No More Learning

5 See "Acta Sanctorum,"' tomus ii. , Mail X. Among the pretermitted saints,
p_ AM.
' Viz. Trithemius.
7 In the " Scotichronicon " of Rev. Ur. J.
F. S. Gordon, his notice is set down thus, among the Early Bishops in Scotland, " Hildebert, a. d. 490. "— Vol. i. , p. 43-
^ He reigned from a. d. 379 to 394, when he became sole Emperor, and he died a. d. ^915. See Rev. John Alzog's "Manual of Universal Church History," translated by Rev. F T. P. ibisch and Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, vol. i. . Period i. . Epoch 2, chap. ii. sect. loi, pp. 338, 339.
9 Dempster states: "Floruit anno CD. sedente Romae S. Innoccntio I. , Scoto, im- perante Theodosio. Meminit Trithemius. " —"Historia EcclesiasticaGentis. Scotorum," tomus ii. , lib. viii. , num. 671, p. 355.
'" See Sir Harris Nicolas' " Chronology of
History," p. 210,
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May io. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
asserts, however, that he was surnamed Dubh, and after having been a King over Leinster, he became a monk, as also an abbot and bishop of Kildare. ^ When assigning this day, as being a festival for St. Aidus, Bishop of Kildare, whose acts are recorded at the 4th of January yet, there is only a possibi-
;
lity of such being the case. Reasons for this statement will be found, else-
where, in our text and notes. 7 St. Aedh is said to have died, on the loth of May, and in the year 638. ^ According to the Martyrology of Donegal,^ we find, that Aedh, son of Cormac, had veneration paid him, at this date.
Article VII. St. Connla. The simple entry of Connla, Bishop, appearsintheMartyrologyofTallagh,'atthelothofMay. ^ Inalaterrecord, we learn, that on this day was venerated, Connla, 3on of Leinin, Bishop. This weread,intheMartyrologyofDonegal. 3 But,wesuspectsomeerrorhas been admitted, in reference to the patronymic.
Article VIII. Mac Lemruin, or Mac Leninn. According to the Martyrology of Tallagh,'' a festival in honour of Mac Lemruin ^ was cele- brated, at the loth of May. In the Franciscan copy, the entry is Mac Lemnse. ^ Following the same authority, the BoUandists * have Mac-Leninn, or Filius Lenini, without any further indication of his age, or place.
Article IX. St. Finntan. The simple entry, Finntan, occurs, in the published Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the loth of May, as also in the Fran- ciscan copy. ^ The BoUandists 3 also insert his name, at this date, and remark- ing only, that there are many holy men so called,^ in the calendar.
Article X. St. Mohsionoc, of Cluain Caoinchne. This name andthisaddressareentered,atthelothofMay,intheFranciscan^ andpub- lished Martyrology of Tallagh,^ as Moshinoc of Cluana Caichne. Quoting the same authority, the BoUandists 3 have Mosinocus de Cluain-Caichne, at
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii X. Among the pretermitted Saints, p. 492.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 124, 125.
Article viii. — ' Edited by Rev. Dr. s See also Colgan's " Acta Sanctorum Kelly, p. xxiii.
Hiberni3e,"Januariixxxi. , Appendix ad Acta S. Maidoci, cap. i. , pp. 220, 221.
* See Archdall's " Monasticon Hiberni- cum," p. 323.
7 See, at the 4th day of January, Art. i. , in the First Volume of this work.
* See Colgan's " Trias Thaumaturga," Ap- pendix Quiata ad Acta S. Brigidse, cap. ii. , p. 629.
5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 124, 125.
=* Apparently, an incorrect reading for Mac Lemnin.
3 Thius given in the Irish characters, 111 ac LemriAe.
" See " Acta Sanctorum," toraus_ ii. ,
Maii x. Among the pretermitted saints,
p. 492.
Article ix. —' Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxiii.
^ He is there entered as V'^cahi.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. ,
Article vii. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Maii x. Among the pretermitted saints,
Kelly, p. xxiii.
* In the Franciscan copy, the separate in-
sertion of Con'oLAi epi appears in a line, as if apart from what immediately follows, viz. , UlAcLeninAe.
p. 492.
'' Some of these are venerated, respectively
at the nth, 15th and 20tli of this month.
Article x. —'
Here we read . 1. CluAin CAichne.
