Parents find real
treasures
in such children, and they are
greatly open to censure, if the arch-enemy afterwards be allowed to destroy the working of God's grace, in the souls of their dearest charge.
greatly open to censure, if the arch-enemy afterwards be allowed to destroy the working of God's grace, in the souls of their dearest charge.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v7
Celebravit
Old Church of Inis-Cumscraigh, County of Down.
this was a piece of sculpture, representing the image of Christ on the Cross, and a person on his knees, with hands elevated praying to Him. Some interesting remains, which are situated immediately after entrance into the island by a causeway, indicate in the simplicity of their form and architec-
27 The foregoing description has been Underneath is the following inscription:—
taken from " The Ancient and Present State
of the County of Down," chap, iii. , sect, ii. ,
p. 36.
** In this same chapel lies buried Sir
Insignis. Mii. es. Melvili. us. Carn- bia . Proles .
to be a descen- dant of the famous Sir James Melville, secre- tary to Mary Queen of Scots, and author of the Memoirs that pass under his name. The first-mentioned of these knights has here a monument of freestoe erected to his me- mory, and placed in an arch on the north side of the altar. Over a scutcheon of arms, the supporters of which are two birds—the defaced—you have this line, (viz. ) :
Natai. em IIibernia. Funus. habet . tumulum .
.
rest
being
.
S. Anno 1628. D.
Then on the top of the scutcheon in one quarter, I. M. , and in the other quarter A. R. At the foot of the scutcheon,—on one side,
are these words thus placed CHRISTO f. t Cv
Et. Octo. Christus. cum . TUS . ERAT.
tumula-
In
Si !
5°- P- 397-
:
—See "Ancient and Present State of the
County of Down," chnp. iii. , sect, ii. , pp.
37, 38.
29 See Dublin PennyJournal, vol. i. . No.
Mills .
et . Sexcentos . Egerat. Annos
ins . Vicenos .
sub . Hac . Lapidum . Mr>R-
Mole . Scotia intus .
tus . Astra . Colit . Sexaginta . Ocro . Felices .
rat . Annos.
.
.
Quadraiginta . Novem . ex . Animo. si s . Kques .
slmri- vixe-
July 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 297
33 See
of Down — with Mo-biuof InisCuscraid. "
very early antiquity
;
30 The accompanying illustration of it, drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake- man, has been engraved by Mrs. Millard.
31 In his "Ancient and Present State of the County of Down. "
32 In the Dublin Penny Journal;''
VmT>j;ein inaj;-oalena niuir\e mint) cech minam
PA1 f Appolloin uar-ail
tambm
County Antiquarian Appollonius,
Letters, belonging to the Ordnance Survey
2$ we have not been able to discover but,
tural features a
any historical notice, regarding the period of foundation for the old church, to which allusion has been made. 3° After giving the substance of what had been
written Harris^1 and Mr. O' 3* that and already by by Donovan, ingenious
elegant writer George Petrie supposed, that what had been called a chapel to the greater abbey, by Harris, was the original abbey church of Iniscums-
cray. However, Mr. O'Donovan, who appears to have examined its ruins on the spot, remarks in one of his topographical letters, that every one in the neighbourhood thought that Dr. Petrie had totally mistaken the date for erec-
"
tionofthesmallchurchatInch. 33 Inthe DublinPennyJournal,"34wehave
two rough but effective woodcuts,35 representing these ruins in the year 1833, with an article further illustrative of their state and history, from the pen of Mr. Petrie, who sets before us all that can well be gleaned.
St. Mobiu is commemorated at the 22nd of July, by St. ^Engus the Culdee, in the " Feilire. "36 A comment on this notice remarks in Irish, that Thy- Biu, son of Comgall, was in Ferann Duin,37 equivalent to the district of Down. A St. Mobhius, son to Comgell, is venerated at the 22nd of July, according to Marianus O'Gorman and others. 38 In Scotland, this holy man was vene- rated, as we learn from the Kalendar of Drummond,39 at the 22nd of July. Again, in the "Circle of the Seasons," we find entered at the 22nd of July, St. Dabius ©f Ireland. -10
It is melancholy to reflect, as one discovers frequently in travelling through Ireland, that so many temples and monasteries of her ancient Church are now
crumbling into ruin. Here, in the times of primitive faith, the good religious tended the lamp of the sanctuary, and while engaged in praise and prayer themselves, their example and instructions were not lost even upon world- lings. These were exhorted to consecrate the beginning and end of the day, and not to allow their worldly concerns to interfere with or to prevent such holy occupations. Those who could not attend the public assemblies of the faith- ful were always careful to pray at home, at certain appointed times. So was perpetual adoration preserved, while blessings in return flowed on themselves and on their families.
