as been vene- Martyrology Donegal
registers
Corbmac, having
rated, on this day.
rated, on this day.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
,
quities of Ireland," chap, xxxviii. , p. 266.
" topic.
Lanigan
The
cal History of Ireland," vol. ii,, chap, xiv. , sect, iv. , n. 69, pp. 318, 319.
marks :
Achadh and Dun have quite different meanings ; the one signifies a field and the other a fort ; and the town of Dungan-an, in all probability, owes its name not to a monk but to a chieftain. See "Ecclesiasti-
conjecture
itself is
very
weak.
" The Anti-
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 961
abbey at Dungarvan, although he could not discover any vestige of it.
The town 9 itself is situated on a point of land, formed by the estuaries of the rivers Brickey and Calligan. There are considerable ruins of the walls still remaining, as also of the principal castle, which is situated in the centre of the town. '° Our saint was a different person from St. Garbhan, son to Lugad, and a disciple of St. Kevin," who was venerated, on the 9th of July," near Dublin ; as likewise, from St. Garbhan, bishop and son to -^nguss, whose festival was celebrated, on the 21st of November. '3 Such conclusion is sufficiently established, because the father to St. Garbhan, of Dungarvan, was named Finnbarr. Some doubt has been entertained, that our saint
established a —house at that The 26th of March was
religious place. probably
thedayofhisdeath theyearisunknown. TheMartyrologyofTallagh'* simply records a different name, at the 26th of March, as Fintan,'5 Achaidh Garbhain. MarianusO'Gorman,^^andCathalMaguire,'? enterhisfestival, at this day. In the Martyrology of Donegal,'^ we find mentioned, on to-day, as having been venerated, Garbhan, Abbot of Achadh. This, add the O'Clerys, may be Garbhan, of Gill Garbhain, Abbot of Achadh-abhall,'9 and now known as Aghowle,^° or Aghold, in the county of Wicklow. If so, as they are pleased to state, his mother was Roighnach, sister of Finnian. There is a parish of Kilgarvan,^* in the county of Wexford. There, also, is to be found a St. Garvan's well, where a patron was formerly held ; but, the festival day is not now remembered. ^*
ArticleIV. —St. Gobban,Abbot,ofArd-Dairinnsi. Thenameof
this holy person is entered, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, as Abbot of Airdni Dairindsi. Some notices are to be found, in
Colgan's great work, at the same date f but, then, a great deal of uncertainty prevails, as to whether he was a Gobban, who is mentioned in the Life of St. Ailbe,3 as having been one of his disciples, and who is regarded as the patron of Kinsale, or a St. Gobban, mentioned, as Abbot of Leighlin, and who is noticed, in the Acts of St. Laserian. * Doubt, regarding the site of his religious house and place likewise exists. One of the Aran Islands is
5 It "was incorporated by au Act of Hennessy, I find "Leacan-Phupail (The Parliament A. D. 1463, and declared to be Pavilion flag) in Achadh-Abhla. See Book one of the ancientest Honours — to of b.
the Crown of England in Ireland. "
bell's " Political Survey of Great Britain,"
vol. i. , book i. , chap, vi. , p. 247, note (u. )
It is still occupied, as a military
post. " See "Annals of the Four Masters,"
" For a notice of this saint, see the Life of St. Kevin, at the 3rd of June, chap. vi.
'J The Genealogies of the Irish Saints, chapter iv. , Marianus, Maguire, and the Donegal Martyrology, are authorities.
"> Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The vol. ii.
Franciscan copy has pnCAni ^vchit).
'5 This is probably a mistake for Garb-
han.
'*Hehas, "Garbanus de Achadh. "
•7 Wlio calls him Abbot of Achadh Garb*
'° "
vol. v. , n. (0), p. 1676.
" According to the Martyrology of Tal- lagh, the Calendar of Cashel, and Marianus.
hain.
'* Edited
de Airdne Dairinnsi, p. 750.
Drs. Todd and
''In a MS. annotation by William M.
86, 87.
tember.
* His feast occurs, at the 1 8th of April.
by
^ His festival is on the 12th of Reeves, pp. kept,
Sep-
belonging Lismore, p. 67 Aghoold, County
Camp-
Kildare or Wicklow. "
^ The townlands of Upper and Lower
Aghowle, in a parish of the same name, and in the barony of Shillelagh, are shown, on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for
the County of Wicklow," Sheet 42. The parish itself is on Sheets 37, 42, 43.
