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He was deposed from the sovereignty over Ireland, by Brian, a. d. 100 1, after he had ruled twenty-three years. After the battle of
he commenced to reign A. D. 793. For
twenty-five years, he ruled over Ireland, and Clontarf, in which Brian Boroimhe was
he died after the victory of penance, at Ath-
da-fhearta, in Magh Conaille, a. d. 817.
274 He was son of King Donnchadh I. ,
killed, a. d. 1014, Maelseachlainn Mor re-
sumed his position as supreme monarch, and lived to A. D. 1022 : altogether, he held the
II. ,
876.
279 He was son to King Maelseachlainn,
and his term of sovereignty reached from
a. d. 877, for thirty-eight years, to a. d. 914, when he died at Tailltin.
280 He was son of King Aedh Finnliath,
and his reign began a. d. 915, but it only lasted for three years, when he fell in a
battle fought against the Danes, at Kil-
284 He was son of Domhnall, son to Donn-
274 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [June 9.
chias Secundus, or Malachy II. Thus we find, that no less than forty-six Ard-Righs succeeded Niall of the Nine Hostages, all of whom were his
descendants.
Our saint's father Fedhlimid or Fedlim was —
— otherwise called Fergus Cennfada 286 or Duach son of the renowned
28 Conall Gulban, 7 • who
288
gave
285
name to the of Tyr-Conall. principality
sovereignty of the kingdom for forty-three ^Engus, son of Conall Gulban ; but his festi- years of a glorious life, and then died at val does not seem to be known. 13. St.
Armagh, after the victory of penance. With him our Annalists usually terminate their list of the recognised supreme monarchs over Ireland.
Conian, whose feast is assigned to the 18th of March. 14. St. Cronia, Virgin, whose feast occurs at the 7th of July. 15. St. Cumineus Albus, venerated at the 24th of
285 In Dr. Reeves' edition of Adamnan, February. 16. St. Cuan, whose feast is at "
the words are filium Ferguso ;" but some of the 2nd of March. 17. St. Dorbeneus
the printed editions have Fergusii, to avoid the apparent incorrectness of case. How- ever, this is unnecessary, for the above is the regular form of the old Irish genitive. See Secunda Prsefacio, n. (w), p. 8.
286 He was married to Erca, daughter of Loarn Mor, and her second husband. See Roderick O'Flaherty's "Ogygia," pars iii. , Scotia: RegumCatalogus Chronologo-Genea- logicus, p. 471.
'
28/ He was the first Christian prince in
Ireland of a long line of kings, and the pro-
genitor of many saints, who are traced to
Longus or Dorben the Tall was Abbot of Hy, and he died A. D. 713, on the 28th of October, the date for his festival. 18. St. Donchad or Donatus, Abbot of Hy, and venerated on the 24th of March and on the 25th of May. 19. St. Dubtach, whose feast occurs on the 5th of February. 20. St. Failbe, Abbot of Hy, venerated on the 22nd of March. 21. St. Finan, whose festival was held on the 25th of November. 22. St. FergnaorVirgnous,AbbotofHy. His feast falls on the 2nd of March. 23. St. Felchuo, Abbot of Iona, venerated at the
of St. Flann or Florentius, 3rd April. 24.
