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Ulian, of H, Aignigh, or, of Maghniflh .
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. . . 36S . . . 37° 370 371 371 Article VT. —Reputed Festival of a St. Medotlius, or St. Methodius, Confessor . . . 372
. . . Article X. —Reputed Festival of St. Comnanus, Abbot of lona, Scotland
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Article I. —Saints Dichull, Munissa, and Neslug, Brothers, of Inis- Meic Nessan, or Ireland's Eye, Cou. nty of Dublin.
— [Seventh Century. ] . . . . . . . . . 373
Article II. Festival of the Apost es, St. Luke and St. James.
Article III. — The Three Daughters of Eltin . . . . . . . . . 379 Article IV. — St. Eugenius or Eoghan . . . . . . . . . 379 Article V. —Festival of St. AUietrude, or Aldeturdis, Virgin and Abbess of Mal-
—bod,orMaubeuge,Belgium. [SeventhCentury. ] . . . 380 Article VI. Reputed Festival of a St. Con aeth, or Conleatus, Bishop of Soder. . . 3S0 ArticleVII. —Reputed Fes,tival ol St. Fethno, Fetcliuon, Fiechnon, Fethuo,
Fethchuo, Fiechno or Fetno, Confessor and Missionary among —the Scots and Picts. [Sixth Centuty. ] . . . . . . 380
ArticleVIII. FestivalofSt. Albuinus,Bishop,andApostleofTuringia,Upper Saxony. [Eighth Cetttuiy. ] . . . . . . . . . 380
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Article I. —St. Finian Lobhair, or the Leper, Abbot of Swords, County ofDublin. [SixthorSeventhCentury. ]
. . .
Chap. I. —Inuoduction—Actsof t. Finian—HisFamilyand
Place of Birth
—His Educaiiun and early Yeai-s,
Ordination—He founds a Monastery beside a Lake ——And he performs many Miracles—Innisfallen . . . 381
Chap. II.
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . Article II. —Festival of St. Abban, Abbot of Magharnaidhe, said to have been
St. Finian leaves the Monastery by the Lake, and
goes elsewhere—He
ceives Charge of its Monastery from St. Columkille —Miracles recorded—His Death—His —
Article III. — Adamstown, County of Wexford. [Sixth or Sruenth Century. ] . . . 394 —Festival of St. iiugema. Martyr, at Nicomedia, in Bithynia . . . 395
ArticleIV. bt. FeithmechorFelmac,ofCill-Toama,nowKiltoom,Countyof
Westmeath . . . . .
Article V. —St. Curitan, Bishop and Abbot of Ros-Meinn . . . . . .
AriicleVI. Festivalofareputedbt. Bairrfionn,orBarrindus,Bishop
390 . . . 396
[First Ceniuty. ] 379
vi. -,its and there re- bwords,
Memorials, and Places said to have been under his Patrona'ge
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Article VII.
396
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St. Deneg, of Inis Sedna . . . . . . . . . ArticleVIII. —St. Aedhan,BishopofLismore,CountyofWaterford. [Probably
— in the Eighth Century^ . . . . . . . . . 396 Article IX. Feast of the Translation of the Saints, at Bobbio Monastery, Italy. . . 397 Article X. —Feast of a reputed St. Ahben, Hemiit, of Abingdon, England . . . 398 Article XI.
—Supposed Feast of the Deposition of St. Patrick, Bishop and Con-
fessor, at Auvergne, France . . . . . . . . . 398
^ebentmitft ©a|) of i¥larrl).