:
llloi'inoc
O
209
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this day. The place so designated has not been identified. Again, the MartyrologyofDonegal» recordsonthisday,Mohsionoc,ofCluainCaoin- chne, as having been venerated.
ArticleXI. FeastofSt. Florentius,BishopofStrasburg. The Life of this saint had been prepared for publication, at the present date, and for the 7th of November, by Colgan. In that anonymous list, published by O'SuUevanBeare,thenameoccurs,atthelothofMay. Atthesamedate, Henry Fitzsimon enters Florentius, on his Calendar of National Saints. ' At the loth of May, likewise, Thomas Dempster has a festival for St. Florentius, who, \Yith certain holy men named,^' is said to have founded a monastery for the Scots, at Strasburg, over which See he presided. Surius 3 has relegated the notices of this holy prelate, to the 7th day of November, which appears to have been his chief festival, and where a biographical account of him will be found, in this work.
Article XII. —Festival of St. Wiro, and of St. Plechelm, Bishops ANDConfessors,andofSt. Otger,atRuremond,inHolland. Inthe Diocese of Ruremond, Saints Wiro, Plechelm, and Otger, are specially vene- rated, at the loth of May. ' A Double Office, and one Proper, with Antiphons andHymns,arethenandthererecited. Atthisdate,referenceisonlymade to St. Wiro and to his Double Office. ^
Article XIII. St. Saranus. A St. Saranus is recorded, for the loth of May, in the anonymous list of our Irish Saints, published by O'SuUevan Beare. ' He is also set down, in Father Henry Fitzsimon's list,^ at this day, and at the i8th of May, as the BoUandists notice. ^
Article XIV. Translation of the Relics of St. Laurence O'TooLE, Archbishop of Dublin. The anniversary for the translation of St. Laurence O'Toole's relics is observed, with great solemnity, at Eu, in Normandy. The translation itself, which took place, on the loth of May,
tomus xi. Novembris vii. . Vita S. Flo-
S. Wirone Episcopo Ruremundce in Gelria.
Commentarius Prcevius Joannis Bollandi, Article xi. ' See O'SuUevan Beare's sect, i. , num. 3, 4, 5, pp. 309, 310.
" Historice Catholics Ibernice Compen- = See ibid. , Maii x. Among the preter- dium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi„ xii. , pp. mitted saints, p. 492.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxiii.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. ,
Maii X.
Among the pretermitted saints,
p, 492.
^ Edited by Dis. Todd and Reeves, pp.
rentii.
Article xii.
124, 125. —
"
" Tlie following is the entry, taken from licae Ibernioe Compendium," tomus i. , lib.
^o, 54.
•
See
Historii^ Catho-
his " Menologium Scoticum :" "Argentina
Florentii Eremitre el episcopi, qui cum
Sanctis Hildulpho, Argobasto et Adeodato
Scotiam e_^ressus, sedem illam rexit,
monasterium Scotis condidit. "—Bishop Maii x. Among the pretermitted saints, Forbes' " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p.
199.
^ See " De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis,"
—
" Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Maii viii. De
Article xiii. —
' See the BoUandists'
iv. , cap. xi. , p. 50.
" See " Catalogus Aliquorum Sanctoruna
Hibernice. "
^ yee " Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. ,
p. 493. —
Article xiv.
*AMS. in T. C. D. , classed B 3, 12, con-
' See Chapter x.
—;
May II. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
2Tt
A. D. 1226, will be found treated at much greater length, in the Life of St. Lau- rence O'Toole,' at the 14th of November. The present feast was celebrated, with an office of Nine Lessons. ^
eiebeutl) JBaj) of illaj)*
ARTICLE L—ST. CRIOTAN, OR CRIDANUS, CREDAN OR CREDANUS, OF AGHAVANNAGH, OR MACREDDIN, COUNTY OF WICKLOW.
