'] The Acts of this
illustrious
bishop taken from
Article v.
Article v.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
Duthac lived, during the reign of Alexander II.
, and, it is said, he was preceptor to Blessed Gilbert, Bishop of Cathanensis,'9 He is greatly honoured, in the Church of Tayne, in the diocese of Ross, and to this place, great numbers of pilgrims resorted.
^° Seven years after death, his body was found incorrupt, and his relics were translated to a grander shrine.
^' His shirt, his stock, and his bell, were pre- served.
^^ The following places in Scotland are named after him : Kilduich, at the head of Loch Duich -p Kilduthie, near the Loch of Leys ; Arduthie close to Stonehaven, and the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of St.
Dupthac, at Arbroath.
^'* He is reputed to have foretold an invasion of the
Danes, which happened A. d, 1263, when they were defeated by Alexander Stuart, the great grandfather to King Robert. ^s In the Kalendar of Hyrd-
manstoun, at the viii. Ides, or 8th of March, is entered St. Duthac, Bishop and Confessor. The same entry occurs in the Kalendar of Arbuthnott, and in that of Aberdeen, his feast is similarly noted, with the remark, that he had
" His feast and his Acts are at the 25th
of September,
'3 See " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
Scotorum," tomus i. , lib. iv. , num. 378, pp. 207, 208.
'* Pars Hyemalis, fol. Ixv.
'S Malisius is marked in the Catalogue as
after Fothad and Kellach. It is true, that
the Edinburgh College MS. and the Cupar MS. havenotthisentry. Fordun's"Scoti-
339. See Bishop Forbes' Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," pp. 328, 329.
'* See Dr. O'Conor's " Rerum Hibernica-
rumScriptores,"tomusiv. "AnnatesUlto- nienses," p. 342.
''According to George Buchanan, he reigned from a. d. 1 165 to 1214.
'* See " De Origine, Moribus, et Rebus Gestis Scotorum. " lib. vi. , p 228.
•' See Hector Boece's "Historic Scoto- rum," lib. xiii. , p. cclxxxv.
°° Thus King James IV. made a pilgrim- age to St. Uuihac's shrine, in 1497, 1504 and 1505- See L)r. John Stuart's "Records of
the Priory of the Isle of May," Preface, pp.
In the Registrum Episcopatus Aber- donensis," vol. ii. , p. 160-7. Also "New StatisticalAccountofScotland. " Ross,\i.
chronicon," vi. 24. ed. Goodall. , vol. i. , p.
" "^
xlvii. , Ixxix. "' "
468.
See, regarding them, Mair, "DeGeslis "
*3 gee "Origines Parochiales Scotias," vol. ii. , p. 391. Also "New Statistical Account of Scotland," vol. xiv. , pp. 2, 181.
' See "Registrum Nigrum de Aberbro-
thoc," pp. 438, 442.
'^ See Kev. Alban Butler's "Lives of the
Scotorum," v. 12. Also Origines Paro- chiales Scotise," vol. ii. , p. 433.
March 8. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 261
a Duplex Office, consisting of Nine Lessons. In Adam King's Kalendar, at the 8th of March, is entered S. Duthake bischope and cofess. in scot, vnder
King Alexander 2. Dempster states, that in the town of Thana, Duthac, Bishop of Ross, whose hoUness was proved by frequent miracles, had been
venerated, on the 8th of March. Also, David Camerarius, at the same date, has St. Duthac, Confessor and Bishop of Ross, renowned for his sanctity, in the provinces of Ross and Moray, in Scotland. ^^ We also find this holy
*'
Circle of the Seasons," ^^ and in the Martyrology of Cologne. ThepoetWordsworthhasexpressedhisstrongfaithinthatmoral temper, which would elevate the present, by doing reverence to the past, and
Scottish researches have fostered much this taste and tendency.