Article I. ~The Life of St. Patrick, Apostle and Chief Patron of Ireland. [FourthaudFifthCenturies. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—The genuine and spurious Writings ascrilied to St. Patrick, as serving to illustrate his Biography—Acts and Lives of St. Patrick yet ex- tant, in various Collections and Manuscripts—The Biographies already published—Other Sources left,
—for investigating the Facts of his History . . . 399 Chap. II, Various Conjectures as to the Country of St. Patrick's Birth—The ancient Extent of Britain—
Different Localities assigned for the Irish Apostle's
Birthplace—France, Scotland, Wales and England contend for this Honour—Examination of the
—Question . . . . . . — . . . 436 Chap. III. llie Parents and Family of Patrick Examination
of their recorded Names, and of our Saint's Genea-
logy and Pedigree—Different Opinions regarding the Year of his Birth—His Baptism—Miracles then
wrought—St. Patrick's early Childhood
Chap. IV. —The early Dialects of the British Islands Their disturbed social Relations—St. Patrick's Youth and his Errors—The Event wliich led to his first Cap- tivity, about the Age of Sixteen—Niall of the Nine Hostages—Mislortunes occurring to St. Patrick's Family—He becomes a Slave to Milchuo, in the North of Ireland—His Manner of Life there—His
—Escape from Captivity and subsequent Adventures 484 Chap. V. St. Patrick's Age and the T me when he escaped to Gaul—His second Captivity—His Vision—His Resolution to embrace the clerical State—He seeks
the Monastery of Tours, to prepare for it—Life at Marmoulier—St. Patrick's Promotion to Holy Orders—His heavenly Inspirations—He studies
under St. Germanus of Auxerre—His Life in
— — Italy
TheTyrrheneIslands TheStaffofJesus . . . 501
Chap. VI. —St. Patrick's Reception of Holy Orders—His sup-
posed missionary Labours at Boulogne—His Mis- sion with Saints Germanus and Lupus to Great Britain—Their Return to Gaul—St. Palladius in Ireland—St. Patrick proceeds to Italy—His Con- secration as Bishop—St. Patrick said to have been an Augustinian—Destined for his Mission to Ire-
—land, by the Pope
. . . . . . 518
534
Chap. VII. State of Society when St. Patrick arrived in our
Island—Druidic Predictions—The Date for Patrick's
Arrival—He lands on the eastern Coast of Leinster
—Repelled by the Natives—He then sails towards
———
the North The Saint touches at Inis Phadraig HearrivesatLecale EnquiryregardingthePlace of his Debarkation . . . . . .
— —
Chap. VIII. The Irish Apostle's Arrival at Saul Soothsayers'
Predictions — his
regarding Coming King Laog-
and Conversion of Dichuo or Dichu St. Patrick erects a Church at
haire's Instruction —s
Opposition
—
. . . 469
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The Hymn attributed to St. Patrick, on approaching Tara—He appears before the Assembly—Hercus
CONTENTS.
— — Page Saul PunishmentofaMagician StPatrickvisits
his former Master, Milchuo, but fails in effecting his Conversion—Territorial Position of the Cruithni
and Dalaradians—St. Patrick returns to Dichu—He receives Ross, or Rus, into the Church—He instructs
and baptizes Moclioe, afterwards Bishop of Island Mahee—St. Patrick releases the Sons of Dichu from Captivity . . . . . . . . . 544
Chap. IX. —Tlie Holy Apostle resolves on setting out for
Tara—His Journey thither—He proceeds to Slane
—King Laogliaire and his Magicians—The Druids— The Feis of Tara—Antiquarian Remains there—
—
or Ere does Honour to the Saint Dubtach,
the chief Poet, becomes a Convert—Arts of the Magi- cians—How King Laoghaire receives the Tidings of
Salvation—The Shamrock
CH. \r. X. —Religious Toleration accorded to St. Patrick—St.
Loman or Lumman—St. Patrick visits Tailtean—
His Reception by King Laoighaire's Brothers, CairbreandConnell—St. Patrick'ssolemnBaptism —His reputed Foundations in Meath—His Mission
——' in Westmeath Usneach Hill He visits Longford
—He resolves to set out for Connaught—His Passage
through Leitrim—Destruction of the Idol Crom-
Cruach, at Magh Sleacht . . . — . . . 565 Chap. XI. —IheIrishApostleresolvestovisitConnaught He crosses the Shannon—The Druids Moel and Capiat —Patrick preaches the Gospel to those People,
Chap. XII.
—He next visits
—Conversion of Ethnea and Fethlimia, the Daughters of King Laoi- ghaire—Labours of St. Patrick iu Tir-Chairedha and
—Hy-Many . . . . . . . . . 584 St. Patrick advances to the Territory of Gregraidlie,
living in RoscommoU'—
St. Ascicus
where he founds two Churches
Airteach and Amen, Conmaicne and Cera—Thence he proceeds towards Umail, where he built a Church at Aghagower—St. Patrick then engages in a spiritual Retreat on the Summit of Croughan- ailche—Afterwards it was called Crough-Patrick— Its Situation and Appearance—Legends regarding what occurred, at this Place—He celebrates the Pasch at Aghagower, and then goes successively to Corcathemne, to Mag-Mac-Erca, and to Tir-Amal- gaidh—Great Success of his Mission—He founds Killala and other Churches—He journeys through
—Hy-Fiachrach . . . . . . — . . . 593 Chap. XI II. Tlie holy Man visits Sligeach and Calraighe He
—He
—Connaught Province . . . . . . 6lS
meets with Opposition, but overcomes it
ceeds towards the Boyle River—His successive Missions about Druimdaire, Giinne, Druiai-Cliabh and Magh-ene—He spends seven Years in preach- ing, and in administering Church Affairs, within the
Ch. \p. XTV. St. Patrick leaves Connaught and proceeds towards
Donegal—His Mission in Tir-Aodha—Favourably
received there by the Dynast Conall Gulban—Lough
its St. Patrick leaves lor Dearg and — Pilgrimage—
Tir-Eoghain Honourably treated by the Dynast Eugenius — He next visits Ailech — Churcht.