"'^
It is in the barony of Shelmaliere West, and it is described, on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Townland Maps for the County of Wicklow," Sheets 31, 35, 36.
" See the " County of Wexford Records, belonging to the Irish Ordnance Survey,"
Article IV.
Kelly, p. xix.
^obbAii Ab. ^i|\T)ni TJaiimt).
—
The Franciscan copy enters
• Edited Rev. Dr. by
=" SeeColgan's"ActaSanctorumHiber-
niae," xxvi. RIartii. De S. Gobbano Abbatc
3P
962 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
calledAirdne,inolddocuments; whiletherewasaplace,namedDair-inis,
in the territory of Hy-Kinsellach, in the province of Leinster, and another nearLismore,inMunster. Yet,noneoftheseareknown,withanydegree ofcertainty,tohavebeenhisplace. TheBollandists,3alsonoticehim. One conjecture has it, that he may have been the Mo-Gaban, or Goban, brother to St. Sedonius, or Sedna,^ a Bishop, and a disciple of St. Senan,7 Abbot of ScatteryIsland. Again,Colganthinks,thathemayhavebeenidenticalwith Gobban,^ the celebrated father of a thousand monks, and who afterwards ruled over the church of Kill-Lamruidhe, near the mountain of Sliabh na mbhan bfionn, or Gobban, of Teg-da-Goban, near the River Bann, in Ulster. However this may be, the festival of Gobban, Abbot of Ard Dai- rinnsi, occurs, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman, of Maguire, and of Donegal,? on this day.
Article V. —St. Lappan, or Lappanus. A record is found, in the
Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, regarding a St. Lappan. The *
Bollandists notice him, at the same date, as Lappanus. Again, Lappan is set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 as having a festival, at this date, but without any relation to a locality.
ArticleVI. —FeastofSt. Fixtan,aBishop. Formerly,intheIrish Church, the festival of St. Fintan, a Bishop, was celebrated, on the seventh dayoftheAprilKalends,correspondingwiththe26thofMarch3 and,his Office was comprised, in nine Lessons. * It may be, he was not different from the St. Finianus, of Achaidh-Garbhain,^ to whose name attention has been already drawn, on this day, and in a previous article.
Article VII. —St. Mochta, of Inis-Mochta, now Inishmouthv, or Inishmot, County of Meath. \Ninth and Tenth Centuries^ Different from another celebrated saint of this name, and connected with Louth, is the
man. ' The Bollandists ' have a notice of him. We on present holy find,
this day recorded, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 the name Mochta of Inis- Mochta. This locality has been identified with Inishraouthy, county of
Meath, by William M. Hennessy. * It is also called Inishniot,^ now a parish, in the barony of Lower Slane. The ruins of Inis-Mochta church are still to be seen, on a romantic spot of ground, containing about two acres. A soli- tary wall only remains, at the present time ; and, latterly, the graveyard has been neglected for interments. ^ This locality was formerly an island. At
s See " Acta Sanctorum," temus iii. , Article vi. —'
Martii xxvi. Among the pretermitted in T. C. D. , classed, B. 3. 12.
to the MS.
saints, p. 606.
'
See an account of him, at the loth of March.
Or, as it seems to us, from the small and
1 His feast occurs, at the 8th of March. ®"
Article vii.
'
See Reeve's Adamnan's
His festival is set down, at the 6th of December.
9 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Life of St. Columba," n. (p), p. 6. '"
86, 87. — saints, p. 606.
»^
Article v. Edited by Rev. Dr. Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has 88, 89.
tApp^ni
* MS. note to his copy of this work.
*
Martii xxvi. saints, p. 606.
3 Edited 88 89.
s it is on the "Ordnance iii. , shown,
See "Acta
tomus Among the pretermitted
Survey Townland Maps for the County of Meath,"
Sheets 6, 7.
' See Rev. A. " Diocese of Cogan's
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
Sanctorum,"
According
'
indistinct letters of the Franciscan copy of
the —
Tallagh Martyrology <Vip'oni Daiimt).
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. Among the pretermitted
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 963
present, the site is surrounded by low, marshy ground, which is frequently covered with water, during the winter season. ? The name of this place may
"
the Island of Mochta. " His festival was celebrated here, on the 26th of March. ^ This saint appears to have flourished, in the early part of the tenth century. The death of Mochta of the Island, son to Cearnachan, priest of Armagh, is recorded at a. d. 922. 9 There can hardly
be a doubt, but that he is identical with the present saint.