Article IV. —St. Algnied, or Elgnied, Bishop of Ardbraccan, County of Meath. \Eighth Cefztury. '] We find some brief notices of this
holy Prelate, in Colgan' and in the Bollandists. ^ Nothing is recorded, how- ever, respecting this saint, but that he was distinguished, for his merits and virtues, having been appointed bishop over the ancient see of Ardbrecan-
ensis,3 or Ardbraccan, * in Meath. s His memory is revered, on the 8th day of March, as we find, in the simple entry, Ailgniad, which appears in the MartyrologyofTallagh. ^ Again,MarianusO'Gorman,andtheMartyrology ofDonegal? mention,thatElgniad,Saint,wasveneratedonthisday. Itwas probably that of his decease ; and, the year of his departure was 776, accord- ing to our chief Annalists, the Four Masters, or 781, according to a correc-
tion of Dr. O'Donovan. ^ Cultivating modesty and retirement, his life passed
over ; and, it has left us no memorials of any great consequence. Yet, like
the fabled giant of old, often as he pressed the ground, Antaeus received new
strength from his mother earth ;9 thus, may we suppose, saints receive in-
crease of spiritual vigour, from their lowliness, nor can they be crushed to
death, by their enemy, so long as they are grounded in humility, and become not unduly elevated by pride or ambition.
bishop noted, in the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. iii. , Marchviii.
"^ "
See Bishop Forbes' Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," pp. 7, 38, 97, 113, 146, I94> 235.
—
were lai—d beneath it men of all the nations
of Eri. " O'Connor's " Chronicles of Eri,"
vol. ii. , chap, xxiv. , note (a), p. 337.
s <' We have accounts of there being, within the limits of Meath alone, no less—a
*7
number than seven
See p. 68. Article iv.
viz. Clonard, Duleek, Kells, Trim, Ardbraccan,
cept Kells and Duleek) were, in the year 1152, united by virtue of a Bull from Pope
Eugenius III. , and sent by Car—dinal Paparo, who held his Synod in Kells. " Thompson's " Statistical Survey of the County of Meath. " Introduction, pp. ix. , x.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
7 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 70, 71.
* " The Age of Christ 776 [recte 781]. The eleventh year of Donnchadh. Ailgniadh, BishopofArd-Breacain[Ardbraccan]; &c. , died. '—Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 380, 381.
» " Hoc quoque tam vastas cumulavit munere vires
Terra sui fetus, quod, cum tetigere
parentem,
Jam defecta vigent renovato robore
'See "Acta Sanctorum
Hibernise," viii. Martii. De S. Algniedo Diinshaughlin, and Slane ; all of which (ex-
Episcopo Ardbrecanensi, p. 568. '"
See ActaSanctorum,"tomusi. , Martii viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 749.
3 See an interesting account. No. iv. Parish of Ardbraccan, in the diocese and county of
Meath, by the Rev. Richard Moore, Rector,
and the Rev. Thomas Toomy, Curate, with
a Map of the Parish from the Down Survey,
in William Shaw Mason's " Statistical Ac-
count, or Parochial Survey of Ireland," vol.
i. , pp. , 84 to 105. The parish is situated, in
the barony of Lower Navan, and it is shown
"
Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Meath," Sheets 24, 25, 30,31. The townland proper is on Sheets 24, 25.
* The derivation of this name, Ardbrac-
can, according to an eccentric writer, is as
on the
:
:
'—"
' ' The place is this day called Ard-
follows
braccan
heap of the party-coloured,' because, there
the
meaning
of the word is the
membra. " lib. iv. , 11. 598-600.
Lucanus, Pharsalia,"
bishopiics,
:
362 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 8.
