No More Learning

° The BoUandists make our saint eighty-
John of Teignmouth and John Capgrave follow this account, in their Legends of the British Saints, when treating about St.
two years old, at the time of his death, viz. ,
A. D. 460. See Commentarius Prcevius ad Patrick.
"•^ " Vitam S. Patricii, sect. v. Porter has See Father Peter Ribadeneira's Lives
adopted the Bollandist doubts, concerning of the Saints," &c. , part i. , p. 159. Dublin the great number of years, commonly edition.
allowed for St. Patrick's life. See " Com- •7 The Irish Tripartite L—ife gives our pendium Annalium Ecclesise Regni Hiber- Apostle this number of years thus differing
nire," p. 126. Baronius, in "Annales from the Latin Tripartite, in one passage, Ecclesiastici," tomus vi. , sect, xx. , p. 399, but agreeing with it in another. See Miss
ad A. D. 49 1, and Petavius, have a conjecture, Cusack's "St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland," that the number of St. Patrick's years, as p. 500. The Breviary of Aberdeen states, found in Probus, to have been written that he lived to be 120 years. See, also,
March 17. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. Sot
But, Rev. Dr. Lanigan argues, that the latter computation was chiefly owing to the theories of earUer authors, when dividing the missionary acts of St.
Patrick,"*^ into cycles of years, so as to give him altogether 120 years,''^ as the
Irish PoemS'— Patrick's Testaments^ endeavours to distribute the presumed 120 years of his life into even cycles. But, this tract was evidently written, long after the
term of his mortal — A pilgrimage. ^" spurious
called
St.
saint's death. 53
Two years and six score was his age, or one hundred and
twenty-two years, according to the Rev. Jeoffry Keating,54 the O'Clerys' Calendar,andvariousotherauthorities. s5 Ourglorioussaintdied,attheage
of a hundred and
Again, one hundred and thirty-one,57 as also, one hundred and thirty-two^^
to the account of — twenty-three years, according Jocelyn. 5^
James Stuart's "Historical Memoirs of the Patrick's age. See cent, i. , sect, xliiii. , p.
City of Armagh," chap, i. , p. 85, and Archdeacon Cotton's "Fasti Ecclesise Hi-
bcrnicse," vol. iii. , p. 4.
"^ Thus, the Abbate Certani has it :
"Cose neir anno cento e venti di sua eta,
—
43-
55 Such as Sigebert, in his Chronicle, at
A. D. 491, Florence of Worcester, Matthew
of Westminster, a copy of Marianus Scotus,
Raynulphus, Roger of Wendover, and the
" Centuria Ecclesiasticae " Quinta Historic,
cap. X. , col. 1429.
5* St. Patrick was sixteen years old, when
he was carried away by the pirates. Six
e'l sessagessimo del suo Apostolato," &c. "II Mose deir Ibernia," lib. xiv. , p. 515.
Annales as cited Ussher Wauorlienses, by
; likewise, the Annals of Ulster and of the Four Masters, at a. d. 493. In Baronius' n. (e), to his edition of the " Martyrologium Romanum," at the 17th of March, he has "annos natum 122. " Romje Ed. , 1686. The Centuriators of Magdeburg follow this 1622, lect. vi. ; in the Office of St. Patrick, computation of Sigebert, in tomus ii. ,
49 This is the number assigned, in the old
Roman Breviary, printed at Venice, A. D. 1522, lect. ii. ; in the Breviary of the Lateran Canons, lect. vi. ; in the Breviary of the Canons Regular, printed at Bruxelles, A. D.
printed
Paris,
A. D. lect. vi. The 1622,
at
Second, Fourth, and Seventh Lives seem to accord; Tirechan, Nennius, Matthew of Westminster, in his Annals at A. D. 491,
Giraldus Cambrensis, in "Topographia years did he serve in captivity : eighteen
Hibernica," Dist. iii. , cap. xvii. ; St. Anto- ninus, inChronico, Tit. Ii, cap. 18, sect. 2. ;
Vincentius Beluacen, in Speculo Histor. , lib. 20, cap. 230 ; the Annals of Ulster, of
Dublin, the Codex Chromellienses, Ussher, Ware and Colgan, also favour this statement.