[SIXTH OR SEVENTH CENTURY. ]
THE exigencies of life require, that a man ought not only to know those things which serve his interests, but he should strive to put that know- ledge acquired into practice, if he desire to succeed. It is moreover very necessary, that he learn, as a man of business, or as a professional man, or as one following some craft or calling, every detail of his life-day occupations, so as to exercise his skill and intelligence in their prosecution. In order to be useful and efficient, he must thoroughly understand his true aim, and well directhismeanstotheobjectofpursuit. But,theChristianhasmoresacred obligations towards God ; he should know his duty as a citizen and as the member of a family ; he must live in the discharge of every duty ; and, he should know, that he is destined for an immortal life hereafter, which will be one of happiness, for those who labour well and with purity of intention. From the eulogy pronounced on him, we may learn, that the present holy man bore the repute of having been faithful to the end. The Feilire of St. ^ngus ' enters My-Critoc, designated "a fair servant," at the nth of May. The name of Critan Mic Iladon is mentioned, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the nth of May. 3 The Bollandists,'* quoting this notice, call him Critanus, the son of Illudion,and they state, that he bore also the name Mochritocus, which may be Anglicized " My Chritoc. " Thus, from the early calendars, we learn, that his father was called Iladon or loUadon ; and, he was born—as appears most probable—some time in the sixth century. This we can discover, by reference to the period, when some of his contemporaries flourished. He is variedly called Criotan, Credan, Credanus, or Cridanus. , He seems to have been the disciple of that holy Briton, St. Petrock,5 or St. Petrocus,^ who fled
Irish Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part i. , p. Ixxix.
"^ EditedbyRev. Dr. Kelly,p. xxiii.
3 read, in the Jn the Franciscan copy we
first instance Cimcaii niAC iLLa'ooii ; and subsequently, we find this entry, at the pre- gg^t date, lllochiMcoc i. e. Ctmcaii triAc iUa- . ^on A5UI' Ci\umchii\ Co|\iiiac A-^wy in ^^AAimj aca 1Se -^o choniAi\c oe -oiAbol cinnAf ^u i^ofpex) nenih. Ax) <\\. \em -oiAbol x>x. . . . The remainder seems to be obliterated. ••,. ••
^ See Acta Sanctorum, tomus 11. , Man xi. Among the pretermitted samts, p. 611. s His feast occurs, at the 4th of June, where his Life will be found, in the succeed-
tains, at May lOth, or Ides vi. Translatio Saiicti Laurentii Archiepiscopi Dubliniensis, ix. Lect.
i. ' In the "Leabhar Breac" Article —
copy, the text runs thus :
buAit) 1ob cerroeiMiiAC TJoiMsnelbAyo^TOA^AC riloch^MCOc cAiti muincet\ Aguf c^uimche|\ CoiMriAc.
It is thus rendered into English, by Dr. Whitley Stokes : " (The) victory of Job without oblivion, to (the) King of Clouds he was manifest. My-Critoc, a fair servant, and Priest Coimac. "— " On the Calendar of Oengus " See " Transactions of the Royal
212 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [May II.
into Ireland,7 after having embraced the monastic state, in his own country. He passed over to this Island, and afterwards he applied to learning, and to the study of the Sacred Scriptures. For twenty years, he read assiduously in our Island ; but, we know not in what school or monastery he lived. It seemsprobable,however,thatit wassomewhereintheeasternpartofLein- ster. He afterwards returned to Britain, while Credan, Medan,^ and Dagan 9 left, perhaps, the Leinster provi)ice, where they had been his pupils, to receive further instruction from him. In Cornwall, St. Credan, with those other Irish youths, attended the lectures of Petrocus. '° We can scarcely doubt, that they became novices, in the religious state, under him. How long our saint re- mained, with so distinguished a master, does not appear; but, he returned to Ireland, and he probably selected a place for his religious retirement, not far
Moycreddin Cemetery, County of Wicklow.
from the district, where he was born. St. Credanus was venerated in Lein- ster, at a place called Acadh Einnech, on the nth of May, according to Colgan," who, however, does not particularly identify it. We think, there is a mistake, in the correct spelling of that local denomination. Tiie proper name of this place appears to have been Aghamanagh,'^ " the field of the monks. " ItisnowknownasAghavannagh,'^intheparishesofMoyneand
ing volume of this work.
* John Capgrave gives
Life of this
and at the I3lh of September.
'" John Leland is authority for this state-
ment.
"See " Acta Sanctorum Ilibernia:," xii.
Martii. De S. Dag. -ino, Abbate et Epis- cop. Ex vaiiis, cap. iv. , p. 585, and nn. II, 12, 13, p. 586.
" So described, on Sir William Petty's Maps.
saint.
'See John Leland's "Itineiarium,
ol.
viii. , p. 52.