Article V,—Festival of a reputed St. Ducatus, or Duchatus,
Bishop. In the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, as published by O'SuUevan Beare, at the 8th of March, we find Ducatus entered. ' On the
authority of Floratius, Henry Fitzsimons has placed Duchatus, Bishop, at the same date. ^ This is probably the Scottish Bishop of Ross, who went to Ire- land, that he might receive instruction in learning and piety. 3
Article VI. —St. Ciaran, of Foighde. The name, Ciaran, without
any further designation, occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 8th of March. Colgan appears to think, that the present holy man may be iden- tified with Kieranus Moel, who was visited by St. Berach," Abbot, as related in the supplementary Life of die latter saint. 3 We find, in the Martyrology of Donegal,* also, that Ciaran, and he is said to have been of Foighde, was venerated, on this day. The BoUandists simply notice him. s
Article VII. —St. Neman, or Noeman, of Dairinis, probably, in the County of Wexford. \Supposed to be in the Seventh Century. ^ The name Neman, in Latin rendered Coelestinus, or Noemhan, rendered also
Saiictiviis, was most appropriately given to this pious servant of God. The BoUandists' have their doubts concerning some conjectures, about his iden- tity, which have been ventured upon by Colgan. The latter maintains, that this saint flourished, in the southern parts of Leinster, and about the middle of the seventh century. Some of his presumed Acts are noticed, at the 8th of March ; yet, little of a reliable character seems to have been gleaned, re- garding him. ^ It is thought, he had been that companion, mentioned in the Life of St. Fechins of Fore. Elsewhere, Colgan assigns his feast, to the 13th of September, a contradiction not unfrequent in his works. The name of Nemain of Duir inse is inserted in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* at the 8th of March. Archdall says, that Dairinis, here meant, was an island near the town of Wexford, where a monastery had been erected, probably by this saint. Here, we are informed, he was abbot. s According to the BoUandists, Marianus O'Gorman, or his Scholiast, notices this saint as of Dasinisensis, Episcopus ; according to Colgan, as Nemanus Darinisensis Episcopus. Maguire has a notice of him, at the 8th of March. Besides, the festival of Neman, Bishop of Dairinis, Avas celebrated on this day, according to the
Martyrology of Donegal. ^
Article VIII. —Feast of St.
Italy. \Seventh Century.
'] The Acts of this illustrious bishop taken from
Article v. —' See " Histoiise Catholicse Ibernice Compendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
Sanctorum
Brandub, in the " Leabhar Breac," page 23, col. 2, line 2 ; but, his identity I have not discovered.
' See "
* Edited
by
Drs. Todd and
Catalogus Aliquorum Ibernios. " Ibid. , cap. xii. , p. 53.
Reeves, pp.
Bishop of— Cathaldus, Tarentum,
70, 71.
s gee Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Martii
viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. Article vi. Edited by Rev. Dr. 749. —
3 See Bishop Challoner's "Britannia
"
Sancta," part i. ,—p. 163. '
Kelly, p. xviii.
"
See his Life, at the 15th of February.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum Hiberniie," xv. Februarii. Supplementum Vita; S. Berachi, ex Codice MS. Hibernico Ecclesias ejusdem sancti, cap. viii. , and n. 8, pp. 345, 348.
There is a Genealogy of Ciaran, son of
Article vii. 'See "Acta Sancto-
rum," tomus i. , Martii viii. Among the
pretermitted saints, p. 748. *"
See Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," viii.
Martii. De S. Nemano Episcopo Darini-
sensi, p. 568.
3 See his Life, at the 20th of January.
March 8. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 263
various sources—arc very fully inserted, by Colgan,' with interpretative notes, and an Appendix, at the 8th of March. Some authorities assign the NataHs
of St. Cathaldus, to this day. " Among these may be enumerated, certain Tablets found at Tarentum, an Office of this saint, printed at Rome, A. D.
1607, Philip Ferrarius,3 a Florarius Manuscript, Colgan* and Dempster. Some suppose this to be the date for his canonization. s The weight of testi-
mony, however, is opposed to such opinion, as that it had been the day of his departure, which may be seen, by referring to the Life of this saint. It will be found, at the loth of May.
Article IX. —St, Psalmod or Saumay, Anchoret, at Limosin,
France. \Sixth Century^ At the 8th of March, in Rev. Alban Butler's
work,' as also in the Circle of the Seasons,^ we find mentioned, St. Psalmod, orSaumay. HewasborninIreland,andhelivedasananchoretatLimou- sin, after having emigrated to France. He flourished in the sixth century. This holy man had a great repute for sanctity and miracles. He died about 589,3 but we are not able to find any particulars recorded at length, to satisfy a laudable curiosity regarding his actions.
Article X. —St. Libran. Colgan has strung together some inconclusive and merely conjectural remarks, when placing his name, under this same date. * According to his opinion, Libran might be identical with a certain Libra- rius—mentioned in the Acts of St. Sampson^—the name Librarius being sub- stituted for Libranus, through mistake of a scribe. This emendation has not the authority of the BoUandists to lend it a sanction. 3 Libraine S. is the
simple record, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* at the 8th of March. Possibly, the letter S. may serve to designate him, as Sacerdos, or Priest. Besides, we find an entry of Libran, but without time, place or parents specified, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman and of Maguire, for the 8th of March. There was a festival, dedicated to Liobran, on this day, as we find recorded, likewise, in the Martyrology of Donegal. s His Acts, if such existed, have not been preserved, to solve questions, connected with this saint.