See " Trias Colgan's
years did he live with St. German, in France : lie M'as five-and-fifty when he came into Ire-
land, to preach the Gospel : five-and-thirty years did he employ in the conversion of Ire- land, and the adjoining Isles. Such is the computation of Jocelyn. See SextaVita S.
*'
das — ccelo reddidit Spiri- Aprilis purissimum
Thaumaturga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. vi. , pp.
cxci. , 107. The Latin Tri- p.
233, 234.
5° An ancient Latin Poem is
cited, by
Ussher,inconfirmationofthisopinion— tum. " Septima
Vita S. lib. Patricii,
iii,,
" Ter denis annis versatus in asde Sabelli Ter denis aliis peragravi leetus lernam, Centum et vicenos annos vivendo peregi, Prassentem ad noctem sfficulum
cap. ciii. , p. 168.
57 According to a " Martyrologium Anglo-
Saxonum Ecclesias Exoniensis," as cited by Ussher.
5^ to the author of the Third According
produci-
tur istud. " Life,
:
S' According to Sir James Ware, this
tract is " fidei incertse. " See "Opuscula Probus thus writes: "in die scilicet xvi.
S. Patricii," Annotationes, p. 109.
Calend. April, expleta sunt circa B. Patri-
cium, — totius vitee ejus cxxx. duobus peractis
s^ When
of the expressly treating writings
ascribed to St. Patrick, Colgan says nothing about it. See Quarta Appendix ad Acta S.
Patricii, pars, ii. , pp. 214, 215.
53 See Ussher's "Primordia," cap. xvii. ,
p. 887.
54 See his "General History of Ireland,"
part ii. , and in the fourteenth year of King
Lugaidh's reign, which according to his calculation should be A. D. 480 or 481. John
"
annis. " Lib. ii. , cap, xxxiv. And,
Bale, in
Brytannise," states 122 to have been St.
et £Eterna regna fsclicissime profectus est.
Cap. XXXV. , p. 60. This is repeated, in the old "Breviarium Remense," "Cum vero
anni setatis 132. attigisset, magnis defun—c- tus laboribus, obdormivit in Domino. "
Officium S. Patricii, lect. vi.
59 See Tillemont's "Memoirs pour servir
3E
Scriptorum Illustrium Majoris Vol. III. —No. 13.
Patricii,
partite states :
Apostolatus Ixii. , astatis cxxii. , xvi. Kalen-
cap.
annoque sui inter Hibernos
"
triginta duobus 16. Kal. April, ad coelum profectus est. "—Cap. Ixxxix. , pp. 28, 29.
Peractis annis setatis sua; centum
after- wards, "post ffitatem annorum (ut antea
dictum est) cxxxii. ; peractis ***** —
in Deum sunt, ad beata "
omnibus qua;
8o2 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 17.
by some thought to have been an error of transcription59—and, even, one hundred and fifty-three years,^° have been assigned as St. Patrick's age, at the time of his departure.
The great number of churches, chapels and religious institutions, dedicated to St. Patrick, both at home and abroad, are evidence of the fervour, duration,
and
In the first place, Colgan^^ has given usalistof churches^^ the foundation of which has been attributed to the Irish Apostle—together with the names of theirpatrons. Itseemsverydoubtful,however,ifallthechurchesnamedafter himhadbeenfounded,duringSt. Patrick'slifetime. ThefollowingistheHst, as we find it : Kill-Chienain,^3 a monastery in the county of Louth, near the River Boyne, in Ultonia. Kill-Cholpa, an old See, near Down, in Ultonia. ^* Bretton, an old See, in the present diocese of Down. ^5 Dun-leth-glaisse, or Down, an episcopal See in Ultonia. ^^ St. Patrick's Island, in the diocese of Dublin. ^7 Kill-Clethe, a church near Down. ^^ Magbile, a monastery in the dioceseofDown. ^9 Slane,anoldepiscopalSeeinMeath. 7°Trim,formerly an episcopal seat, in Meath. 71 Donough Patrick, a church, in lMeath. 7^ Druim-Duchan,amonastery,inthedioceseofClogher. 73 Cluain-fiacul,in the diocese of Armagh. 74 Domnach-airthir, in Ultonia. 75 The Cathedral church of Man. 7^ Elphin, an episcopal See, in the province of Connaught.