—The two Mac-Carthinns St. Patrick advances towards the River Bann, afterwards so remarkable for its Abun-
Founded in — and near Inishowen, Deny
dance of Fish . . . . . . . . . 62C GllAP. XV. —St. Patrick visits the Territories of Dalriada and of Daleradia—lie preaches in Dalrieda—He founds
. . . . . .
554
pro-
CONTENTS.
— Page ChurchesthereandinDalaradia HisMissionnear
—Lough Neagh, at Hy Tuirtre, and at Imchlair . . . 644 ChaI'. XVI. TheIrishApostlefoundsChurchesinHy-Bruin,and
at Tulach-Maine—He preaches at Finn-Abhuir—
He visits the Oirgaillians—Eochaid Mac Crimthainn
and his Cliildren—Clogher and its Neighbourhood
—St. Maccaerthenn is placed over the See, estab-
lished at Clogher—Description of Altadaven— Mission in Hua-Meithtire—St. Patrick visits the People of Mughdornia—The Conversion of their Chieftain, Victor—St. Patrick is opposed, by the
People of Fera-Rois . . . . . . 663 Chap. XVII. —St. Patrick revisits Meath—The Hymn of St. Secun- dinus—St. Patrick is said to have passed from Meath towards Dublin—He visits Naas—Miracles recorded, in Connexion with both Places—His Joumeys to Hy-Garchon, and through Magh Liffe— Churches said to have been founded by him, in the
—present County of Kildare — . . . . . . 676 Chap. XVIII. St. I'atrick approaches Leix Design on his Life
and providential Escape—He next visits Dubtach
in Hy-Kinsellach—He consecrates St. Fiach as Bishop of Sletty—Crimtiiain, son of Enda Kinsel-
lagh, patronizes his Efforts and founds many Churches—St. Patrick then visits the Ossorian Dis- trict . . . . . . . .
. . . 36S . . . 37° 370 371 371 Article VT. —Reputed Festival of a St. Medotlius, or St. Methodius, Confessor . . . 372
. . . Article X. —Reputed Festival of St. Comnanus, Abbot of lona, Scotland
jfifteentf) ©np of iBarr! )^
Article I. —Saints Dichull, Munissa, and Neslug, Brothers, of Inis- Meic Nessan, or Ireland's Eye, Cou. nty of Dublin.
— [Seventh Century. ] . . . . . . . . . 373
Article II. Festival of the Apost es, St. Luke and St. James.
Article III. — The Three Daughters of Eltin . . . . . . . . . 379 Article IV. — St. Eugenius or Eoghan . . . . . . . . . 379 Article V. —Festival of St. AUietrude, or Aldeturdis, Virgin and Abbess of Mal-
—bod,orMaubeuge,Belgium. [SeventhCentury. ] . . . 380 Article VI. Reputed Festival of a St. Con aeth, or Conleatus, Bishop of Soder. . . 3S0 ArticleVII. —Reputed Fes,tival ol St. Fethno, Fetcliuon, Fiechnon, Fethuo,
Fethchuo, Fiechno or Fetno, Confessor and Missionary among —the Scots and Picts. [Sixth Centuty. ] . . . . . . 380
ArticleVIII. FestivalofSt. Albuinus,Bishop,andApostleofTuringia,Upper Saxony. [Eighth Cetttuiy. ] . . . . . . . . . 380
^irtefntb IBap of iHarrft*
Article I. —St. Finian Lobhair, or the Leper, Abbot of Swords, County ofDublin. [SixthorSeventhCentury. ]
. . .
Chap. I. —Inuoduction—Actsof t. Finian—HisFamilyand
Place of Birth
—His Educaiiun and early Yeai-s,
Ordination—He founds a Monastery beside a Lake ——And he performs many Miracles—Innisfallen . . . 381
Chap. II.
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . Article II. —Festival of St. Abban, Abbot of Magharnaidhe, said to have been
St. Finian leaves the Monastery by the Lake, and
goes elsewhere—He
ceives Charge of its Monastery from St. Columkille —Miracles recorded—His Death—His —
Article III. — Adamstown, County of Wexford. [Sixth or Sruenth Century. ] . . . 394 —Festival of St. iiugema. Martyr, at Nicomedia, in Bithynia . . . 395
ArticleIV. bt. FeithmechorFelmac,ofCill-Toama,nowKiltoom,Countyof
Westmeath . . . . .