Article VIII. —Feast of St. Corbmac. [Fifth or Sixth Century^
The of ^ St.
as been vene- Martyrology Donegal registers Corbmac, having
rated, on this day. At the same date, Colgan has given the Acts of this
saint* We have preferred, however, treating about him, at the 13th of December, where his Life may be read. The BoUandistss have a notice of
him, at this day.
ArticleIX. —St. Cillen,orKillenus. ThenameofCillenoccurs,
in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, and, apparently, in con- junction with the saint's name, which immediately succeeds. He is thought, by Colgan, to have been identical, probably, with a St. Chillin,^ mentioned as a disciple of St. Senan, or Senanus, Abbot of Iniscattery, in the county of Clare. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,3 we find that Cillen, son ofTolodhran,inDeese-Mumhan,hadafestival,onthisday. TheBollan- dists * insert the feast of Killenus, at the 26th of March.
Article X. —St. Carthach, son of Erbthaidhe, Bishop. An entry is found, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this same date, March 26th, of Cartach mac Airbertaigh. The Martyrology of Donegal,* on this day, like- wise, registers the name of Carthach, son of Erbthaidhe, Bishop.
ArticleXI. —St. Montanus. AccordingtoMarianusO'Gormanand Maguire,aSt. Montanuswasvenerated,atthe26thofMarch. TheScho-
be rendered, in English,
Meath, Ancient and Modem," vol. ii,, chap. xvi. , p. 340.
^ See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the Four Masters," vol. ii. , n. (c), pp. 6io, 6li.
8
See Rev. A. Cogan's "Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modem," vol. iii. , chap. Ixxiii. , note, p. 549.
9 See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the
Four Masters," vol. ii. , pp. 610, 611. '
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CilLiAtu, with some more indistinct letter-
ing.
* See a notice of him, in the Life of St.
Senan, at the 8th of March, vol. iii. , chap.
ii. , n. 42.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
88, 89.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. .
Article viii. — Edited by Drs. Todd Mavtii xxvi. Among the pretermitted
and Reeves, pp. 88, 89.
= See '• Acta Sanctorum Hibemite,"
xxvi. Martii. Vita S. Corbmaci, pp. 75 1 to 756.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
saints, p. 606.
Article X. —' Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I
can only make out Cai\cac iuac—the rest
being illegible to me.
' Edited Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. by
86, 87.
Article xi. —' See "Trias Thauma.
Martii xxvi.
the
by
Among Article i. x. -. ' Edited
pretermitted Rev. Dr.
saints, p. 607.
964 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26. liast on Marianus makes him a bishop. Colgan did not chose to say,
"
the cell of Montan," in Lagenia, had its name from the present, or from that St. Montan, venerated
whether the maritime town of Kill-Montain, or on the 2nd of March. ^
Article XII. —St. Ceanannan. This name is found, although strangely placed,intheMartyrologyofTallagh,*onthe26thofMarch. In,theActs of St. Patrick, he is said to have built a church, in the territory of Cathrigia, which was formerly known, as Domnach Coinri. Over this, he placed two of his disciples, who are called the two Connennans. " Whether or not, the presentsaintwasoneoftheseappearstobedoubtful. Aswehavealready seen, at the 12th of March, it is thought, that the present holy man may be identified with the St. Kennanac, or Ceannannach, who was venerated, on the Middle Island of Aran. According to a popular tradition, Concaunnaun, and the seven sons of kings, are supposed to rest, in the oratory, at Inismaan, Dr. Petrie describes the very ancient church, called Tempull Ceannanach,3 on Inis Meadhoin, or the Middle Island, of Aran. * The stones used are of immense size. One of them is not less than eighteen feet in length, which is theentireexternalbreadthofthechurch. Thelitdeoratoryofthissaint,s known as Killcannaun, is near the sea-shore, to the south. A much-used
burial-ground,containingmanyfineflagtombs,istherej and,notfarremoved from its site, on the ocean's verge, another cemetery has been found. In Dr. Petrie's great work,^ there is a beautiful engraving of the curious triangular-headed window, in the east wall of Kilcananagh church, on the Middle Island of Aran, as viewed interiorly. There, the relics of Concaun- naun, and of these holy persons, called the seven sons of kings, were kept, according to Dr. O'Donovan and Mr. Wakeman. 7 Ceanannan is mentioned, in the Martyrology of Donegal,^ as having had a festival, on this date.