ArticleII. —St. Caemhog,orCaemoca. Oneofthegreatestdangers in ancient as in modern society must be for even honest women to have their hearts too much abroad upon the world, and to love fetes, diversions, and company,whileyoung. AnobleFrenchmanwarnshisdaughters,thatthey
"Transactions of the Royal Irish Aca- Office, Phoenix Park. Mr. O'Donovan's demy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. ,
Letter, dated Downpatrick, April 28th, 1834.
34 See vol. i.
33 These woodcuts are by Branston and Wright, the designs having been furnished by A. Nicholl, Esq.
the
part i. On the Calendar of Oengus, p. cxi. 3; See ibid. , p. cxx.
" Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
"
39 His feast is thus entered: xi. Kal.
36 " Leabhar Breac " In the
Mobiu. "—
is following stanza, thus translated into
Forbes' "Kalendarsof Scottish Saints," p. 19.
copy English by Dr. Whitley Stokes, LL. D. :—
Bishop <° See p. 204.
38 See
Colgan's
nioe," xvii. Januarii, n. 9, p. 354.
livopi Caupcpam.
" The fair nativity of Mary Magdalen, the
diadem of every host : the passion of noble
Apud Hibemiam Natale Sancti Episcopi
298 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 22. should avoid places where, without any sort of provocation, many an innocent
if
unscrupulous assaults.
The delight of vicious natures is to noise the evil
suffers. 1 He cautions
cannot decline decently
them,
convivial entertainments, always to be by the side of parents or prudent
friends, to avoid the consequences of scandal, and to be screened from mali- cious tongues and eyes, which always talk and espy more levity than ever takes place. Thus, should the reputations of women be guarded against
lady's reputation
they
2
How
do not the women of the religious
and to hide the
Church observe these precepts, in withdrawing from the company and conver- sation of men. An instance is here afforded, in the example given by this holy woman. She was sister to St. Kevin,3the celebrated Abbot and founder of Glendalough. It is mentioned in the Martyrology of Donegal,4 that vene- ration was given, at the 22nd of July, to St. Caemhog, or Coemoca, as she iselsewheredenominated. Caemell,daughterofCeannfionnan,sontoCeis, son of Lughar, was her mother. s This Caemell was the mother of St. Caoimhghin, or Kevin of Glendalough, and of Natcaoimh or Mochoemius, of Tir da ghlas, as also of Coeman Santlebhain of Airdne. 6 There is a local tradition, in the country about Glendalough, that Kevin, Keen, and Kine, were brothers. This popular belief seems to be not at all in variance with docu- mentsandgenealogiesextant. However,thepresentcompileris onlyable towritethosenames,astheywerephoneticallyandlocallypronounced; but,as time may have wrought many changes of pronunciation, it may be possible, St. Caemhog or Coemoca—a sister for a brother—may have been confounded with Keen or Kine. 7 There is an old church, called Kilkine,8 in the parish of Ballykine, barony of Ballinacor South, and county of Wicklow. The church gives name to the parish. The ruins are situated on a very elevated site, over the south bank of the Avonbeg River, not far from the entrance to Glenma- lure. 0 The old church is now one mass of ruins, and the outlines of the
good.
faithfully
building are not to be traced with great accuracy, for its stones have been either removed or scattered about in loose heaps. A mere fragment of the west gable presents the face of a wall. So far as appears, from the founda- tion lines, on admeasurement, the ruined church had been 52 feet in length, 17 feet in width, and 2 feet 6 inches in thickness. A graveyard surrounds it, and it is still much used for interments. It is sequestered and all grown over
"
in the lovely Vale of Ovoca. Many of the headstones date from the early
10
Article III. —St. Moroecha Mac Naeb, or Morecha, a Boy-Saint. It seems quite probable, that this holy child did not exceed the years of
Articleii. —" LeLivreduChevalierde 6See
with trees. This spot is about one mile from the
Meeting of the Waters,"
part of the last century.