Article V. —St. Curitan, Bishop and Abbot of Ros-Meinn . . . . . .
AriicleVI. Festivalofareputedbt. Bairrfionn,orBarrindus,Bishop
390 . . . 396
[First Ceniuty. ] 379
vi. -,its and there re- bwords,
Memorials, and Places said to have been under his Patrona'ge
. . . . . .
39^
Page
^Sl*
Article VII.
396
CONTENTS.
— Page
St. Deneg, of Inis Sedna . . . . . . . . . ArticleVIII. —St. Aedhan,BishopofLismore,CountyofWaterford. [Probably
— in the Eighth Century^ . . . . . . . . . 396 Article IX. Feast of the Translation of the Saints, at Bobbio Monastery, Italy. . . 397 Article X. —Feast of a reputed St. Ahben, Hemiit, of Abingdon, England . . . 398 Article XI.
—Supposed Feast of the Deposition of St. Patrick, Bishop and Con-
fessor, at Auvergne, France . . . . . . . . . 398
^ebentmitft ©a|) of i¥larrl).
Article I. ~The Life of St. Patrick, Apostle and Chief Patron of Ireland. [FourthaudFifthCenturies. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—The genuine and spurious Writings ascrilied to St. Patrick, as serving to illustrate his Biography—Acts and Lives of St. Patrick yet ex- tant, in various Collections and Manuscripts—The Biographies already published—Other Sources left,
—for investigating the Facts of his History . . . 399 Chap. II, Various Conjectures as to the Country of St. Patrick's Birth—The ancient Extent of Britain—
Different Localities assigned for the Irish Apostle's
Birthplace—France, Scotland, Wales and England contend for this Honour—Examination of the
—Question . . . . . . — . . . 436 Chap. III. llie Parents and Family of Patrick Examination
of their recorded Names, and of our Saint's Genea-
logy and Pedigree—Different Opinions regarding the Year of his Birth—His Baptism—Miracles then
wrought—St. Patrick's early Childhood
Chap. IV. —The early Dialects of the British Islands Their disturbed social Relations—St. Patrick's Youth and his Errors—The Event wliich led to his first Cap- tivity, about the Age of Sixteen—Niall of the Nine Hostages—Mislortunes occurring to St. Patrick's Family—He becomes a Slave to Milchuo, in the North of Ireland—His Manner of Life there—His
—Escape from Captivity and subsequent Adventures 484 Chap. V. St. Patrick's Age and the T me when he escaped to Gaul—His second Captivity—His Vision—His Resolution to embrace the clerical State—He seeks
the Monastery of Tours, to prepare for it—Life at Marmoulier—St. Patrick's Promotion to Holy Orders—His heavenly Inspirations—He studies
under St. Germanus of Auxerre—His Life in
— — Italy
TheTyrrheneIslands TheStaffofJesus . . . 501
Chap. VI. —St. Patrick's Reception of Holy Orders—His sup-
posed missionary Labours at Boulogne—His Mis- sion with Saints Germanus and Lupus to Great Britain—Their Return to Gaul—St. Palladius in Ireland—St. Patrick proceeds to Italy—His Con- secration as Bishop—St. Patrick said to have been an Augustinian—Destined for his Mission to Ire-
—land, by the Pope
. . . . . . 518
534
Chap. VII. State of Society when St. Patrick arrived in our
Island—Druidic Predictions—The Date for Patrick's
Arrival—He lands on the eastern Coast of Leinster
—Repelled by the Natives—He then sails towards
———
the North The Saint touches at Inis Phadraig HearrivesatLecale EnquiryregardingthePlace of his Debarkation . . . . . .
— —
Chap. VIII. The Irish Apostle's Arrival at Saul Soothsayers'
Predictions — his
regarding Coming King Laog-
and Conversion of Dichuo or Dichu St. Patrick erects a Church at
haire's Instruction —s
Opposition
—
. . . 469
*
The Hymn attributed to St. Patrick, on approaching Tara—He appears before the Assembly—Hercus
CONTENTS.