whose festival was held on the 24th of April. 25. St. Lasren, Abbot of Durrow, at first, and afterwards Abbot of Iona, where he died A. D. 601, September 1 6th, the date for his festival. 26. St. Lasrenus, venerated the
St. Loman of Loch- Huar in Meath. His feast is held on February 4th (? 7th). 28. St. Manchan,
son of Failbe, son to Foelan, son of Aidan, son to Rodag, son of Gin tech, son to Lugad, son of Enna Bogun, son of Conall Gulban, and supposed to have been venerated at the 1st of May. 29. St. Mienach, whose feast is on the 1 8th of July. 30. St. Malachias Hua Morgair, venerated on the 3rd of
bishop of Armagh, who died a. d. 925, and who is venerated on the 22nd of February. , 32. St. Mo-ab, or Abbas, or Abbanns, thought to have been venerated on the 16th of March or 27th of October. 33. St. - Moeldubh, brother to the preceding saint, and thought to have been venerated on the-
him in the "
cap. i. , and by Selbach. Those holy per- sons are placed in alphabetical order by Father John Colgan, who gives their pedi- gree, and their festivals, so far as known, from our Calendars, or conjecturally when
their feasts cannot be —
accurately determined,
in the followingorder
venerated at the 23rd of September. 2. St. Adhland, Abbot of Deny, who died, A. D. 950. His feast does not seem to be known. 3. St. Ailbe, at the 30th of January. 4. St. Baithen, Abbot of Hy, at the 9th of June. 5. St. Barrind, of Kill-Barrind, at the
Sanctilogium Genealogicum,"
:
1. St.
Adamnan,
21st of May, 6. St. Begus, or Beg-bile, at
the 12th of October. 7. St. Columkille or
Columba, at the 9th of June. 8. St. Colum- November. 31. St. Maelbrigid, Arch- banus or Colmanus, son of Ronan, son to
Loarn, son of Ferguss, son to Conall Gulban.
As more than one hundred and thirty Irish
saints bear the name of Colman, it is not
easy to fix his festival ; but Colgan conjec-
tures, that it may have fallen on the 13th of
January, on the 2nd of February, on the 8th
or 30th of March, on the 24th (? 14th) April, 23rd of December. 34. St. Mo-Lugadius
on the 1st (? 2nd), 21st, 24th or 26th of May,
or on the 1st or 4th of June, because the cir-
cumstances of time, place and pedigree seem
to exclude him on other days. 9. St. Col-
man, brother to St. Beg-bile, already men-
tioned; but,hisfeastdayisunknown. 10.
St. Conall of Iniscaoil, venerated on the
20th of May. 11. St; Conna, sui named
Dil, also called Connan, Conda and Moch-
onda, whose feast occurs at the 8th of March. had been dedicated to him. No feast has
He was son of Tighernach, son to Ferguss, sonofEoghan,sonofConallGulban. 12.
St. Connactacius, son of Moeldrogen, son to
been assigned for this holy man. 36. St. Odran, of Hy, who died A. D. 563. His feast is referred to the 27th of October. 37. St.
26th of December.
27.
the son of Fergus
or Lugad, son of Lanneon or Lonnan, or Lannan, as his father is variedly called, and in the opinion of Colgan, his feast may be assigned to the 25th of June. 35. St. Moel- cova, King of Ireland, said to have been killed A. D. 6l0, while others assert, that he resigned the throne and became a monk, that he was a bishop over Clogher for nine- teen years, and that the church of Drum-lias
June 9. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
275
28
He was descended from a noble family of die Dal-Araidhe race, 9 who
inhabited the southern half of Antrim County, and the greater part of Down County. These were known among the Irish, by the name of Cruithne,orPicts. 29° St. Columbawasgreatgrandsonto ConallGulban,2? 1 and he was first cousin to 2? 2 the of Domnall. 293 The
Ainmire, grandfather
genealogies of Ireland trace his descent, also, from Milesius, King of Spain, on
the paternal side. Thus do we find his pedigree given : Columba, son of Feth-
294 son of
limid, Fergus,
2? 5 son to Conall 296 son to Niall of the Nine Gulban,
of Greattach
the 6th (? 16th) of December. 38. St. Segineus, son of Ronan, who was venerated
either at 24th of May, or at the 10th of December (? September). 39. St. Segineus,
Abbot ofHy, who died A. D. 651, and whose
feast is kept on the 12th of August. 40. St. Slevenius, or Slebhene, son of Congal, and
Abbot of Hy, died a. d. 762, and his feast
has been placed at the 2nd of March.
