Comgall, his body was brought to the
monastery
of Bangor.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
" O'Donovan's "AnnalsoftheFourMasters,"vol.
i.
,n.
(o), p.
327-
^ With regard to the term Abbot, applied
died. Itmerelystatesthenumberofyears,
duringwhicheachofth—emheldtheSee,
"
and gives ten to Cairlan. " Ecclesiastical
History of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap, xii. , sect, i. , n. 4, p. 184.
'3 Of Feidhlimidh Finn, Dr. O'Donovan
" See, O'Donovan's Edition, vol. i. , pp. 212, 213, and n. (o). Ibid.
" Referring to Harris' statement, that the Psalter of Cashel places Cairlin's death, in
587 ; Dr. Lanigan says, "had he looked into Tr. Th. , p. 292, where said Psalter is quoted, he could have found that it does not mention the year of the Christian era, in
list of the Archbishops of Armagh given in
the Psalter of Cashel, published by Colgan
in Trias —and in the Bod- Thaum. , p. 293,
Laud. 610. " "Annals of the
leian
MS. ,
Four Masters," vol. i. , n. (x), pp. 209, 2io.
—'See "Acta Sanctorum
Article ix.
Hibemias," xxiv. Martii. Vita S. Mochtei, pp. 729 to 737.
March 24. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 949
Article IX. —St. Mochteus, or Mochta, Bishop of Lugmagh, or Louth. [^Ftfth Century. '] Colgan received the Acts of this saint, taken fromaSalamancanMS. ,andwrittenbysomeunknownauthor. '' Tothesehe has added notes, with an Appendix, comprising five distinct chapters. The Bollandistsnoticehimmerely,atthisdate. ^ Theholyman,weareinformed, drew his first breath in Great Britain, where he gave indications of future ex- cellence. He is classed among St. Patrick's disciples,3 and he was contem- poraneous. He is called Macteus, in the Salamancan copy, from which Colgan takes a considerable portion of his Acts. At this date, we find a festival recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* to honour Mochta, of Lugh- magh. He lived to a great age ; but, according to some accounts, he died
A. D. 534. Such is the date found, in the Annals of the Four Masters. ^ Another festival to his memory occurs, on the 19th of August, at which day, further notices may be seen, regarding him.
Article X. —St. Maccarthenn, Bishop of Clogher, or supposed
BY SOME to be St. Maccarthenn, Patron of Domnach-mor Muighe-to-
CHUiR,ORDonaghParish,CountyofDonegal. [^ProbablyFifthand
of ^ haselaborateaccountsof March, Colgan
Sixth Atthe Centuries. ]
24th
St. Macarthann, Bishop of Clogher. The Bollandists have only a brief
notice. ^ In the time of St. Patrick, lived two holy sons of Carthenn, or Caerthenn, and by his patronymic, each is usually known, as Mac Carthenn,
'*
or
of Cathal Maguire, and of Donegal, as also in the Calendar of Cashcl, we have two distinct festivals for a St. Maccaerthenn : one feast, at the 24th of March;and,another,atthe15thofAugust. Althoughsomeoftheafore- said authorities seem to refer both festivals to St. Maccaerthenn, Bishop of
Clogher ; yet, others speak more indefinitely, so that Colgan is much inclined to believe, that the feast for the 24th of March belongs exclusively to a St.
Maccarthenn, Bishop, who was left by St. Patrick, in charge of the church of Domnach-mor Muighe-tochuir,3 now known as^Donagh,-* in the barony and
peninsula of Inishowen, county of Donegal. However this may be, at present, the Irish Church celebrates the festival of St. Maccarthen, Bishop of
Clogher, as a Double, at this date, March 24th ; while, in the diocese of Clogher, as the patron, he is honoured with a Double Feast of the First
Class. To obtain more explicit information, on this subject, during the un- certainty now existing, we defer to the 15 th of August, the Life of the latter saint.