— — Page Saul PunishmentofaMagician StPatrickvisits
his former Master, Milchuo, but fails in effecting his Conversion—Territorial Position of the Cruithni
and Dalaradians—St. Patrick returns to Dichu—He receives Ross, or Rus, into the Church—He instructs
and baptizes Moclioe, afterwards Bishop of Island Mahee—St. Patrick releases the Sons of Dichu from Captivity . . . . . . . . . 544
Chap. IX. —Tlie Holy Apostle resolves on setting out for
Tara—His Journey thither—He proceeds to Slane
—King Laogliaire and his Magicians—The Druids— The Feis of Tara—Antiquarian Remains there—
—
or Ere does Honour to the Saint Dubtach,
the chief Poet, becomes a Convert—Arts of the Magi- cians—How King Laoghaire receives the Tidings of
Salvation—The Shamrock
CH. \r. X. —Religious Toleration accorded to St. Patrick—St.
Loman or Lumman—St. Patrick visits Tailtean—
His Reception by King Laoighaire's Brothers, CairbreandConnell—St. Patrick'ssolemnBaptism —His reputed Foundations in Meath—His Mission
——' in Westmeath Usneach Hill He visits Longford
—He resolves to set out for Connaught—His Passage
through Leitrim—Destruction of the Idol Crom-
Cruach, at Magh Sleacht . . . — . . . 565 Chap. XI. —IheIrishApostleresolvestovisitConnaught He crosses the Shannon—The Druids Moel and Capiat —Patrick preaches the Gospel to those People,
Chap. XII.
—He next visits
—Conversion of Ethnea and Fethlimia, the Daughters of King Laoi- ghaire—Labours of St. Patrick iu Tir-Chairedha and
—Hy-Many . . . . . . . . . 584 St. Patrick advances to the Territory of Gregraidlie,
living in RoscommoU'—
St. Ascicus
where he founds two Churches
Airteach and Amen, Conmaicne and Cera—Thence he proceeds towards Umail, where he built a Church at Aghagower—St. Patrick then engages in a spiritual Retreat on the Summit of Croughan- ailche—Afterwards it was called Crough-Patrick— Its Situation and Appearance—Legends regarding what occurred, at this Place—He celebrates the Pasch at Aghagower, and then goes successively to Corcathemne, to Mag-Mac-Erca, and to Tir-Amal- gaidh—Great Success of his Mission—He founds Killala and other Churches—He journeys through
—Hy-Fiachrach . . . . . . — . . . 593 Chap. XI II. Tlie holy Man visits Sligeach and Calraighe He
—He
—Connaught Province . . . . . . 6lS
meets with Opposition, but overcomes it
ceeds towards the Boyle River—His successive Missions about Druimdaire, Giinne, Druiai-Cliabh and Magh-ene—He spends seven Years in preach- ing, and in administering Church Affairs, within the
Ch. \p. XTV. St. Patrick leaves Connaught and proceeds towards
Donegal—His Mission in Tir-Aodha—Favourably
received there by the Dynast Conall Gulban—Lough
its St. Patrick leaves lor Dearg and — Pilgrimage—
Tir-Eoghain Honourably treated by the Dynast Eugenius — He next visits Ailech — Churcht.
—The two Mac-Carthinns St. Patrick advances towards the River Bann, afterwards so remarkable for its Abun-
Founded in — and near Inishowen, Deny
dance of Fish . . . . . . . . . 62C GllAP. XV. —St. Patrick visits the Territories of Dalriada and of Daleradia—lie preaches in Dalrieda—He founds
. . . . . .
554
pro-
CONTENTS.
— Page ChurchesthereandinDalaradia HisMissionnear
—Lough Neagh, at Hy Tuirtre, and at Imchlair . . . 644 ChaI'. XVI. TheIrishApostlefoundsChurchesinHy-Bruin,and
at Tulach-Maine—He preaches at Finn-Abhuir—
He visits the Oirgaillians—Eochaid Mac Crimthainn
and his Cliildren—Clogher and its Neighbourhood
—St. Maccaerthenn is placed over the See, estab-
lished at Clogher—Description of Altadaven— Mission in Hua-Meithtire—St. Patrick visits the People of Mughdornia—The Conversion of their Chieftain, Victor—St. Patrick is opposed, by the
People of Fera-Rois . . . . . . 663 Chap. XVII. —St. Patrick revisits Meath—The Hymn of St. Secun- dinus—St. Patrick is said to have passed from Meath towards Dublin—He visits Naas—Miracles recorded, in Connexion with both Places—His Joumeys to Hy-Garchon, and through Magh Liffe— Churches said to have been founded by him, in the
—present County of Kildare — . . . . . . 676 Chap. XVIII. St. I'atrick approaches Leix Design on his Life
and providential Escape—He next visits Dubtach
in Hy-Kinsellach—He consecrates St. Fiach as Bishop of Sletty—Crimtiiain, son of Enda Kinsel-
lagh, patronizes his Efforts and founds many Churches—St. Patrick then visits the Ossorian Dis- trict . . . . . . . .