Colgan's
la Tour Londry. nicT," xii Martii. Vita S. Dagani, nn. 4,
3"
See Alexander Vance's Romantic 5, 6, 7, p. 586.
"
EpisodesofChivalricandMediaevalFrance,"
pp. 291, 292.
3 See his Life, at the 3rd of June, in the
Sixth Volume of this work, Ait. " i.
4 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199.
5 Nearly similar to this is the account of
7 ByelidingOgt
we arrive very nearly to this pronuncia- tion.
St. <Engus, when treating on the Mothers of the Irish Saints, lib. iv. Strange, that in the translation of the of
Maps.
9 It is on a high ground surmounting a
bridge, built in 1728 over the river at Clash village, and it lies within Mr. Whally's de- mesne.
,0 Such were observations made, on the occasion of a visit, in June, 1871.
Martyrology Donegal, St. Caemhog is regarded as a man.
8
It is so marked on Sir William Betty's
"ActaSanctorumHiber-
avirgin,"fromCacmh,
July 22. ] LIVES OB THE IRISH SAINTS. 299
puberty, and that " he was taken away lest wickedness should alter his under-
standing, or deceit beguile his soul. " 1 At the 22nd of July, a festival is
recorded in the of 2 in honour of Moroecha Mac Naeb. Martyrology Tallagh,
Furtherparticularsarehardlyknownconcerninghim. Again,theMartyr- ology of Donegal 3 registers him at the same date, as Morecha, a boy-saint. In our day, we have had a knowledge of the simple and guileless innocence of
Irish children, whose good and almost sinless dispositions gave promise of a riper sanctity.
Parents find real treasures in such children, and they are
greatly open to censure, if the arch-enemy afterwards be allowed to destroy the working of God's grace, in the souls of their dearest charge.
Article IV. —St. Dobeodoc or Dabhaetog, of Cluain-da-Bhaetog, orClondawaddoge,inFanid,CountyofDonegal. Thesimplename, Dobeodoc, without any further designation, is found in the Martyrology of
1 atthe22ndof
The of 3 at'the Martyrology Donegal registers
Tallagh,
same date, Dabhaetog, of Cluain-da-Bhaetog, in Fauaid, in Tirconaill. In the table appended to this Martyrology, his name is rendered into Dabhaoddg. 3 The place to which this saint belonged is now known as Clendawaddoge, in
thecountyofDonegal. * Yet,itisnotnoted,ontheIrishOrdnanceSurvey Maps.
Article V. —St. Moronoc or Moronog, of Druim Samhraidh. We
1
read in the Martyrologies of Tallagh, and of Marianus O'Gorman, that St.
Moronoc or Moronog, of Droma Samhraidh, was venerated at the 22nd of July. On the same day, he is found in the copy of the Feilire ^Enguis, which belonged to Cathal Maguire. Colgan seems to think, this saint may have been identical with a certain Moronoc, a penitentiary of Inis-Luaidhe or Inis-lua, who assisted at the of St.
July.
Senan,
middle of the sixth century. If so, his place lay within the Shannon River,
obsequies
between Limerick and Iniscathy. It belonged to the diocese of Killaloe. 3
In the Martyrology of Donegal, the present saint is set down, as Moronog of Druim Samhraidh.
ArticleVI. —St. LugidorLuighbe. Inthe of 1 Martyrology Tallagh,
the name of Lugid is inserted at the 22nd of July. A conjecture has been
2 that he
of Iona, as mentioned in the Acts of St. Columba,3 and numbered among his disciples/ In the Martyrology of Donegal,s Luighbe is entered, at this
offered,
date.
may
have been identical with St. a monk Lugbe Mac-cumin,
Article hi. — ' Wisdom, c.
n.
*
Senani, cap. Ixiii. , 31, rectepp. 533,536.
and n.
2
iv. , EditedbyRev. Dr. Kelly,p. xxx.
v.
Martii. Vita S.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 198, 199.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199-
Article vi. —' Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
2
By Colgan.
3 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's u Life
of St. Columba, lib. i. , cap. 15, pp. 43, 44, cap. 24, pp. 53, 54, cap. 28, pp. 56, 57, cap. 41, pp. 77 to 79.
« See "Trias Thaumaturga," Appendix Quarta ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. x. , num. 81.
s Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 198, 199.