ArticleXL—St. Conallus,Bishop,andConfessor. Ontheautho- rity of the Carthusian Martyrology, Henry Fitzsimons sets down St. Conallus, Bishop, at the 8th day of March, in his list. ^ At the same date, the name Conellus simply occurs, in the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, as pub-
• Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xviii.
Article ix. — ' See " Lives of the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March viii.
See, p. 68.
5 See Arclidall's
"
Monasticon Hibemi-
cum," p. 735. ''
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
3 Article viii. —' See "Acta Sancto- Evreux. "
70, 71.
According to the "Martyrology of
rum Hiberniae," viii. Martii. Vita S. Ca-
taldi Episcopi et Confessoris, pp. 544 to
Article x. —'See "Acta Sanctorum Ilibernise," viii. Martii. De S. Librano, pp. 567, 568.
562. '"
See the anonymous Catalogue of Irish See his Acts, at the 28th of July.
Saints, published by O'SulIevan Beare, in 3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Martii "
his Historise Catholicse Iberniae Compen- viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p.
dium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
3 In "Catalogus Generalis Sanctorum. "
* He thinks, it may be the feast, either of
his death, or of his burial.
5 See the BoUandists' " Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus i. , Martii viii. Among the preter- mitted saints, p. 749.
749.
^ Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
^ Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
70, 71. — Article xi.
'"Catalogus Aliquorum
"
See" Histori;ie Catholicae Iberaiae Com-
Sanctorum Iljernije. ^
lished by O'SuUevan Beare. ^ None of our Irish Calendars notice him, at this date, as Colgan^ has taken care to observe ; although, indeed, from his own showing, Conallus is noted among other Irish Saints.
Articl"e XII. —St, Cronan, of Airdne. On the authority of our Martyrologies, Colgan' and the Bollandists^ have notices of this holy man, at the present date. The name of Cronan, Airdni, is entered in the Martyr-
ology of Tallagh,3 at the 8th of March. Colgan supposes his place, as Latinized, Ardnensis, to be identical with Ara7iiensis, an island off the west coast of Connaught and Munster. But, the word Airdne is found in com- position with the names of various places, in Ireland, Hence, it would not
be easy to identify this saint's place. The Martyrologies of ! Marianus O'Gorman, of Maguire, of the Carthusians, and of Donegal/ register Cronan, of Airdne, as having veneration paid him, at this date. It may be asked, if
the denomination, Airdne, can be identical with Urney, or Urny, meaning
*'
an oratory," There is a parish so called in the barony of Raphoe,^ and in the baronies of Omagh West and of Strabane Lower,^ Besides the parish, in the county of Cavan, to which allusion has been made at the nth of Feb- ruary,? there is a townland, so called, in the parish of Kihr. ore, and barony of Clanmahon, in the same county. ^ Again, there is an Urney, in the parish of Ballykean, barony of Upper Philipstown, and King's County,^ Here, there
^° The
thusian Martyrology, and copied from it, by Henry Fitzsimons, in his list of Irish Saints. It is likely, too, that Floratius, through mistake, assigned his feast to the 8th of April. "
Article XIII. —St. Conan, or Connanus, Bishop, of Eas-Ruaidh, ORAssaroe,CountyofDonegal. \SixthCentury^ Pureandferventas were their souls, God's saints never allowed a day to pass, without performing some penitential acts, and in having contrition for sin. Colgan has some
it was the site of some ancient
Carthusian Martyrology styles this Cronan a bishop, and a confessor ; while, our native Calendars do not notice his dignity, nor the time when he flourished. Assuming he had identified this saint with Aran Island, Colgan rather considers him, to have been an abbot there, and not a bishop. In the anonymous Catalogue of our national Saints, as published by O'Sullevan Beare, we find a St. Cronanus simply entered. AVe can hardly doubt, but this is the St. Cornanus—incorrectly spelled, however,—as found in the Car-
is a and graveyard,
probably,
oratory.
pendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49, and cap. xii. , p. 53.
'See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemise,"
Martiiviii. DeS. Cronano et
Epis. Confes. ,
The townland proper and glebe are on Sheets 4, 9, in Lower Strabane.
