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four
Masters," vol. i. , n. (b), p. 380.
^ Thenameisan of or Anglicizing irnf in|"e,
which signifies "an island" or "the holme ofariver.