Article iv. —x Kelly, p. xxix.
Edited by Rev. Dr.
2 Edited 198, 199.
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
3 See ibid. , pp. 398, 399.
4 Such is the identification of the late
William M. Hennessy.
Article v. —x Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
2
See his Life at the 8th of March, in the Third Volume of this work, Art. i.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum Hibernice," viii.
2 Abbot of about the Iniscathy,
3oo LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 22. ArticleVII. —St. OisenorOssen,Bishop. ThenameOisen,Eps. ,
is set down in the
is simply entered as having been venerated at the 22nd of July.
ArticleVIII. —St. Colman. TheMartyrologiesofTallaghT andofDone-
2
gal mention,thatafestivalinhonourofColman,wascelebratedatthe22ndof
July. It is stated, that St. Colman, sometimes called Columba'Crossaire of
Ross, and sometimes Colman of Midhil, was patron of the parish known as
Myshal or Kilmishal, in the county of Wexford. A holy well and a patron were there. The latter occurred, on the 22nd of the present month,. 3
Article IX. —St. Colum. In addition to the St. Colman already
1
named, a St. Colum is mentioned in the published Martyrology of Tallagh, at this day. Nothing more to distinguish him has been recorded, nor do we find his name occurring in any other Calendar.
Article X. — St. Erentrudis. St. Erentrudis was the noble sister of Saints Rudbert x and Trudbert. She was also the companion of their travels. This pious lady was the foundress of various religious institutes. She was
venerated at and Convceus Nurnberg,
of
his See or his period is not known. In the Martyrology of Donegal,2 Ossen
meaning Bishop,
Martyrology
Tallagh.
assigns
The Life of this holy woman is to be found in the Benedictine collections
Article XI. —Festival of St. Mary Magdalen. The feast of St. Mary Magdalen was venerated in the early Irish Church, as we find it entered intheuFeilire"s ofSt. ^Engus,atthisdate. Inacommentaryannexed,we are told, that Magdalen was so called from the village of Magdelo, in which she was born, and to which she belonged, and that being the sister of Lazarus,
women who were followers of Christ. 2 We are told, moreover, that she it was who sat by Christ's feet, and who poured oil over His head and on His feet, washing them with her tears and cleansing them with her hair, so that He forgave her sins. However, the Pharisees
Article vii. — Edited by Rev. Dr. at that date, in the Third Volume of this
she was one of fourteen
pious
Kelly, p. xxix.
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
work, Art. ii.
2"
See O'Sullevan Beare's Ilistorire
Catholics Ibernia: Compendium, tomusi. , lib. iv. , cap. x. , p. 48.
3 See Mabillon and D'Achery's "Acta Sanctorum Ordinis S. Benedicti," tomusiii. , soec. iii. , A. n. 700 to 800. pars i. The frag- mentary Life of this saint is in seven para* graphs; a book of miracles in fourteen para-
lions of the Royal Irish Academy, Irish
198, 199. Article viii.
—
Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
' Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199.
3 See " Letters containing Information re-
lative to the Antiquities of the County of
Wexford, collected during the Progress of
graphs follows, pp. 348 to 355. -*
Article XL— See the "Leabhar John O'Donovan's Letter on the Parish of Breac "copy, as published in the Transac-
the Ordnance Survey in 1840," vol. i.
ted rush, p. 242. — Article ix.
On tlie Calendar of Oengus, by Whitley Stokes,
2
Three other Marys are distinguished among these, viz. : Mary, Mother 01 Christ
p. xxix. — Article x.
•
By the Rev. Dr. Kelly,
Better known by the name
Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part LL. D. , p. cxi.
* i.
of Rupert; Bishop of Saltzburgh, whose feast occurs on the 27th of March. See his Life,
1 The of place
her feast to the 22nd of 2 July.
July 22. ] LIVES OP THE IRISH SAINTS. ZQt
upbraided Him, because lie allowed a harlot to come near Him. 3 Amply have the Bollandists,* at the 22nd of July, treatechibout this glorious penitent. Father John Baptist Soller has edited her Acts, prefixing a Historico-Critical Commentary s to the biographical Sermon or panegyric of Odo, Abbot of
Floriacensis and of
to the
her intercession.
ring
history
wrought through
6 while
of her relics,? and the other to miracles 8
Cluny,
giving
Article XII. —Festival of St. Appollonius. The feast of St
" ,;i Appollonius, the disciple of St.