? At our account of St. Cognat, Virgin.
p. 564. — Article xil
for the of
Survey "
'
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," Martii viii. De S. Cronano
Sheets 25, 31.
Epis. et Confess. , p. 564.
'See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. .
Martii viii. Among the pretermitted saints,
p.
Danes, which happened A. d, 1263, when they were defeated by Alexander Stuart, the great grandfather to King Robert. ^s In the Kalendar of Hyrd-
manstoun, at the viii. Ides, or 8th of March, is entered St. Duthac, Bishop and Confessor. The same entry occurs in the Kalendar of Arbuthnott, and in that of Aberdeen, his feast is similarly noted, with the remark, that he had
" His feast and his Acts are at the 25th
of September,
'3 See " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
Scotorum," tomus i. , lib. iv. , num. 378, pp. 207, 208.
'* Pars Hyemalis, fol. Ixv.
'S Malisius is marked in the Catalogue as
after Fothad and Kellach. It is true, that
the Edinburgh College MS. and the Cupar MS. havenotthisentry. Fordun's"Scoti-
339. See Bishop Forbes' Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," pp. 328, 329.
'* See Dr. O'Conor's " Rerum Hibernica-
rumScriptores,"tomusiv. "AnnatesUlto- nienses," p. 342.
''According to George Buchanan, he reigned from a. d. 1 165 to 1214.
'* See " De Origine, Moribus, et Rebus Gestis Scotorum. " lib. vi. , p 228.
•' See Hector Boece's "Historic Scoto- rum," lib. xiii. , p. cclxxxv.
°° Thus King James IV. made a pilgrim- age to St. Uuihac's shrine, in 1497, 1504 and 1505- See L)r. John Stuart's "Records of
the Priory of the Isle of May," Preface, pp.
In the Registrum Episcopatus Aber- donensis," vol. ii. , p. 160-7. Also "New StatisticalAccountofScotland. " Ross,\i.
chronicon," vi. 24. ed. Goodall. , vol. i. , p.
" "^
xlvii. , Ixxix. "' "
468.
See, regarding them, Mair, "DeGeslis "
*3 gee "Origines Parochiales Scotias," vol. ii. , p. 391. Also "New Statistical Account of Scotland," vol. xiv. , pp. 2, 181.
' See "Registrum Nigrum de Aberbro-
thoc," pp. 438, 442.
'^ See Kev. Alban Butler's "Lives of the
Scotorum," v. 12. Also Origines Paro- chiales Scotise," vol. ii. , p. 433.
March 8. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 261
a Duplex Office, consisting of Nine Lessons. In Adam King's Kalendar, at the 8th of March, is entered S. Duthake bischope and cofess. in scot, vnder
King Alexander 2. Dempster states, that in the town of Thana, Duthac, Bishop of Ross, whose hoUness was proved by frequent miracles, had been
venerated, on the 8th of March. Also, David Camerarius, at the same date, has St. Duthac, Confessor and Bishop of Ross, renowned for his sanctity, in the provinces of Ross and Moray, in Scotland. ^^ We also find this holy
*'
Circle of the Seasons," ^^ and in the Martyrology of Cologne. ThepoetWordsworthhasexpressedhisstrongfaithinthatmoral temper, which would elevate the present, by doing reverence to the past, and
Scottish researches have fostered much this taste and tendency.
Article IV. —St. Algnied, or Elgnied, Bishop of Ardbraccan, County of Meath. \Eighth Cefztury. '] We find some brief notices of this
holy Prelate, in Colgan' and in the Bollandists. ^ Nothing is recorded, how- ever, respecting this saint, but that he was distinguished, for his merits and virtues, having been appointed bishop over the ancient see of Ardbrecan-
ensis,3 or Ardbraccan, * in Meath. s His memory is revered, on the 8th day of March, as we find, in the simple entry, Ailgniad, which appears in the MartyrologyofTallagh. ^ Again,MarianusO'Gorman,andtheMartyrology ofDonegal? mention,thatElgniad,Saint,wasveneratedonthisday. Itwas probably that of his decease ; and, the year of his departure was 776, accord- ing to our chief Annalists, the Four Masters, or 781, according to a correc-
tion of Dr. O'Donovan. ^ Cultivating modesty and retirement, his life passed
over ; and, it has left us no memorials of any great consequence. Yet, like
the fabled giant of old, often as he pressed the ground, Antaeus received new
strength from his mother earth ;9 thus, may we suppose, saints receive in-
crease of spiritual vigour, from their lowliness, nor can they be crushed to
death, by their enemy, so long as they are grounded in humility, and become not unduly elevated by pride or ambition.
bishop noted, in the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. iii. , Marchviii.