From
other authorities, Colgan has been enabled
to add ten additional saints to the foregoing
list, as proceeding in a direct line from Con-
nail Gulban. 41. St. Becan, son of Ernan,
and brother to St. Cumineus Albus, who
died, a. d. 675, and whose feast is held on
the 17th of March. 42. St. Cobhran, son n. (e).
of Enan, and who belonged either to Clone- nagh, and whose feast was on the 19th of
July, or who belonged to Cluain-chuallacha,
and who was venerated on the 2nd of August.
43. St. Colman, son of Enan, and brother to
St. Cobhran, whose feast is supposed to have
been held either on the 5th of March or
on the 9th of April. 44. St. Christian Hua
Morgair, Bishop of Clogher, who died on
the 12th of June, a. d. 1138. 45. St. Ernan,
venerated at the 1st of January. 46. The
Blessed Flathbertach or Flaherty, King of
Ireland, who abdicated the throne a. d. 729,
and who then became a monk at Armagh,
where he died A. D. 760. We find no data
for his festival. 47. St. Fintan Munuu, son
of Tulchan, who died October 21st, A. D.
634. 48. St. Conchenna, virgin, and daugh- lies, both of Ireland and of British Dal-
Rodagius
-bhona,
venerated at
— Keating's
History
ter of Tulchan, sister to the preceding saint, whose feast occurs on the 13th of March.
49. St. Kieran, son of Tulchan, brother to the saints preceding, whose festival belongs
to the 5th or 19th (? 9th) of January. 50. St. Lugad, son of Tulchan, Abbot of Cluain- Finchoil, and his feast is kept on the 2nd of March. 51. St. Tulchan himself, a devout laic, who was father of the preceding holy children, sought out St. Columba in the Island of Hy, where he became a monk, and died in the odour of sanctity, although his feast-day does not appear to be known. See " Trias Thaumaturga," Quarta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. iii. , pp. 479 to 483. The reader is referred for verification, to the different feast-days already mentioned, as they are to be found, in the various pages throughout this work.
riada. He belonged to the clan, occupying
and giving name to the territory surrounding Gartan. See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's
"
Life of St. Columba," Appendix to Pre- face, p. lxx.
295 His wife Erica or Erca, the daughter of Loarn Mor, was at first married to Muir- edhach, son of Eoghan, son to Niall of the Nine Hostages, and afterwards to Fergus. Her progeny by both husbands, is expressed in an Irish poem—and the following is a
288
rendered into English. It is also alluded to
This is set forth in an Irish poem, thus
in Dermod O'Conor's "
of Ireland," part ii. :
" The most illustrious Colum-kille,
who sprung
From Feilimid, of Meeles royal
race,
The son of Fergus, most renowned
in war ;
Tli' Invincible, great Connal Gulban's
son. "
289 Their territory was distinguished by the '•
denomination of C|\ic nA Crxuicne, region of the Picts. " See Rev. Dr. Reevea' Adamnan's "Life of St. Columba," p. 67,
290 See an account of them, in William F. Skene's "Celtic Scotland ; a History of An- cient Alban," vol. i. , book i. , chap, iv. , pp. 175 to 177.
291 Ancestor of the Cinel Conaill, and who
was slain A. D. 464, at Magh Slecht, according to the Book of Fenagh. See Dr. O'Dono- van's " Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 146, 147, and nn. (m, n, o).
292 He was king over Ireland, for three years, and he died a. d. 569, according to the
"
Annals of Clonmacnoise. "
293 He ruled for sixteen years over Ireland,
and he died a. d. 642. See Ussher's " Bri-
tannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates," In-
dex Chronologicus, a. d. , dcxlii. , p. 538. 294 He was a member of the reigning fami-
; :
" Erca, Muredacius natos dant quat- tuor ; ut sunt
Feredachus, Mcenus, Murchertachus,
atque Tigernac.
Erca eadem et Fergus totidem dant ;
utpote Brendan,
Lugadium, Fedlim, Sednseum pig- noraclara. "
Latin translation
276 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [June 9.