Old Church of Inis-Cumscraigh, County of Down.
this was a piece of sculpture, representing the image of Christ on the Cross, and a person on his knees, with hands elevated praying to Him. Some interesting remains, which are situated immediately after entrance into the island by a causeway, indicate in the simplicity of their form and architec-
27 The foregoing description has been Underneath is the following inscription:—
taken from " The Ancient and Present State
of the County of Down," chap, iii. , sect, ii. ,
p. 36.
** In this same chapel lies buried Sir
Insignis. Mii. es. Melvili. us. Carn- bia . Proles .
to be a descen- dant of the famous Sir James Melville, secre- tary to Mary Queen of Scots, and author of the Memoirs that pass under his name. The first-mentioned of these knights has here a monument of freestoe erected to his me- mory, and placed in an arch on the north side of the altar. Over a scutcheon of arms, the supporters of which are two birds—the defaced—you have this line, (viz. ) :
Natai. em IIibernia. Funus. habet . tumulum .
.
rest
being
.
S. Anno 1628. D.
Then on the top of the scutcheon in one quarter, I. M. , and in the other quarter A. R. At the foot of the scutcheon,—on one side,
are these words thus placed CHRISTO f. t Cv
Et. Octo. Christus. cum . TUS . ERAT.
tumula-
In
Si !
5°- P- 397-
:
—See "Ancient and Present State of the
County of Down," chnp. iii. , sect, ii. , pp.
37, 38.
29 See Dublin PennyJournal, vol. i. . No.
Mills .
et . Sexcentos . Egerat. Annos
ins . Vicenos .
sub . Hac . Lapidum . Mr>R-
Mole . Scotia intus .
tus . Astra . Colit . Sexaginta . Ocro . Felices .
rat . Annos.
.
.
Quadraiginta . Novem . ex . Animo. si s . Kques .
slmri- vixe-
July 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 297
33 See
of Down — with Mo-biuof InisCuscraid. "
very early antiquity
;
30 The accompanying illustration of it, drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake- man, has been engraved by Mrs. Millard.
31 In his "Ancient and Present State of the County of Down. "
32 In the Dublin Penny Journal;''
VmT>j;ein inaj;-oalena niuir\e mint) cech minam
PA1 f Appolloin uar-ail
tambm
County Antiquarian Appollonius,
Letters, belonging to the Ordnance Survey
2$ we have not been able to discover but,
tural features a
any historical notice, regarding the period of foundation for the old church, to which allusion has been made. 3° After giving the substance of what had been
written Harris^1 and Mr. O' 3* that and already by by Donovan, ingenious
elegant writer George Petrie supposed, that what had been called a chapel to the greater abbey, by Harris, was the original abbey church of Iniscums-
cray. However, Mr. O'Donovan, who appears to have examined its ruins on the spot, remarks in one of his topographical letters, that every one in the neighbourhood thought that Dr. Petrie had totally mistaken the date for erec-
"
tionofthesmallchurchatInch. 33 Inthe DublinPennyJournal,"34wehave
two rough but effective woodcuts,35 representing these ruins in the year 1833, with an article further illustrative of their state and history, from the pen of Mr. Petrie, who sets before us all that can well be gleaned.
St. Mobiu is commemorated at the 22nd of July, by St. ^Engus the Culdee, in the " Feilire. "36 A comment on this notice remarks in Irish, that Thy- Biu, son of Comgall, was in Ferann Duin,37 equivalent to the district of Down. A St. Mobhius, son to Comgell, is venerated at the 22nd of July, according to Marianus O'Gorman and others. 38 In Scotland, this holy man was vene- rated, as we learn from the Kalendar of Drummond,39 at the 22nd of July. Again, in the "Circle of the Seasons," we find entered at the 22nd of July, St. Dabius ©f Ireland. -10
It is melancholy to reflect, as one discovers frequently in travelling through Ireland, that so many temples and monasteries of her ancient Church are now
crumbling into ruin. Here, in the times of primitive faith, the good religious tended the lamp of the sanctuary, and while engaged in praise and prayer themselves, their example and instructions were not lost even upon world- lings. These were exhorted to consecrate the beginning and end of the day, and not to allow their worldly concerns to interfere with or to prevent such holy occupations. Those who could not attend the public assemblies of the faith- ful were always careful to pray at home, at certain appointed times. So was perpetual adoration preserved, while blessings in return flowed on themselves and on their families.