"^ "
See Bishop Forbes' Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," pp. 7, 38, 97, 113, 146, I94> 235.
—
were lai—d beneath it men of all the nations
of Eri. " O'Connor's " Chronicles of Eri,"
vol. ii. , chap, xxiv. , note (a), p. 337.
s <' We have accounts of there being, within the limits of Meath alone, no less—a
*7
number than seven
See p. 68. Article iv.
viz. Clonard, Duleek, Kells, Trim, Ardbraccan,
cept Kells and Duleek) were, in the year 1152, united by virtue of a Bull from Pope
Eugenius III. , and sent by Car—dinal Paparo, who held his Synod in Kells. " Thompson's " Statistical Survey of the County of Meath. " Introduction, pp. ix. , x.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
7 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 70, 71.
* " The Age of Christ 776 [recte 781]. The eleventh year of Donnchadh. Ailgniadh, BishopofArd-Breacain[Ardbraccan]; &c. , died. '—Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 380, 381.
» " Hoc quoque tam vastas cumulavit munere vires
Terra sui fetus, quod, cum tetigere
parentem,
Jam defecta vigent renovato robore
'See "Acta Sanctorum
Hibernise," viii. Martii. De S. Algniedo Diinshaughlin, and Slane ; all of which (ex-
Episcopo Ardbrecanensi, p. 568. '"
See ActaSanctorum,"tomusi. , Martii viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 749.
3 See an interesting account. No. iv. Parish of Ardbraccan, in the diocese and county of
Meath, by the Rev. Richard Moore, Rector,
and the Rev. Thomas Toomy, Curate, with
a Map of the Parish from the Down Survey,
in William Shaw Mason's " Statistical Ac-
count, or Parochial Survey of Ireland," vol.
i. , pp. , 84 to 105. The parish is situated, in
the barony of Lower Navan, and it is shown
"
Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Meath," Sheets 24, 25, 30,31. The townland proper is on Sheets 24, 25.
* The derivation of this name, Ardbrac-
can, according to an eccentric writer, is as
on the
:
:
'—"
' ' The place is this day called Ard-
follows
braccan
heap of the party-coloured,' because, there
the
meaning
of the word is the
membra. " lib. iv. , 11. 598-600.
Lucanus, Pharsalia,"
bishopiics,
:
362 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 8.
Article V,—Festival of a reputed St. Ducatus, or Duchatus,
Bishop. In the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, as published by O'SuUevan Beare, at the 8th of March, we find Ducatus entered. ' On the
authority of Floratius, Henry Fitzsimons has placed Duchatus, Bishop, at the same date. ^ This is probably the Scottish Bishop of Ross, who went to Ire- land, that he might receive instruction in learning and piety. 3
Article VI. —St. Ciaran, of Foighde. The name, Ciaran, without
any further designation, occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 8th of March. Colgan appears to think, that the present holy man may be iden- tified with Kieranus Moel, who was visited by St. Berach," Abbot, as related in the supplementary Life of die latter saint. 3 We find, in the Martyrology of Donegal,* also, that Ciaran, and he is said to have been of Foighde, was venerated, on this day. The BoUandists simply notice him. s
Article VII. —St. Neman, or Noeman, of Dairinis, probably, in the County of Wexford. \Supposed to be in the Seventh Century. ^ The name Neman, in Latin rendered Coelestinus, or Noemhan, rendered also
Saiictiviis, was most appropriately given to this pious servant of God. The BoUandists' have their doubts concerning some conjectures, about his iden- tity, which have been ventured upon by Colgan. The latter maintains, that this saint flourished, in the southern parts of Leinster, and about the middle of the seventh century. Some of his presumed Acts are noticed, at the 8th of March ; yet, little of a reliable character seems to have been gleaned, re- garding him. ^ It is thought, he had been that companion, mentioned in the Life of St. Fechins of Fore. Elsewhere, Colgan assigns his feast, to the 13th of September, a contradiction not unfrequent in his works. The name of Nemain of Duir inse is inserted in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* at the 8th of March. Archdall says, that Dairinis, here meant, was an island near the town of Wexford, where a monastery had been erected, probably by this saint. Here, we are informed, he was abbot. s According to the BoUandists, Marianus O'Gorman, or his Scholiast, notices this saint as of Dasinisensis, Episcopus ; according to Colgan, as Nemanus Darinisensis Episcopus. Maguire has a notice of him, at the 8th of March. Besides, the festival of Neman, Bishop of Dairinis, Avas celebrated on this day, according to the
Martyrology of Donegal. ^
Article VIII. —Feast of St.