Hostages,
297 son of Eochaidh 298 son to Muireadhach Muighmheadhoin,
Tireach,
299sonofFiacha
Sraibhtine,
300sontoCairbre 301 sonto Liffeachair,
Cormac,3°2 son of Art,3°3 son to Conn of the Hundred Fights,3°4 son to Fiedh-
limidh Reachtmar,3°3 son of Tuathal Teachtmhar,3°6 son to Fiacha Finnfo-
laidh,3°7 son of Fearadhach Finnfeachtnach,3°8 son toCrimhthannNiadhnair3°9
son of Lugaidh Scriabhndearg,310 son to Bressius Finn,311 son of Eochaidh
12
Feidhleach,3 sontoFinn,313sonofFinnolog,31*sontoRognenRuss,3Isson
of Esamon Eman,3'6 son to Blathectac,3'7 son of Beothectac,3 ' 8 son to Laurad
Luirk,3 Eochaidh
22
x9 son of Enna
320 son 21 son of Aighneach, to»Aengus Tuirmheach,3
son to Oilioll Caisfhiaclach 3 2 3 son to Connla Caemh,3 4 sonoflrereo Fathach,32* son to Melghe Molbhthach,326 son of
2
Aileathan,3
Mor or
Echodh the Victorious,3^ son of Duach Ladhgrach,330 son of Fiacha Tolg-
Cobthach Cael 2 7 son of Breagh,3
the 328 son to Great,
Hugh
rach,331 son to Muireadhach Bolgrach,332 son of Simon Brec,333 son to Aidan
—Roderick
Scotise Regum Catalogus Chronologo-Gene- alogicus, p. 471.
296 He lived contemporaneously with St, Patrick, who bestowed a blessing on him- self and on his territory of Cinel Connall. See vol. iii. of this work, Life of St. Patrick, at March 17th, Art. i. , chap. xiv.
2'7 Monarch of Ireland from A. D. 379 to A. D. 405, according to Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 126, 127.
298 He reigned as monarch of Ireland eight years, from A. D. 358 to 365, when he died at Tara.
2»9 He was monarch over Ireland, from A. D. 327 to a. d. 356.
3x2 He over from A. M. reigned Ireland,
5058, for twelve years, and died at Tara, A. M.
5069.
313 He is not otherwise noticed in our his-
tory.
314 His actions are not on record.
315 His actions are unknown.
316 Only recorded in our genealogies.
3x7 Not noticed in our Annals.
3x8 Unnoticed in Irish history.
3x9 His name is only found in our genea-
logies.
320 He was monarch of Ireland, from A. M.
4888 to A. M. 4907, when he was slain in the battle of Ath-Crimhtann, after a reign of twenty years.
3- x He ruled over Ireland from A. M. 4816, for sixty years, and he died at Tara, A. M.
O'Flaherty's "Ogygia," pars iii. ,
300 He reigned supreme monarch, from
A. D. 286, for thirty-seven years, and died 4875.
A. D. 322.
301 He was King of Ireland, from a. d. 268,
and he reigned seventeen years, when he was killed in the battle of Gabhra-Aichle, or the Hill of Skreen, near Tara, in Meath, A. D.
284.
302 He began to reign a. d. 227, and after
a rule of forty years, he died A. D. 266.
303 His reign began A. D. 166, and lasted
322 He reigned from a. m. 4788, and was monarch for seventeen years, when he was slain a. m. 4804.
3:3 He was monarch twenty-five years, from a. m. 4758 to a. m. 4782.
324 He ruled, from a. m. 4738, and after a
reign of twenty years, he died at Tara, a. m.
4757-
325 He was King of Ireland, from a. m.
4720 to a. m. 4726.
326 Monarch from A. M. and he 4678,
reigned seventeen years, when he was killed at the battle of Claire, A. M. 4694.
327 He began to reign a. m. 4609, ard after
fifty years, in the year of the world 4658, he fell through the treachery of Labhraidh
Loingseach, at Dinrigh, near the River Barrow.
328 He was monarch from a. m. 4567, for forty years, and he was slain a. m.