ArticleII. —St. Caemhog,orCaemoca. Oneofthegreatestdangers in ancient as in modern society must be for even honest women to have their hearts too much abroad upon the world, and to love fetes, diversions, and company,whileyoung. AnobleFrenchmanwarnshisdaughters,thatthey
"Transactions of the Royal Irish Aca- Office, Phoenix Park. Mr. O'Donovan's demy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. ,
Letter, dated Downpatrick, April 28th, 1834.
34 See vol. i.
33 These woodcuts are by Branston and Wright, the designs having been furnished by A. Nicholl, Esq.
the
part i. On the Calendar of Oengus, p. cxi. 3; See ibid. , p. cxx.
" Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
"
39 His feast is thus entered: xi. Kal.
36 " Leabhar Breac " In the
Mobiu. "—
is following stanza, thus translated into
Forbes' "Kalendarsof Scottish Saints," p. 19.
copy English by Dr. Whitley Stokes, LL. D. :—
Bishop <° See p. 204.
38 See
Colgan's
nioe," xvii. Januarii, n. 9, p. 354.
livopi Caupcpam.
" The fair nativity of Mary Magdalen, the
diadem of every host : the passion of noble
Apud Hibemiam Natale Sancti Episcopi
298 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 22. should avoid places where, without any sort of provocation, many an innocent
if
unscrupulous assaults.
The delight of vicious natures is to noise the evil
suffers. 1 He cautions
cannot decline decently
them,
convivial entertainments, always to be by the side of parents or prudent
friends, to avoid the consequences of scandal, and to be screened from mali- cious tongues and eyes, which always talk and espy more levity than ever takes place. Thus, should the reputations of women be guarded against
lady's reputation
they
2
How
do not the women of the religious
and to hide the
Church observe these precepts, in withdrawing from the company and conver- sation of men. An instance is here afforded, in the example given by this holy woman. She was sister to St. Kevin,3the celebrated Abbot and founder of Glendalough. It is mentioned in the Martyrology of Donegal,4 that vene- ration was given, at the 22nd of July, to St. Caemhog, or Coemoca, as she iselsewheredenominated. Caemell,daughterofCeannfionnan,sontoCeis, son of Lughar, was her mother. s This Caemell was the mother of St. Caoimhghin, or Kevin of Glendalough, and of Natcaoimh or Mochoemius, of Tir da ghlas, as also of Coeman Santlebhain of Airdne. 6 There is a local tradition, in the country about Glendalough, that Kevin, Keen, and Kine, were brothers. This popular belief seems to be not at all in variance with docu- mentsandgenealogiesextant. However,thepresentcompileris onlyable towritethosenames,astheywerephoneticallyandlocallypronounced; but,as time may have wrought many changes of pronunciation, it may be possible, St. Caemhog or Coemoca—a sister for a brother—may have been confounded with Keen or Kine. 7 There is an old church, called Kilkine,8 in the parish of Ballykine, barony of Ballinacor South, and county of Wicklow. The church gives name to the parish. The ruins are situated on a very elevated site, over the south bank of the Avonbeg River, not far from the entrance to Glenma- lure. 0 The old church is now one mass of ruins, and the outlines of the
good.
faithfully
building are not to be traced with great accuracy, for its stones have been either removed or scattered about in loose heaps. A mere fragment of the west gable presents the face of a wall. So far as appears, from the founda- tion lines, on admeasurement, the ruined church had been 52 feet in length, 17 feet in width, and 2 feet 6 inches in thickness. A graveyard surrounds it, and it is still much used for interments. It is sequestered and all grown over
"
in the lovely Vale of Ovoca. Many of the headstones date from the early
10
Article III. —St. Moroecha Mac Naeb, or Morecha, a Boy-Saint. It seems quite probable, that this holy child did not exceed the years of
Articleii. —" LeLivreduChevalierde 6See
with trees. This spot is about one mile from the
Meeting of the Waters,"
part of the last century.
Colgan's
la Tour Londry. nicT," xii Martii. Vita S. Dagani, nn. 4,
3"
See Alexander Vance's Romantic 5, 6, 7, p. 586.