Article XIII. —St. Molocca, or Molaga, of Lilcach, County of Meath. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ the name Molocca, of Lilchaich, at the 26th of March, is found inserted. ^ We are not able to state, whether or not, there is any connexion between the present holy man, and him, similarly named, at the 22nd of this month. We find, moreover, on the 26th
day of March, the festival of Molocca is simply entered, in the Martyrology ofDonegal. 3 Hisplaceisnotnamed.
lurga. " Septima
Vita S.
Patricii, pars, iii. ,
s Father P. P. , of Aran Concannon,
Islands, told me, St. Concaunnaun was
patron of Ballynakill parish, in the county
of Galway.
*' The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ire-
land, anterior to the Anglo-Norman In- vasion. " Seepartii. , sect, iii. , subs. 2, p. 184. ^ See " for an article
cap. xlii. , pp. 157—, 158, and n. 74, p. 186. »
Article xii. Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
'See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146, and nn. 201, 202, p. 182. Also,
Quinta Appendix xxiii. , p, 267.
ad Acta S.
Patricii, cap. Duffy's j\Iagazine," on the Aran Islands.
3 See "The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman In- vasion," part ii. , sect, iii. , subs. 2, pp. 188, t89«
.
Besidestliis, therewasachurch,dedi-
cated to the Blessed Virgin Mary ; both being subject to the parish of St. Endeus, in
"
the time of Colgan. See
Hibemias," Martii xxvi. Appendix ad Vitam S. Endei, cap. vii. , p. 715.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Acta Sanctorum
IntheFranciscancopy,Icanonlyread the entry lYIol/OCj;^. There is some small indistinct lettering beneath,
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. S8, 89.
88, 89. — Article xili.
Kelly, p. xix.
'
'
Edited by Rev.
Dr.
March 27. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 965
Clwentp-sfebentf) 2Bap of ilarcl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. GELASIUS, OR GIOLLA-MAC-LIAG, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH, COUNTY OF ARMAGH.
[ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH CENTURIES. -\
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION—AUTHORITIES—^YOUTH AND EARLY EDUCATION OF ST. GELASIUS—HE BECOMES A CANON AND AFTERWARDS AN ABBOT AT DERRY—CALLED TO THE PRIMACY OF ARMAGH—HIS VISITATIONS AND WORKS OF RELIGION, PEACE AND MERCY,
present holy man effected great and glorious results, in the impor- tant state and office to which he was called. has
.
quities of Ireland," chap, xxxviii. , p. 266.
" topic.
Lanigan
The
cal History of Ireland," vol. ii,, chap, xiv. , sect, iv. , n. 69, pp. 318, 319.
marks :
Achadh and Dun have quite different meanings ; the one signifies a field and the other a fort ; and the town of Dungan-an, in all probability, owes its name not to a monk but to a chieftain. See "Ecclesiasti-
conjecture
itself is
very
weak.
" The Anti-
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 961
abbey at Dungarvan, although he could not discover any vestige of it.
The town 9 itself is situated on a point of land, formed by the estuaries of the rivers Brickey and Calligan. There are considerable ruins of the walls still remaining, as also of the principal castle, which is situated in the centre of the town. '° Our saint was a different person from St. Garbhan, son to Lugad, and a disciple of St. Kevin," who was venerated, on the 9th of July," near Dublin ; as likewise, from St. Garbhan, bishop and son to -^nguss, whose festival was celebrated, on the 21st of November. '3 Such conclusion is sufficiently established, because the father to St. Garbhan, of Dungarvan, was named Finnbarr. Some doubt has been entertained, that our saint
established a —house at that The 26th of March was
religious place. probably
thedayofhisdeath theyearisunknown. TheMartyrologyofTallagh'* simply records a different name, at the 26th of March, as Fintan,'5 Achaidh Garbhain. MarianusO'Gorman,^^andCathalMaguire,'? enterhisfestival, at this day. In the Martyrology of Donegal,'^ we find mentioned, on to-day, as having been venerated, Garbhan, Abbot of Achadh. This, add the O'Clerys, may be Garbhan, of Gill Garbhain, Abbot of Achadh-abhall,'9 and now known as Aghowle,^° or Aghold, in the county of Wicklow. If so, as they are pleased to state, his mother was Roighnach, sister of Finnian. There is a parish of Kilgarvan,^* in the county of Wexford. There, also, is to be found a St. Garvan's well, where a patron was formerly held ; but, the festival day is not now remembered. ^*
ArticleIV. —St. Gobban,Abbot,ofArd-Dairinnsi. Thenameof
this holy person is entered, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, as Abbot of Airdni Dairindsi. Some notices are to be found, in
Colgan's great work, at the same date f but, then, a great deal of uncertainty prevails, as to whether he was a Gobban, who is mentioned in the Life of St. Ailbe,3 as having been one of his disciples, and who is regarded as the patron of Kinsale, or a St. Gobban, mentioned, as Abbot of Leighlin, and who is noticed, in the Acts of St. Laserian. * Doubt, regarding the site of his religious house and place likewise exists. One of the Aran Islands is
5 It "was incorporated by au Act of Hennessy, I find "Leacan-Phupail (The Parliament A. D. 1463, and declared to be Pavilion flag) in Achadh-Abhla. See Book one of the ancientest Honours — to of b.