Italy. \Seventh Century.
'] The Acts of this illustrious bishop taken from
Article v. —' See " Histoiise Catholicse Ibernice Compendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
Sanctorum
Brandub, in the " Leabhar Breac," page 23, col. 2, line 2 ; but, his identity I have not discovered.
' See "
* Edited
by
Drs. Todd and
Catalogus Aliquorum Ibernios. " Ibid. , cap. xii. , p. 53.
Reeves, pp.
Bishop of— Cathaldus, Tarentum,
70, 71.
s gee Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Martii
viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. Article vi. Edited by Rev. Dr. 749. —
3 See Bishop Challoner's "Britannia
"
Sancta," part i. ,—p. 163. '
Kelly, p. xviii.
"
See his Life, at the 15th of February.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum Hiberniie," xv. Februarii. Supplementum Vita; S. Berachi, ex Codice MS. Hibernico Ecclesias ejusdem sancti, cap. viii. , and n. 8, pp. 345, 348.
There is a Genealogy of Ciaran, son of
Article vii. 'See "Acta Sancto-
rum," tomus i. , Martii viii. Among the
pretermitted saints, p. 748. *"
See Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," viii.
Martii. De S. Nemano Episcopo Darini-
sensi, p. 568.
3 See his Life, at the 20th of January.
March 8. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 263
various sources—arc very fully inserted, by Colgan,' with interpretative notes, and an Appendix, at the 8th of March. Some authorities assign the NataHs
of St. Cathaldus, to this day. " Among these may be enumerated, certain Tablets found at Tarentum, an Office of this saint, printed at Rome, A. D.
1607, Philip Ferrarius,3 a Florarius Manuscript, Colgan* and Dempster. Some suppose this to be the date for his canonization. s The weight of testi-
mony, however, is opposed to such opinion, as that it had been the day of his departure, which may be seen, by referring to the Life of this saint. It will be found, at the loth of May.
Article IX. —St, Psalmod or Saumay, Anchoret, at Limosin,
France. \Sixth Century^ At the 8th of March, in Rev. Alban Butler's
work,' as also in the Circle of the Seasons,^ we find mentioned, St. Psalmod, orSaumay. HewasborninIreland,andhelivedasananchoretatLimou- sin, after having emigrated to France. He flourished in the sixth century. This holy man had a great repute for sanctity and miracles. He died about 589,3 but we are not able to find any particulars recorded at length, to satisfy a laudable curiosity regarding his actions.
Article X. —St. Libran. Colgan has strung together some inconclusive and merely conjectural remarks, when placing his name, under this same date. * According to his opinion, Libran might be identical with a certain Libra- rius—mentioned in the Acts of St. Sampson^—the name Librarius being sub- stituted for Libranus, through mistake of a scribe. This emendation has not the authority of the BoUandists to lend it a sanction. 3 Libraine S. is the
simple record, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* at the 8th of March. Possibly, the letter S. may serve to designate him, as Sacerdos, or Priest. Besides, we find an entry of Libran, but without time, place or parents specified, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman and of Maguire, for the 8th of March. There was a festival, dedicated to Liobran, on this day, as we find recorded, likewise, in the Martyrology of Donegal. s His Acts, if such existed, have not been preserved, to solve questions, connected with this saint.
ArticleXL—St. Conallus,Bishop,andConfessor. Ontheautho- rity of the Carthusian Martyrology, Henry Fitzsimons sets down St. Conallus, Bishop, at the 8th day of March, in his list. ^ At the same date, the name Conellus simply occurs, in the anonymous Catalogue of Irish Saints, as pub-
• Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xviii.