"
EpisodesofChivalricandMediaevalFrance,"
pp. 291, 292.
3 See his Life, at the 3rd of June, in the
Sixth Volume of this work, Ait. " i.
4 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199.
5 Nearly similar to this is the account of
7 ByelidingOgt
we arrive very nearly to this pronuncia- tion.
St. <Engus, when treating on the Mothers of the Irish Saints, lib. iv. Strange, that in the translation of the of
Maps.
9 It is on a high ground surmounting a
bridge, built in 1728 over the river at Clash village, and it lies within Mr. Whally's de- mesne.
,0 Such were observations made, on the occasion of a visit, in June, 1871.
Martyrology Donegal, St. Caemhog is regarded as a man.
8
It is so marked on Sir William Betty's
"ActaSanctorumHiber-
avirgin,"fromCacmh,
July 22. ] LIVES OB THE IRISH SAINTS. 299
puberty, and that " he was taken away lest wickedness should alter his under-
standing, or deceit beguile his soul. " 1 At the 22nd of July, a festival is
recorded in the of 2 in honour of Moroecha Mac Naeb. Martyrology Tallagh,
Furtherparticularsarehardlyknownconcerninghim. Again,theMartyr- ology of Donegal 3 registers him at the same date, as Morecha, a boy-saint. In our day, we have had a knowledge of the simple and guileless innocence of
Irish children, whose good and almost sinless dispositions gave promise of a riper sanctity.
Parents find real treasures in such children, and they are
greatly open to censure, if the arch-enemy afterwards be allowed to destroy the working of God's grace, in the souls of their dearest charge.
Article IV. —St. Dobeodoc or Dabhaetog, of Cluain-da-Bhaetog, orClondawaddoge,inFanid,CountyofDonegal. Thesimplename, Dobeodoc, without any further designation, is found in the Martyrology of
1 atthe22ndof
The of 3 at'the Martyrology Donegal registers
Tallagh,
same date, Dabhaetog, of Cluain-da-Bhaetog, in Fauaid, in Tirconaill. In the table appended to this Martyrology, his name is rendered into Dabhaoddg. 3 The place to which this saint belonged is now known as Clendawaddoge, in
thecountyofDonegal. * Yet,itisnotnoted,ontheIrishOrdnanceSurvey Maps.
Article V. —St. Moronoc or Moronog, of Druim Samhraidh. We
1
read in the Martyrologies of Tallagh, and of Marianus O'Gorman, that St.
Moronoc or Moronog, of Droma Samhraidh, was venerated at the 22nd of July. On the same day, he is found in the copy of the Feilire ^Enguis, which belonged to Cathal Maguire. Colgan seems to think, this saint may have been identical with a certain Moronoc, a penitentiary of Inis-Luaidhe or Inis-lua, who assisted at the of St.
July.
Senan,
middle of the sixth century. If so, his place lay within the Shannon River,
obsequies
between Limerick and Iniscathy. It belonged to the diocese of Killaloe. 3
In the Martyrology of Donegal, the present saint is set down, as Moronog of Druim Samhraidh.
ArticleVI. —St. LugidorLuighbe. Inthe of 1 Martyrology Tallagh,
the name of Lugid is inserted at the 22nd of July. A conjecture has been
2 that he
of Iona, as mentioned in the Acts of St. Columba,3 and numbered among his disciples/ In the Martyrology of Donegal,s Luighbe is entered, at this
offered,
date.
may
have been identical with St. a monk Lugbe Mac-cumin,
Article hi. — ' Wisdom, c.
n.
*
Senani, cap. Ixiii. , 31, rectepp. 533,536.
and n.
2
iv. , EditedbyRev. Dr. Kelly,p. xxx.
v.
Martii. Vita S.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 198, 199.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199-
Article vi. —' Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
2
By Colgan.
3 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's u Life
of St. Columba, lib. i. , cap. 15, pp. 43, 44, cap. 24, pp. 53, 54, cap. 28, pp. 56, 57, cap. 41, pp. 77 to 79.
« See "Trias Thaumaturga," Appendix Quarta ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. x. , num. 81.
s Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 198, 199.
Article iv. —x Kelly, p. xxix.
Edited by Rev. Dr.