Article XI. —Festivals of Bishop Mac Cairthinn and of Mael- DOTUS. TheKalendarofDrummond,"atthe24thofMarch,states: Like- wise, this same day, the Natale of the Holy Confessors, Esco Mac Cairthinn
= See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Article x. —'See "Acta Sanctorum Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted Hibernise," xxiv. Martii. De S. Macaer-
son of Carthenn. " Now, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman,
saints," p. 474.
3 See " Trias Thaumaturga. " Quinta Ap-
thenno Epis. Clochorensi, with Notes and
Appendix, pp. 737 to 742.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
pendixadActaS. Patricii,cap. xxiii. ,p. 266.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. To Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted
the entry of this saint's name, we here find these words appended, " Cumman matris ejus nomen. " In the Franciscan copy, I can only well decipher, mochcA tuj.
5 See Dr. O'Donovan's Edition, vol, i,, pp. 176 to 179.
saints, p. 473.
3 See " Trias Thaumaturga," lib. ii. , cap.
cxxi. , p. 145.
* See/<J2V/. ,n. 175, p. i8i. In the Franciscan
copyofthe Tallagh Martyrology, I read, epf CAi\cen'o, with other obscure words added.
950
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
and Maeldotus. We have no doubt, but the prefix Esco is meant for Easpog or Mac Cairthinn, to whom allusion has been already made. Who
I
Bishop —
Maeldotuswas althoughmostprobably tunity for determining.
an Irish saint
—
we have no
oppor-
Article XII. —Festival of St. Patrick, Archbishop. At the 24th of March, the Kalendar of Drummond^ says: Also the same day, the OctaveofSt. Patrick,Archbishop. Itseemsprobable,thegreatPatronof Ireland is here meant.
Article XIIL—St. Dunchad, or Donat, Abbot of Iona. \Sevmth and Eighth Centuries^ Accounts of this saintly abbot will be found, in Camerarius,* in Colgan,' in the Bollandists,3 in Bishop Forbes,* at the 24th of March; although most writers refer his festival, to the 25th of May,5 where some account of him will be given.
Ctoentp-'fiftft 2Bap of ilarrt.
ARTICLE I. —ST. ENAN, OR ENANUS, OF DRUIM-INDICH, OR DRUMEENY, COUNTY OF ANTRIM.
[PROBABLY IN THE FIFTH OR SIXTH CENTURY. \
the sons of God retire into solitude to please and serve him,
in common or in with the world's sympathy
WHEN
their find
thoughts
little,
concerns. The Bollandists have a brief notice of Enanus. ' His festival was
observed, on the 25th March, under which day, his name and Acts are noticed by Colgan. '' This holy man was son to Muadan ; and, he is sup- posed, by Colgan, to have lived as a monk, under the rule of St. Comgall, at
Bangor,3 who founded a monastery there, about the year 559. * If this sup- position be correct, on one occasion, when St. Comgall, with his own hands, had made a little bed, or coffin, with boards, Enan is said to have exclaimed :
" O holy father, you perform a good work for the brothers, about to rest in this cOfftn. It shall profit them much, in obtaining salvation ; I wish, that I
deserved to
pass
out of the world in it. " St. Comgall
replied :
" It shall
Article xi. —' See Bishop Forbes' Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted
" Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8. Article xii. —'See Bishop Forbes'
•'
Article xiii. —' The Scottish Entries,
in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, at
the 24th of March, thus state : St. Duum-
chad or Dumchadus, Abbot of the Island of
Hy, so remarkable for its holy men. He mitted saints, p. 532.
*
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemice," Hy, not without fame for his sanctity and Martii xxv. De S. Enano Confessore, p.
Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8.
328.
s Colgan promised fvirther to notice him,
presided many years over the monastery of
miracles. See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars
of Scottish Saints," p. 236.
' See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxiv.
747.
3 See the Acts of this saint, at the loth of
May.
• See Dr. " Ecclesiastical His- Lanigan's
tory of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap. x. ,sect. xii. ,
and
Martii. De S. Dunchado seu Abbate Hiensi, pp. 744 to 746.