' Among the Irish Saints, there is . i
Medan, sonof Fcchin, venerated at the 17th of February, and a Medan, son of Moil, at the i6th of September.
His feast occurs, at the 12th of March,
" There is a mountain, so called
;
while
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LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 213
Ballinacor, and barony of Ballinacor South, in the county of Wicklow. It liescircledroundwitlislielteringhills, inahighlyromanticpartofthatmoun- tainous region. There is a cemetery, at the spot, and still greatly resorted to for interments. No trace of a church now remains ; but, the burial-ground is covered with large trees, beneath which, the graves and tombs are sheltered. '* Yet, tradition has it, that a church was formerly there, and the people have a great veneration for that place of interment. Not far removed from Augha- vannagh, are the townlands of Macreddin East and \Vest,'5 in the parish of Ballykine, barony of Ballinacor South, and county of Wicklow. Not many
—
centuries ago, this was written Moykredine '^—
evidently in English
plain of Credin. " At the present time, there is a Catholic church there, which was authorized to be placed under the patronage of St. Laurence 0'Toole. '7 It would seem, however, that Credin was formerly the local saint, and that he gave denomination to those townlands. The Martyrology of Donegal,''^ on this day, records the name of Criotan, son of loUadon ; but, the date for his death cannot be met with, in our annals. In the Irish Calen- dar—now kept in tlie Royal Irish Academy—at the nth of May, we find
mention of Criotan Mac lolladon. '^ A patriotic and distinguished prelate ^° of our country has remarked, that if there be beatified remains in foreign lands, we may find, too, the bones of martyred and sainted forefathers, whitening the soil around us. ^' In many of our almost forgotten and neglected ceme- teries—as in the present case—it seems more than likely, the relics of holy founders repose, with tliose of the faithful, for long past generations, while awaiting the final resurrection and sentence of the just.
Article II. St. Laeghair Lobhar, or Lughaire, the Leper. A notice of Laeghair Lobhar is found, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the nth of Mayfand,immediatelyprecedingit, thereisanentry,Luguir,Infirmitas. We cannot doubt, that there has been some error of transcription, or mis- placement, here, and not met with in the original document. The BoUan- dists copy from the Tallagh Martyrology, Lugarius in Fir. et Leogarius Lovar seuleprosus, as if they were distinct persons. 3 At the i6th of Marcli, when treating about St. Finan the Leper,-* Colgan indicates, in a note,^ that Luga- riusLobhar,i. e. ,kprosus,hadafeast,onthenthofMay. Wecannotfind
with it, the two townlands, Aghavannagh (Ram) and Aghavannagh (Revell) are de- scribed, on the "Ordnance Survey Town- land Maps for the County of Wicklow," sheets 22, 28, 29.
'^ Thus given in Irish characters, Ci\ioc<iti mclotlA'oon.
TM Right Rev. James Doyle.
*' See William John Fitzpatrick's "Life, Times, and Correspondence of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Doyle, Bisliopof Kildare and Leighlin,"
't The accompanying sketch, taken on the
spot by the writer, in August, 1874, was vol. ii. , p. 470. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake- man. It was engraved by JNIrs. Millard.
Article ii. ' Kelly, p. xxiii.
-The Franciscan copy has Loe5AH^e
'5 These denominations are described, on
the "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps tobo^A, at this date,
fortheCountyofWicklow,"sheet34.
'° See " Inquisitioues CancellariEC Hiber- nise Repertorum," Lagenia. Tempore Jacobi
I. , Dec. i8th, 1617.
'7 By Most Rev. Paul Cullen, Archbishop
of DubHn, on the 14th of November, 1864, and at the request of Rev. Richard Galvin, P. P. , of Rathdrum.
'^ Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, p. 124, 12^.
3See"ActaSanctorum,"tomusii. , Mali xi. However, they remark, that perhaps Lugarius and Leogarius may betaken for one and the same person. See, among the pretermitted saints, p. 611.
'See the account oi him, at the i6th of March, in the Third Volume of this work, Art. i.
s See " Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae," Mar- tii xvi. De Sancto Finano, cognomento
" the
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anything more distinctive regarding him. For this day, a festival in honour of Lughaire, a Leper, is set down, Ukewise, in the Martyrology of Donegal. ^
Article III. St. Fintan, or Fionntain, of Cluain Caoin, pro- bably Clonkeen, Queen's County. At the 7th of February,' we have already treated about a St.