the Crown of England in Ireland. "
bell's " Political Survey of Great Britain,"
vol. i. , book i. , chap, vi. , p. 247, note (u. )
It is still occupied, as a military
post. " See "Annals of the Four Masters,"
" For a notice of this saint, see the Life of St. Kevin, at the 3rd of June, chap. vi.
'J The Genealogies of the Irish Saints, chapter iv. , Marianus, Maguire, and the Donegal Martyrology, are authorities.
"> Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The vol. ii.
Franciscan copy has pnCAni ^vchit).
'5 This is probably a mistake for Garb-
han.
'*Hehas, "Garbanus de Achadh. "
•7 Wlio calls him Abbot of Achadh Garb*
'° "
vol. v. , n. (0), p. 1676.
" According to the Martyrology of Tal- lagh, the Calendar of Cashel, and Marianus.
hain.
'* Edited
de Airdne Dairinnsi, p. 750.
Drs. Todd and
''In a MS. annotation by William M.
86, 87.
tember.
* His feast occurs, at the 1 8th of April.
by
^ His festival is on the 12th of Reeves, pp. kept,
Sep-
belonging Lismore, p. 67 Aghoold, County
Camp-
Kildare or Wicklow. "
^ The townlands of Upper and Lower
Aghowle, in a parish of the same name, and in the barony of Shillelagh, are shown, on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for
the County of Wicklow," Sheet 42. The parish itself is on Sheets 37, 42, 43.
"'^
It is in the barony of Shelmaliere West, and it is described, on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Townland Maps for the County of Wicklow," Sheets 31, 35, 36.
" See the " County of Wexford Records, belonging to the Irish Ordnance Survey,"
Article IV.
Kelly, p. xix.
^obbAii Ab. ^i|\T)ni TJaiimt).
—
The Franciscan copy enters
• Edited Rev. Dr. by
=" SeeColgan's"ActaSanctorumHiber-
niae," xxvi. RIartii. De S. Gobbano Abbatc
3P
962 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
calledAirdne,inolddocuments; whiletherewasaplace,namedDair-inis,
in the territory of Hy-Kinsellach, in the province of Leinster, and another nearLismore,inMunster. Yet,noneoftheseareknown,withanydegree ofcertainty,tohavebeenhisplace. TheBollandists,3alsonoticehim. One conjecture has it, that he may have been the Mo-Gaban, or Goban, brother to St. Sedonius, or Sedna,^ a Bishop, and a disciple of St. Senan,7 Abbot of ScatteryIsland. Again,Colganthinks,thathemayhavebeenidenticalwith Gobban,^ the celebrated father of a thousand monks, and who afterwards ruled over the church of Kill-Lamruidhe, near the mountain of Sliabh na mbhan bfionn, or Gobban, of Teg-da-Goban, near the River Bann, in Ulster. However this may be, the festival of Gobban, Abbot of Ard Dai- rinnsi, occurs, in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman, of Maguire, and of Donegal,? on this day.
Article V. —St. Lappan, or Lappanus. A record is found, in the
Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, regarding a St. Lappan. The *
Bollandists notice him, at the same date, as Lappanus. Again, Lappan is set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 as having a festival, at this date, but without any relation to a locality.
ArticleVI. —FeastofSt. Fixtan,aBishop. Formerly,intheIrish Church, the festival of St. Fintan, a Bishop, was celebrated, on the seventh dayoftheAprilKalends,correspondingwiththe26thofMarch3 and,his Office was comprised, in nine Lessons. * It may be, he was not different from the St. Finianus, of Achaidh-Garbhain,^ to whose name attention has been already drawn, on this day, and in a previous article.