Donato, 3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
p. 62,
»(J/</. , n. 66. 199, p.
saints, p. 474.
* See " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p.
at this day. — Article I.
' See *' Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
March 25. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS: 951
happen to thee, brother, as thou desirest, and from this bed thou shalt go to
Heaven. " Itchanced,thatthebrotherwassenttoacertainplace,atsome
distance from Bangor Monastery, and while there he died. By orders of St.
Comgall, his body was brought to the monastery of Bangor. There, after a
lapse of two days, the holy abbot restored him to life ; and, he lived, after-
wards, for many years. This brother often told his companions, what had
beenseenandheard,afterhisdeparture. Astwoangels,sentbyGod,were
conducting him to Heaven, and whilst one of these accompanied him, on
either side, other blessed spirits met them, giving orders to unite the soul of
Enan to his body ; for, St. Comgall had asked from God his restoration to
life, which petition had been granted. Enan lived to an old age subsequently,
and, at the last hour, he passed out of this life, in the bed already mentioned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing account, this saint seems to have been that
person, who is styled in the Calendar of Marianus O'Gorman, " Enanus
egregius, diuturnse quietis, et Muadani filius ;" and, from whose father, a
parish church derived the name Rath-Miiadain, " Arx Muadani," or " the
fort of Muadain. " s Already, some account of this place will be found, in
the notices of Ereclacius, at the 3rd of March. About three perches south-
wards was a burying-ground, locally called Killeena,^ or Killenan, interpreted
*'
the church of Enan," 7 which was long disused, and which was under culti- vation. ^ It is thought, that the church in question very probably was the
"
Ecclesia de Druim-Indich," which the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick states to have been founded by him, in the region of Cathrigia, now known as the barony of Cary, in the county of Antrim. It had been placed, under the care of St. Enan. 9 Now, Druim-Indich may be identical with the modern
Killeena, in the parish of Ramoan, and county of Antrim, according to the opinionofRev. Dr. Reeves. '° InthetownlandofDrumeeny,inGlenshesk, a little west of the river which bounds the parish, there is a gentle eminence. Onthismoundaretheremainsofanancientchapel. " Thisstructure,how- ever, is vulgarly called Gobbin's Heir Castle; and, it is even thus denomi- nated, in William Shaw Mason's work,^^ as also on the Irish Ordnance Survey Townland and Index Maps. '3 But, the term Castle is a complete perversion, as every feature of the spot is indicative of an ecclesiastical character. The first two words are evidently a corruption of Goban Saer,^* the title of that celebrated architect,^s to whose skill the traditions of the
s See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " and appears to have been far south of the Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. place under consideration. "—Reeves' "Ec-
cxxx. , p. 146, col. 2, and n. 203, p. 182, col. 2.
clesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor
and Dromore. " Appendix Z, pp. 284,
285.
" It was 28 feet 9 inches long, and 15
feet in the clear. Walls 10 feet high, wide,
and3feetthick. Thereseemstohavebeen a narrow window, in the east gable, as also in the north wall, near the altar end, and in the south wall. The font, together with the dressed sandstone quoins, 'w—as carried away to a field at some distance. Ibid.
*
Survey Maps.
7 See p. 223.
J.
B.
Doyle's
" Tours in
Ulster,"
This does not appear, on the Ordnance
^ On the S. E. , there is a longcave, running northwards. In its wall, according to the report of a tenant of the land, are two stones ; one had a crucifix carved on it, and the other had a cross. About twelve perches northwards, there are several large pillar stones, now lying prostrate.
"
See where Rev. Luke Conolly treats
9 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146.
about Ramoan Parish, in the " Statistical
Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland,"
vol. ii. , p. 506.
'3 See "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Antrim," Sheet 9.
'^ In Irish written Sob^n Sao^n, or " Goban the Artificer. "
'^ An account of him is given interesting
by Mr, Petrie, in his incomparable work on
"> " The Four Masters, at the year 818, record a meeting of the Northern and Southern Hy-Niall, at a place called
which O'Connor renders Collis-equi: but this was situated in a plain,
TDiiuiTTi-itToech,
952 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi.