77 Cluain-chaoin, otherwise, Louth, formerly a noble monastery and an episcopal seat, in Ultonia. 7^ Ard-Patrick, near Louth, in the diocese of Armagh. 79
Domnach-comuir, in the diocese of Connor. Cloghar, an episcopal See in
^°
Ultonia.
of that reverence his devout clients have — to his universality, paid memory.
Drumbo, in Ultonia. Domnach-Sechluinn, in Meath. ^^ Granard, formerly an episcopal See, in Angalia. ^^ Saul, a monastery, in the diocese of Down. ^3 ^Endruim, an old episcopal See. ^'* Forgney, an episcopal See, in Meath. ^3 Kill-duma, formerly an episcopal See, in the country of the Bregii. ^^ DruimChorcothri,achurch,inMeath. Kill-etnain,otherwise,Cluain-etnain, in Meath. ^7 Kill-airthir. ^^ Cluain Chremha. ^9 Forrdhruim. 9° Domnach-
'^ Of St. Patrick himself is the this,
special patron.
*' Of this, St. Patrickhimself was patron.
a I'Histoire tome Ecclesiastique,"
xvi. , p. 783. Colgan thought, that for cxxxii. the original reading was cxxii. See "Trias Thaumaturga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S.
**
St. Eugene and St. Niell are regarded
Patricii, cap. vi. , pp. 232, 233.
^ So states an anonymous writer, in " De
Ecclesiasticorum Officiorum Origine," pre-
served in a Manuscript of the Cottonian
Collection.
as the patrons.
*' St. Alild, bishop, was the patron.
7° St. Ere, bisliop, was the patron,
7' Saints Loman, Fortchern and Cathald,
bishops, were the patrons.
7= St. Patrick himself is regarded as the
patron.
73 Saints Cethuberis and Cinnia were the
patrons,
*'
See "Trias Thaumaturga," Quinta Ap-
pendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiv. , pp.
270 to 272.
^^
in which they have been enumerated, in the Acts of St. Patrick, and more especially, in the Tripartite Life. The very wonderful number of 196 is specified, in distinct names ; besides 66 churches, that he is said to have built, in a certain part of Leinster, withinnu- merable other churches, it is said, he founded in Munster. Colgan thinks it possible to con- ceive, that St. Patrick founded not less than 700 churches
that during his lifetime, no sacred building was raised or consecrated, even by his dis- ciples, without their great master's sanction.
*3 St. Kienan, Senior, was its patron, ac- cording to St. Fiach's Scholiast, num. 19.
** St. Tassach, bishop, was the patron.
These are classed, nearly after that order,
; especially,
if we consider,
74 73 76
and 77 7^ 79 ^ ^' ^^ *3 ^^ ^^ ^ ^7 ^^ ^^
St. Patrick himself was the patron.
St. Conned was the patron,
Saints Romulus, Connidrius, Germanus Machaldus, bishops, were the patrons, St. Assicus, bishop, is the patron,
st, Mochteus, bishop, was the patron, St. Patrick himself was the patron,
St. Maccarthann, bishop, is patron, St. Secundinus was the patron.
St. Guasacht was the
St. Patrick himself was the patron,
St. Mochai was the patron,
St. Munis, bishop, was the patron.
St. Mogoroc, bishop, was the patron, St. Columba, a priest, was the patron.
St. Lugacius, priest, was patron.
St. Mellan was
*s St. Loam, was the bishop,
patron.
patron.
