—The Daughters of King Leaghaire are baptized at
the Fountain—Afterwards they take the Veil from
St.
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Article VIII—
. St. Baithin . . .
St. Finia or Fine, Abbess of Kildare. St. Brendin, or Brenainn . . .
[Eighth Century. ]
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Article X. —
Article XI. Reputed Feast of St. Erhard, Bishop of Ratisbon, in Bavaria.
152 [Seventh Century. ] . . . . ^ . . . 152
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Writings
. . . 151 151 152 . . . 152
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{Possibly in the Fifth Century. ] 176 Parish, County of Sligo . . . . . . . . 176
Article II. —
Places where their Relics were deposited Subse-
quent Conversion of their Magi Tutors—Conclusion 168
St.
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Suineus,
Abbot of lona. . . . {Seventh Century. ] 171
CONTENTS.
Centf) J3ap of Samiarp*
Article I. —St. Diarmaid or Diermit, Abbot of Inis Clothrann, or Inch-
CLERAUN, County of Longford, and of Faughalstown, CountyofWestmeath. \SixthCentury.
Page
Chap. I.
Chap. II.
His Identity and Birth— His early Studies—He be- comesaMonkandafterwardsaPriest—Heis said to have been the Author of a Metrical Psaltery—
——'\ — Introduction Father and Mother of St. Diarmaid
— This Authorship is doubtful . . . — — 152 St. Diarmaid retires to Inis-Clothrann He founds a Monastery there—His Manner of Living—His Death—Popular Opinions about this Saint on the
Shore around Inchcleraun—Ivory Statue of St. Diermit—St. Diermait is said to have founded a Church at FaughalstowTi, in the County of West- meath—His Festival and Commemoration—Con- clusion . . . . . . •••
ArticleII. —St. Thomian, Toimen, Thomenus, or Thomanus, Archbishop of
— Armagh. {Seventh Century. '\ . . . Article III. St. Diman or Diomman, of Inishkeen
Article IV. —St. Tulelacia, or Tuillelaith, Abbess of Kildare.
Article V. —St. Moel-Odhran . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Article VI,—St Paul, a Monk and a Disciple of St. Patrick or of St. Fiach of
— Sletty. {Fifth or Sixth Century. ] . . . . . . 162 Article VII. St. Seanog, or Moshenoc . . . . . . . . . 162 ArticleVIII. —TheBlessedEochaidO'Kelly,BishopofMeath. {Eleventhand
— Twelfth Centuries. ] . . . . . . . . 162 Article IX. Feast of the Translation of St. Wasnulf's Relics . . . . . . 163
Ckbentfi IBap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —The Holy Virgins, St. Ethnea and St. Fedelmia, Daughters ofKingLaoighaire. {FifthCentury. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—King Laoighaire—His Daughters, Ethnea the Fair, and Fedelmia the Rosy—Their Fosterage and Absence from Tara, when St. Patrick Preached before the Irish State Assembly—Varia- tions of Narrative in Reference to the Acts of these
— Holy Sisters . . . . . . . . . 163 Ethnea and Fedelmia nurtured and educated by the Druids, Mael and Caplit—These endeavour to ob-
struct the Preaching of St. Patrick—He visits Croghan and the Fountain of Cliabach—The King's Daughters meet the Apostle and his Clerics—They
hear his Sermon and become Converts •••
Cn. \i'. III.
—The Daughters of King Leaghaire are baptized at
the Fountain—Afterwards they take the Veil from
St. Patrick and receive Holy Communion at his
Chap. II.
Suibhne,
165
— —— Hands Their holy Departure to the Lord The
Article III. — St. Amphadhan, or Anfadan, 15ishop of Glendalough, County of Wicklow . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article IV. — St. Eman or St. Emin of Cluain-deochra, said to be in Westmeath,
172
or in the County of Longford.
{Possibly in the Sixth or Seventh
. . . . . . . . . 174 . . . . . . . . . 175
. . . Article v. —St. Eman, Son of Caemhan
Century. ]
Article VI. —St. Orthinis, or Carthinisa, Bishop.
Article VII. — St. Alten, or Eltene, Son of Maolan of Seanchua, now Shancoe
. . . . . . 158 . . . . . . 159 {Ninth Century. ^ 161
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Article VII. —St. Fuillen or Foelan, Bishop . . .