^ With regard to the term Abbot, applied
died. Itmerelystatesthenumberofyears,
duringwhicheachofth—emheldtheSee,
"
and gives ten to Cairlan. " Ecclesiastical
History of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap, xii. , sect, i. , n. 4, p. 184.
'3 Of Feidhlimidh Finn, Dr. O'Donovan
" See, O'Donovan's Edition, vol. i. , pp. 212, 213, and n. (o). Ibid.
" Referring to Harris' statement, that the Psalter of Cashel places Cairlin's death, in
587 ; Dr. Lanigan says, "had he looked into Tr. Th. , p. 292, where said Psalter is quoted, he could have found that it does not mention the year of the Christian era, in
list of the Archbishops of Armagh given in
the Psalter of Cashel, published by Colgan
in Trias —and in the Bod- Thaum. , p. 293,
Laud. 610. " "Annals of the
leian
MS. ,
Four Masters," vol. i. , n. (x), pp. 209, 2io.
—'See "Acta Sanctorum
Article ix.
Hibemias," xxiv. Martii. Vita S. Mochtei, pp. 729 to 737.
March 24. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 949
Article IX. —St. Mochteus, or Mochta, Bishop of Lugmagh, or Louth. [^Ftfth Century. '] Colgan received the Acts of this saint, taken fromaSalamancanMS. ,andwrittenbysomeunknownauthor. '' Tothesehe has added notes, with an Appendix, comprising five distinct chapters. The Bollandistsnoticehimmerely,atthisdate. ^ Theholyman,weareinformed, drew his first breath in Great Britain, where he gave indications of future ex- cellence. He is classed among St. Patrick's disciples,3 and he was contem- poraneous. He is called Macteus, in the Salamancan copy, from which Colgan takes a considerable portion of his Acts. At this date, we find a festival recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* to honour Mochta, of Lugh- magh. He lived to a great age ; but, according to some accounts, he died
A. D. 534. Such is the date found, in the Annals of the Four Masters. ^ Another festival to his memory occurs, on the 19th of August, at which day, further notices may be seen, regarding him.
Article X. —St. Maccarthenn, Bishop of Clogher, or supposed
BY SOME to be St. Maccarthenn, Patron of Domnach-mor Muighe-to-
CHUiR,ORDonaghParish,CountyofDonegal. [^ProbablyFifthand
of ^ haselaborateaccountsof March, Colgan
Sixth Atthe Centuries. ]
24th
St. Macarthann, Bishop of Clogher. The Bollandists have only a brief
notice. ^ In the time of St. Patrick, lived two holy sons of Carthenn, or Caerthenn, and by his patronymic, each is usually known, as Mac Carthenn,
'*
or
of Cathal Maguire, and of Donegal, as also in the Calendar of Cashcl, we have two distinct festivals for a St. Maccaerthenn : one feast, at the 24th of March;and,another,atthe15thofAugust. Althoughsomeoftheafore- said authorities seem to refer both festivals to St. Maccaerthenn, Bishop of
Clogher ; yet, others speak more indefinitely, so that Colgan is much inclined to believe, that the feast for the 24th of March belongs exclusively to a St.
Maccarthenn, Bishop, who was left by St. Patrick, in charge of the church of Domnach-mor Muighe-tochuir,3 now known as^Donagh,-* in the barony and
peninsula of Inishowen, county of Donegal. However this may be, at present, the Irish Church celebrates the festival of St. Maccarthen, Bishop of
Clogher, as a Double, at this date, March 24th ; while, in the diocese of Clogher, as the patron, he is honoured with a Double Feast of the First
Class. To obtain more explicit information, on this subject, during the un- certainty now existing, we defer to the 15 th of August, the Life of the latter saint.
Article XI. —Festivals of Bishop Mac Cairthinn and of Mael- DOTUS. TheKalendarofDrummond,"atthe24thofMarch,states: Like- wise, this same day, the Natale of the Holy Confessors, Esco Mac Cairthinn
= See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Article x. —'See "Acta Sanctorum Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted Hibernise," xxiv. Martii. De S. Macaer-
son of Carthenn. " Now, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman,
saints," p. 474.