patron,
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mor. 9' Kill-huailleach. Kill-Cloghuir, in the country of the Bregii. Cluain-
aladh-deirg, in the same country. Druim-Inis-Cluain. s- Craoibech. 93
Teg-Laisreann. 94 Imleach-Seascuinn, a monastery. 95 Ailech-mor, in the
country of Airtech, Connaught. 9S Cluain-Seanmoil97 and Cluain-na-manach,? ^ in the same province. Leaccain, in Meath. 99 Ardagh, in Teffia. '°° Inis-
bofinde, on Lough Ree. Kill-glais, in Teffia. '°' SenHos, in Connaught. '°^ Dmim-cheo, a monastery, in Teffia. ^°3 Ckiain-Bronaigh, a monastery, in Teffia. "+ Domnach-moT of Mag-slecht. ^°5 Kill-Buadhmaoil, in Connaught. ^°^ Senchua, in Tir-ohll, a country of Connaught. '°7 Cassel-Irra, in Connaught. ^°^ Kill-mor, in the country of Magglas, in Connaught. Domnach-mor, in the plain of Scola, in Connaught, and formerly an episcopal See. ^°9 Sencheall, in Tir-oilella. "° Tamnacha, formerly an episcopal See, in Connaught. '" Mag- nennense, a monastery, in Connaught. Sean-Domnach, in Tircharedha, in Connaught. '" Sean-Domnach, in the plain of Mayo, in Connaught. "^ Domnach-Sarige, a monastery of Kiennacht, in the country of the Bregarii. "* Ath-dalaarg, a monastery, and formerly an episcopal See, in Connaught. "^ Fidhardh, in Hy-Many. "^ Kill-garadh, in Connaught. "^ Basleac, formerly an episcopal See, in Connaught. "^ Cuilchon-maicne, a monastery, in Con- naught,"9 Dominica Magna, of Mag-selga, in Connaught. Druimnea, a monastery, in Gregaire, a country of Connaught. Kill-Atrachta, a monastery ofConnaught. "° AirdneChoemain,amonastery,inConnaught. "' Kierrage ofAirtech,achurch,inConnaught. "^ KierragiaArnensis,achurch,inCon- naught,"3 Sencheall,inKiarragiaArnensis. '^* Ard-uiscon,andmanyother churches, in Connaught. Cuil-chorra, in the territory of Cera, Connaught. Mag-Fcemsensis,achurch,intheterritoryofCera,inConnaught. Achadh- fobhair, an episcopal See, in Connaught. "5 Cruachan, a church, at Croughan Aigle Mountain, in Connaught. Three churches, called Teora-tuaga, in
in '^^ in Connaught. Keall-tog, Connaught. Kill-forchlann, Tyrawley,
Con-
naught. "7 Rath-Roain, in Connaught. Desert-Patruic, in Connaught. "^ Domnach-mor, in Tyrawley. '29 The church of St. Teloc and of St. Domnald.
Kill-aladh,anepiscopalSee,inTyrawley. '3° Lia-namanach,amonastery,in Tyrawley. Kill-mor, of Huachter Muaidhe. '3i Buaile-Padruic, in Tir- Fiachra. Corcaraoidh. Kill-roa, in Tir-Fiachra. '32 Kill-Rodain, in the
9° St. son of Lugad,
"° Saints Maccetus, Cethenus, Rodanus and Matona were the patrons.
"' St. Carell, bishop, was the patron,
'" St. Coeman was the patron.
"^ Saints Ethnea and Fethchnia, virgins,
were the patrons,
"-» St. Cethech, bishop, was the patron. "^ gt. Cethech, bishop, was the patron.
was the
5' St. Cassan, priest, was the patron.
9^ St. Lugad and St. Daluan were the
patrons,
93 St. Daluan was the patron.
9* St. Lugad and St. Begga were the
patrons.
95 St. Moluan was the patron.
was the
"* St. was the Justus
"'' St. Cethech was the
"** St. Sacellus, bishop, was the patron.
"' St. Crocha, virgin, was the patron. '-° St. Attracta was the patron,
^2' St. Coeman was the patron.
'- St. Cona was the
9* St.
9? St. Connetus was the
Domalis, bishop,
patron.
patron.
patron.
patron. 9^ St. Dabonna, bishop, was the
patron.
99 St. Crumman.
*°° Saints Mel and Melchuo, bishops, are called patrons.
"" St. Echea was the
patron.
patron. patron.
'°^
St. Lalloca was the
'-^ St. Loam was the
'°3 St.
'°* The two Saints the patrons.
'°5 St. Mauran, or Barban, was the patron.
'"• St. Conan was the
Lupita, virgin,
patron. Senach, bishop,
'°* St. Buadhmael was the
'°7 St. Ailbeus was the patron.
'-' Saints Crebrea and Lassara, virgins,
were the patrons.
"* St. Donnmalius, of Cros-Patruic, was
the patron.