CONTENTS.
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ArticleVIII. St. Beandan,AbbotandConfessor . . •
Article IX. —St, Kenan . . . . . . . . . . . Article X. —St. Failbe. {Possibly in the Fifth Century. '\ . . . . . .
dttelftft Bap of Sanuarp^
Article I. —St. Laidgen, or Laidcend, of Clonfert Molua, now Kyle,
— Queen's County. {Seventh Century. } . . . ••• 178
Article II. St. Conain, or Conan, of Aeg, or Ega, now the Island of Egg, in '
Article III. —St. Cummein or Cuimmine, Son of Dubh, of Drum-Druith ArticleIV. —St. Sinell, SonofTighernach .
Article V. —St. Loichein of Iveagh, County of Dowp.
Article VI. —St. Laighne or Laigne, Son of Garbain
Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
. . . 181 . . . . . . 182 . . . ••• 182 . . . ••• 182 . . . •• 182 Article VIII. —St. Baoithin or Baithin, Son of Neamhnann, Abbot . . . 183
Cftirteentfi Bap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Ailild I. , Archbishop of Armagh. {Fifth and Sixth Cen^
turies. Chap. I
.
—
]——
Introduction Descentand
Ailild I.
ofSt.
His Holy Brothers and their Places 183
— Genealogy
. . .
of St. Ailild's Position in Reference to the
and its Correction—St. Ailild said to have been
Article II. — Reputed Festiral of St. Kentigem, or St. Mungo, Bishop of Glasgow,
Chap. II.
Peculiarity
Reception of the Sacraments—Misrepresentation
Abbot of Maghbile, and Archbishop of Armagh—
His Death and Commemoration - Conclusion . . . 185
Scotland. {Sixth and Seventh Certturies. } Article III. —Festival of St. Hilary, Bishop and Abbot of Poitiers.
. . . 189 {Fourth Cen-
. . . 190
hill, County of Kilkenny . . . . . . . . . 191 Article V. —St. Bamitus or Barrintus, Abbot, probably of DrumcuUen Parish,
. . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Article VIII—
. St. Baithin . . .
St. Finia or Fine, Abbess of Kildare. St. Brendin, or Brenainn . . .
[Eighth Century. ]
. . . . . .
Article X. —
Article XI. Reputed Feast of St. Erhard, Bishop of Ratisbon, in Bavaria.
152 [Seventh Century. ] . . . . ^ . . . 152
. . . . . . 130 . . . . . . 130 . . . . . . 131
——
Writings
. . . 151 151 152 . . . 152
,
{Possibly in the Fifth Century. ] 176 Parish, County of Sligo . . . . . . . . 176
Article II. —
Places where their Relics were deposited Subse-
quent Conversion of their Magi Tutors—Conclusion 168
St.
or
Suineus,
Abbot of lona. . . . {Seventh Century. ] 171
CONTENTS.
Centf) J3ap of Samiarp*
Article I. —St. Diarmaid or Diermit, Abbot of Inis Clothrann, or Inch-
CLERAUN, County of Longford, and of Faughalstown, CountyofWestmeath. \SixthCentury.
Page
Chap. I.
Chap. II.
His Identity and Birth— His early Studies—He be- comesaMonkandafterwardsaPriest—Heis said to have been the Author of a Metrical Psaltery—
——'\ — Introduction Father and Mother of St. Diarmaid
— This Authorship is doubtful . . . — — 152 St. Diarmaid retires to Inis-Clothrann He founds a Monastery there—His Manner of Living—His Death—Popular Opinions about this Saint on the
Shore around Inchcleraun—Ivory Statue of St. Diermit—St. Diermait is said to have founded a Church at FaughalstowTi, in the County of West- meath—His Festival and Commemoration—Con- clusion . . . . . . •••
ArticleII. —St. Thomian, Toimen, Thomenus, or Thomanus, Archbishop of
— Armagh. {Seventh Century. '\ . . . Article III. St. Diman or Diomman, of Inishkeen
Article IV. —St. Tulelacia, or Tuillelaith, Abbess of Kildare.