3 See " Trias Thaumaturga. " Quinta Ap-
thenno Epis. Clochorensi, with Notes and
Appendix, pp. 737 to 742.
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
pendixadActaS. Patricii,cap. xxiii. ,p. 266.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. To Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted
the entry of this saint's name, we here find these words appended, " Cumman matris ejus nomen. " In the Franciscan copy, I can only well decipher, mochcA tuj.
5 See Dr. O'Donovan's Edition, vol, i,, pp. 176 to 179.
saints, p. 473.
3 See " Trias Thaumaturga," lib. ii. , cap.
cxxi. , p. 145.
* See/<J2V/. ,n. 175, p. i8i. In the Franciscan
copyofthe Tallagh Martyrology, I read, epf CAi\cen'o, with other obscure words added.
950
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
and Maeldotus. We have no doubt, but the prefix Esco is meant for Easpog or Mac Cairthinn, to whom allusion has been already made. Who
I
Bishop —
Maeldotuswas althoughmostprobably tunity for determining.
an Irish saint
—
we have no
oppor-
Article XII. —Festival of St. Patrick, Archbishop. At the 24th of March, the Kalendar of Drummond^ says: Also the same day, the OctaveofSt. Patrick,Archbishop. Itseemsprobable,thegreatPatronof Ireland is here meant.
Article XIIL—St. Dunchad, or Donat, Abbot of Iona. \Sevmth and Eighth Centuries^ Accounts of this saintly abbot will be found, in Camerarius,* in Colgan,' in the Bollandists,3 in Bishop Forbes,* at the 24th of March; although most writers refer his festival, to the 25th of May,5 where some account of him will be given.
Ctoentp-'fiftft 2Bap of ilarrt.
ARTICLE I. —ST. ENAN, OR ENANUS, OF DRUIM-INDICH, OR DRUMEENY, COUNTY OF ANTRIM.
[PROBABLY IN THE FIFTH OR SIXTH CENTURY. \
the sons of God retire into solitude to please and serve him,
in common or in with the world's sympathy
WHEN
their find
thoughts
little,
concerns. The Bollandists have a brief notice of Enanus. ' His festival was
observed, on the 25th March, under which day, his name and Acts are noticed by Colgan. '' This holy man was son to Muadan ; and, he is sup- posed, by Colgan, to have lived as a monk, under the rule of St. Comgall, at
Bangor,3 who founded a monastery there, about the year 559. * If this sup- position be correct, on one occasion, when St. Comgall, with his own hands, had made a little bed, or coffin, with boards, Enan is said to have exclaimed :
" O holy father, you perform a good work for the brothers, about to rest in this cOfftn. It shall profit them much, in obtaining salvation ; I wish, that I
deserved to
pass
out of the world in it. " St. Comgall
replied :
" It shall
Article xi. —' See Bishop Forbes' Martii xxiv. Among the pretermitted
" Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8. Article xii. —'See Bishop Forbes'
•'
Article xiii. —' The Scottish Entries,
in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, at
the 24th of March, thus state : St. Duum-
chad or Dumchadus, Abbot of the Island of
Hy, so remarkable for its holy men. He mitted saints, p. 532.
*
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemice," Hy, not without fame for his sanctity and Martii xxv. De S. Enano Confessore, p.
Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8.
328.
s Colgan promised fvirther to notice him,
presided many years over the monastery of
miracles. See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars
of Scottish Saints," p. 236.
' See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxiv.
747.
3 See the Acts of this saint, at the loth of
May.
• See Dr. " Ecclesiastical His- Lanigan's
tory of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap. x. ,sect. xii. ,
and
Martii. De S. Dunchado seu Abbate Hiensi, pp. 744 to 746.
Donato, 3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
p. 62,
»(J/</. , n. 66. 199, p.
saints, p. 474.