2 Edited 198, 199.
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
3 See ibid. , pp. 398, 399.
4 Such is the identification of the late
William M. Hennessy.
Article v. —x Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
2
See his Life at the 8th of March, in the Third Volume of this work, Art. i.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum Hibernice," viii.
2 Abbot of about the Iniscathy,
3oo LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 22. ArticleVII. —St. OisenorOssen,Bishop. ThenameOisen,Eps. ,
is set down in the
is simply entered as having been venerated at the 22nd of July.
ArticleVIII. —St. Colman. TheMartyrologiesofTallaghT andofDone-
2
gal mention,thatafestivalinhonourofColman,wascelebratedatthe22ndof
July. It is stated, that St. Colman, sometimes called Columba'Crossaire of
Ross, and sometimes Colman of Midhil, was patron of the parish known as
Myshal or Kilmishal, in the county of Wexford. A holy well and a patron were there. The latter occurred, on the 22nd of the present month,. 3
Article IX. —St. Colum. In addition to the St. Colman already
1
named, a St. Colum is mentioned in the published Martyrology of Tallagh, at this day. Nothing more to distinguish him has been recorded, nor do we find his name occurring in any other Calendar.
Article X. — St. Erentrudis. St. Erentrudis was the noble sister of Saints Rudbert x and Trudbert. She was also the companion of their travels. This pious lady was the foundress of various religious institutes. She was
venerated at and Convceus Nurnberg,
of
his See or his period is not known. In the Martyrology of Donegal,2 Ossen
meaning Bishop,
Martyrology
Tallagh.
assigns
The Life of this holy woman is to be found in the Benedictine collections
Article XI. —Festival of St. Mary Magdalen. The feast of St. Mary Magdalen was venerated in the early Irish Church, as we find it entered intheuFeilire"s ofSt. ^Engus,atthisdate. Inacommentaryannexed,we are told, that Magdalen was so called from the village of Magdelo, in which she was born, and to which she belonged, and that being the sister of Lazarus,
women who were followers of Christ. 2 We are told, moreover, that she it was who sat by Christ's feet, and who poured oil over His head and on His feet, washing them with her tears and cleansing them with her hair, so that He forgave her sins. However, the Pharisees
Article vii. — Edited by Rev. Dr. at that date, in the Third Volume of this
she was one of fourteen
pious
Kelly, p. xxix.
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
work, Art. ii.
2"
See O'Sullevan Beare's Ilistorire
Catholics Ibernia: Compendium, tomusi. , lib. iv. , cap. x. , p. 48.
3 See Mabillon and D'Achery's "Acta Sanctorum Ordinis S. Benedicti," tomusiii. , soec. iii. , A. n. 700 to 800. pars i. The frag- mentary Life of this saint is in seven para* graphs; a book of miracles in fourteen para-
lions of the Royal Irish Academy, Irish
198, 199. Article viii.
—
Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
' Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
198, 199.
3 See " Letters containing Information re-
lative to the Antiquities of the County of
Wexford, collected during the Progress of
graphs follows, pp. 348 to 355. -*
Article XL— See the "Leabhar John O'Donovan's Letter on the Parish of Breac "copy, as published in the Transac-
the Ordnance Survey in 1840," vol. i.
ted rush, p. 242. — Article ix.
On tlie Calendar of Oengus, by Whitley Stokes,
2
Three other Marys are distinguished among these, viz. : Mary, Mother 01 Christ
p. xxix. — Article x.
•
By the Rev. Dr. Kelly,
Better known by the name
Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part LL. D. , p. cxi.
* i.
of Rupert; Bishop of Saltzburgh, whose feast occurs on the 27th of March. See his Life,
1 The of place
her feast to the 22nd of 2 July.
July 22. ] LIVES OP THE IRISH SAINTS. ZQt
upbraided Him, because lie allowed a harlot to come near Him. 3 Amply have the Bollandists,* at the 22nd of July, treatechibout this glorious penitent. Father John Baptist Soller has edited her Acts, prefixing a Historico-Critical Commentary s to the biographical Sermon or panegyric of Odo, Abbot of
Floriacensis and of
to the
her intercession.
ring
history
wrought through
6 while
of her relics,? and the other to miracles 8
Cluny,
giving
Article XII. —Festival of St. Appollonius. The feast of St
" ,;i Appollonius, the disciple of St.