Article V. —St. Moel-Odhran . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Article VI,—St Paul, a Monk and a Disciple of St. Patrick or of St. Fiach of
— Sletty. {Fifth or Sixth Century. ] . . . . . . 162 Article VII. St. Seanog, or Moshenoc . . . . . . . . . 162 ArticleVIII. —TheBlessedEochaidO'Kelly,BishopofMeath. {Eleventhand
— Twelfth Centuries. ] . . . . . . . . 162 Article IX. Feast of the Translation of St. Wasnulf's Relics . . . . . . 163
Ckbentfi IBap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —The Holy Virgins, St. Ethnea and St. Fedelmia, Daughters ofKingLaoighaire. {FifthCentury. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—King Laoighaire—His Daughters, Ethnea the Fair, and Fedelmia the Rosy—Their Fosterage and Absence from Tara, when St. Patrick Preached before the Irish State Assembly—Varia- tions of Narrative in Reference to the Acts of these
— Holy Sisters . . . . . . . . . 163 Ethnea and Fedelmia nurtured and educated by the Druids, Mael and Caplit—These endeavour to ob-
struct the Preaching of St. Patrick—He visits Croghan and the Fountain of Cliabach—The King's Daughters meet the Apostle and his Clerics—They
hear his Sermon and become Converts •••
Cn. \i'. III.
—The Daughters of King Leaghaire are baptized at
the Fountain—Afterwards they take the Veil from
St. Patrick and receive Holy Communion at his
Chap. II.
Suibhne,
165
— —— Hands Their holy Departure to the Lord The
Article III. — St. Amphadhan, or Anfadan, 15ishop of Glendalough, County of Wicklow . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article IV. — St. Eman or St. Emin of Cluain-deochra, said to be in Westmeath,
172
or in the County of Longford.
{Possibly in the Sixth or Seventh
. . . . . . . . . 174 . . . . . . . . . 175
. . . Article v. —St. Eman, Son of Caemhan
Century. ]
Article VI. —St. Orthinis, or Carthinisa, Bishop.
Article VII. — St. Alten, or Eltene, Son of Maolan of Seanchua, now Shancoe
. . . . . . 158 . . . . . . 159 {Ninth Century. ^ 161
^55
Article VII. —St. Fuillen or Foelan, Bishop . . .
CONTENTS.
— Page
ArticleVIII. St. Beandan,AbbotandConfessor . . •
Article IX. —St, Kenan . . . . . . . . . . . Article X. —St. Failbe. {Possibly in the Fifth Century. '\ . . . . . .
dttelftft Bap of Sanuarp^
Article I. —St. Laidgen, or Laidcend, of Clonfert Molua, now Kyle,
— Queen's County. {Seventh Century. } . . . ••• 178
Article II. St. Conain, or Conan, of Aeg, or Ega, now the Island of Egg, in '
Article III. —St. Cummein or Cuimmine, Son of Dubh, of Drum-Druith ArticleIV. —St. Sinell, SonofTighernach .
Article V. —St. Loichein of Iveagh, County of Dowp.
Article VI. —St. Laighne or Laigne, Son of Garbain
Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
. . . 181 . . . . . . 182 . . . ••• 182 . . . ••• 182 . . . •• 182 Article VIII. —St. Baoithin or Baithin, Son of Neamhnann, Abbot . . . 183
Cftirteentfi Bap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Ailild I. , Archbishop of Armagh. {Fifth and Sixth Cen^
turies. Chap. I
.
—
]——
Introduction Descentand
Ailild I.
ofSt.
His Holy Brothers and their Places 183
— Genealogy
. . .
of St. Ailild's Position in Reference to the
and its Correction—St. Ailild said to have been
Article II. — Reputed Festiral of St. Kentigem, or St. Mungo, Bishop of Glasgow,
Chap. II.
Peculiarity
Reception of the Sacraments—Misrepresentation
Abbot of Maghbile, and Archbishop of Armagh—
His Death and Commemoration - Conclusion . . . 185
Scotland. {Sixth and Seventh Certturies. } Article III. —Festival of St. Hilary, Bishop and Abbot of Poitiers.
. . . 189 {Fourth Cen-
. . . 190
hill, County of Kilkenny . . . . . . . . . 191 Article V. —St. Bamitus or Barrintus, Abbot, probably of DrumcuUen Parish,
. . . . . . . .