* See " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p.
at this day. — Article I.
' See *' Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
March 25. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS: 951
happen to thee, brother, as thou desirest, and from this bed thou shalt go to
Heaven. " Itchanced,thatthebrotherwassenttoacertainplace,atsome
distance from Bangor Monastery, and while there he died. By orders of St.
Comgall, his body was brought to the monastery of Bangor. There, after a
lapse of two days, the holy abbot restored him to life ; and, he lived, after-
wards, for many years. This brother often told his companions, what had
beenseenandheard,afterhisdeparture. Astwoangels,sentbyGod,were
conducting him to Heaven, and whilst one of these accompanied him, on
either side, other blessed spirits met them, giving orders to unite the soul of
Enan to his body ; for, St. Comgall had asked from God his restoration to
life, which petition had been granted. Enan lived to an old age subsequently,
and, at the last hour, he passed out of this life, in the bed already mentioned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing account, this saint seems to have been that
person, who is styled in the Calendar of Marianus O'Gorman, " Enanus
egregius, diuturnse quietis, et Muadani filius ;" and, from whose father, a
parish church derived the name Rath-Miiadain, " Arx Muadani," or " the
fort of Muadain. " s Already, some account of this place will be found, in
the notices of Ereclacius, at the 3rd of March. About three perches south-
wards was a burying-ground, locally called Killeena,^ or Killenan, interpreted
*'
the church of Enan," 7 which was long disused, and which was under culti- vation. ^ It is thought, that the church in question very probably was the
"
Ecclesia de Druim-Indich," which the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick states to have been founded by him, in the region of Cathrigia, now known as the barony of Cary, in the county of Antrim. It had been placed, under the care of St. Enan. 9 Now, Druim-Indich may be identical with the modern
Killeena, in the parish of Ramoan, and county of Antrim, according to the opinionofRev. Dr. Reeves. '° InthetownlandofDrumeeny,inGlenshesk, a little west of the river which bounds the parish, there is a gentle eminence. Onthismoundaretheremainsofanancientchapel. " Thisstructure,how- ever, is vulgarly called Gobbin's Heir Castle; and, it is even thus denomi- nated, in William Shaw Mason's work,^^ as also on the Irish Ordnance Survey Townland and Index Maps. '3 But, the term Castle is a complete perversion, as every feature of the spot is indicative of an ecclesiastical character. The first two words are evidently a corruption of Goban Saer,^* the title of that celebrated architect,^s to whose skill the traditions of the
s See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " and appears to have been far south of the Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. place under consideration. "—Reeves' "Ec-
cxxx. , p. 146, col. 2, and n. 203, p. 182, col. 2.
clesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor
and Dromore. " Appendix Z, pp. 284,
285.
" It was 28 feet 9 inches long, and 15
feet in the clear. Walls 10 feet high, wide,
and3feetthick. Thereseemstohavebeen a narrow window, in the east gable, as also in the north wall, near the altar end, and in the south wall. The font, together with the dressed sandstone quoins, 'w—as carried away to a field at some distance. Ibid.
*
Survey Maps.
7 See p. 223.
J.
B.
Doyle's
" Tours in
Ulster,"
This does not appear, on the Ordnance
^ On the S. E. , there is a longcave, running northwards. In its wall, according to the report of a tenant of the land, are two stones ; one had a crucifix carved on it, and the other had a cross. About twelve perches northwards, there are several large pillar stones, now lying prostrate.
"
See where Rev. Luke Conolly treats
9 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146.
about Ramoan Parish, in the " Statistical
Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland,"
vol. ii. , p. 506.
'3 See "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Antrim," Sheet 9.
'^ In Irish written Sob^n Sao^n, or " Goban the Artificer. "
'^ An account of him is given interesting
by Mr, Petrie, in his incomparable work on
"> " The Four Masters, at the year 818, record a meeting of the Northern and Southern Hy-Niall, at a place called
which O'Connor renders Collis-equi: but this was situated in a plain,
TDiiuiTTi-itToech,
952 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi.