Article ix. — ' See " Lives of the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March viii.
See, p. 68.
5 See Arclidall's
"
Monasticon Hibemi-
cum," p. 735. ''
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
3 Article viii. —' See "Acta Sancto- Evreux. "
70, 71.
According to the "Martyrology of
rum Hiberniae," viii. Martii. Vita S. Ca-
taldi Episcopi et Confessoris, pp. 544 to
Article x. —'See "Acta Sanctorum Ilibernise," viii. Martii. De S. Librano, pp. 567, 568.
562. '"
See the anonymous Catalogue of Irish See his Acts, at the 28th of July.
Saints, published by O'SulIevan Beare, in 3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Martii "
his Historise Catholicse Iberniae Compen- viii. Among the pretermitted saints, p.
dium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49.
3 In "Catalogus Generalis Sanctorum. "
* He thinks, it may be the feast, either of
his death, or of his burial.
5 See the BoUandists' " Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus i. , Martii viii. Among the preter- mitted saints, p. 749.
749.
^ Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xvii.
^ Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
70, 71. — Article xi.
'"Catalogus Aliquorum
"
See" Histori;ie Catholicae Iberaiae Com-
Sanctorum Iljernije. ^
lished by O'SuUevan Beare. ^ None of our Irish Calendars notice him, at this date, as Colgan^ has taken care to observe ; although, indeed, from his own showing, Conallus is noted among other Irish Saints.
Articl"e XII. —St, Cronan, of Airdne. On the authority of our Martyrologies, Colgan' and the Bollandists^ have notices of this holy man, at the present date. The name of Cronan, Airdni, is entered in the Martyr-
ology of Tallagh,3 at the 8th of March. Colgan supposes his place, as Latinized, Ardnensis, to be identical with Ara7iiensis, an island off the west coast of Connaught and Munster. But, the word Airdne is found in com- position with the names of various places, in Ireland, Hence, it would not
be easy to identify this saint's place. The Martyrologies of ! Marianus O'Gorman, of Maguire, of the Carthusians, and of Donegal/ register Cronan, of Airdne, as having veneration paid him, at this date. It may be asked, if
the denomination, Airdne, can be identical with Urney, or Urny, meaning
*'
an oratory," There is a parish so called in the barony of Raphoe,^ and in the baronies of Omagh West and of Strabane Lower,^ Besides the parish, in the county of Cavan, to which allusion has been made at the nth of Feb- ruary,? there is a townland, so called, in the parish of Kihr. ore, and barony of Clanmahon, in the same county. ^ Again, there is an Urney, in the parish of Ballykean, barony of Upper Philipstown, and King's County,^ Here, there
^° The
thusian Martyrology, and copied from it, by Henry Fitzsimons, in his list of Irish Saints. It is likely, too, that Floratius, through mistake, assigned his feast to the 8th of April. "
Article XIII. —St. Conan, or Connanus, Bishop, of Eas-Ruaidh, ORAssaroe,CountyofDonegal. \SixthCentury^ Pureandferventas were their souls, God's saints never allowed a day to pass, without performing some penitential acts, and in having contrition for sin. Colgan has some
it was the site of some ancient
Carthusian Martyrology styles this Cronan a bishop, and a confessor ; while, our native Calendars do not notice his dignity, nor the time when he flourished. Assuming he had identified this saint with Aran Island, Colgan rather considers him, to have been an abbot there, and not a bishop. In the anonymous Catalogue of our national Saints, as published by O'Sullevan Beare, we find a St. Cronanus simply entered. AVe can hardly doubt, but this is the St. Cornanus—incorrectly spelled, however,—as found in the Car-
is a and graveyard,
probably,
oratory.
pendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , p. 49, and cap. xii. , p. 53.
'See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemise,"
Martiiviii. DeS. Cronano et
Epis. Confes. ,
The townland proper and glebe are on Sheets 4, 9, in Lower Strabane.
? At our account of St. Cognat, Virgin.
p. 564. — Article xil
for the of
Survey "
'
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," Martii viii. De S. Cronano
Sheets 25, 31.
Epis. et Confess. , p. 564.
'See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. .
Martii viii. Among the pretermitted saints,
p.