Article VII. —St. Mochta, of Inis-Mochta, now Inishmouthv, or Inishmot, County of Meath. \Ninth and Tenth Centuries^ Different from another celebrated saint of this name, and connected with Louth, is the
man. ' The Bollandists ' have a notice of him. We on present holy find,
this day recorded, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 the name Mochta of Inis- Mochta. This locality has been identified with Inishraouthy, county of
Meath, by William M. Hennessy. * It is also called Inishniot,^ now a parish, in the barony of Lower Slane. The ruins of Inis-Mochta church are still to be seen, on a romantic spot of ground, containing about two acres. A soli- tary wall only remains, at the present time ; and, latterly, the graveyard has been neglected for interments. ^ This locality was formerly an island. At
s See " Acta Sanctorum," temus iii. , Article vi. —'
Martii xxvi. Among the pretermitted in T. C. D. , classed, B. 3. 12.
to the MS.
saints, p. 606.
'
See an account of him, at the loth of March.
Or, as it seems to us, from the small and
1 His feast occurs, at the 8th of March. ®"
Article vii.
'
See Reeve's Adamnan's
His festival is set down, at the 6th of December.
9 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Life of St. Columba," n. (p), p. 6. '"
86, 87. — saints, p. 606.
»^
Article v. Edited by Rev. Dr. Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has 88, 89.
tApp^ni
* MS. note to his copy of this work.
*
Martii xxvi. saints, p. 606.
3 Edited 88 89.
s it is on the "Ordnance iii. , shown,
See "Acta
tomus Among the pretermitted
Survey Townland Maps for the County of Meath,"
Sheets 6, 7.
' See Rev. A. " Diocese of Cogan's
by
Drs. Todd and
Reeves, pp.
Sanctorum,"
According
'
indistinct letters of the Franciscan copy of
the —
Tallagh Martyrology <Vip'oni Daiimt).
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. Among the pretermitted
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 963
present, the site is surrounded by low, marshy ground, which is frequently covered with water, during the winter season. ? The name of this place may
"
the Island of Mochta. " His festival was celebrated here, on the 26th of March. ^ This saint appears to have flourished, in the early part of the tenth century. The death of Mochta of the Island, son to Cearnachan, priest of Armagh, is recorded at a. d. 922. 9 There can hardly
be a doubt, but that he is identical with the present saint.
Article VIII. —Feast of St. Corbmac. [Fifth or Sixth Century^
The of ^ St.
as been vene- Martyrology Donegal registers Corbmac, having
rated, on this day. At the same date, Colgan has given the Acts of this
saint* We have preferred, however, treating about him, at the 13th of December, where his Life may be read. The BoUandistss have a notice of
him, at this day.
ArticleIX. —St. Cillen,orKillenus. ThenameofCillenoccurs,
in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 26th of March, and, apparently, in con- junction with the saint's name, which immediately succeeds. He is thought, by Colgan, to have been identical, probably, with a St. Chillin,^ mentioned as a disciple of St. Senan, or Senanus, Abbot of Iniscattery, in the county of Clare. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,3 we find that Cillen, son ofTolodhran,inDeese-Mumhan,hadafestival,onthisday. TheBollan- dists * insert the feast of Killenus, at the 26th of March.
Article X. —St. Carthach, son of Erbthaidhe, Bishop. An entry is found, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this same date, March 26th, of Cartach mac Airbertaigh. The Martyrology of Donegal,* on this day, like- wise, registers the name of Carthach, son of Erbthaidhe, Bishop.
ArticleXI. —St. Montanus. AccordingtoMarianusO'Gormanand Maguire,aSt. Montanuswasvenerated,atthe26thofMarch. TheScho-
be rendered, in English,
Meath, Ancient and Modem," vol. ii,, chap. xvi. , p. 340.
^ See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the Four Masters," vol. ii. , n. (c), pp. 6io, 6li.
8
See Rev. A. Cogan's "Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modem," vol. iii. , chap. Ixxiii. , note, p. 549.
9 See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the
Four Masters," vol. ii. , pp. 610, 611. '
Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CilLiAtu, with some more indistinct letter-
ing.
* See a notice of him, in the Life of St.
Senan, at the 8th of March, vol. iii. , chap.
ii. , n. 42.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
88, 89.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. .
Article viii. — Edited by Drs. Todd Mavtii xxvi. Among the pretermitted
and Reeves, pp. 88, 89.
= See '• Acta Sanctorum Hibemite,"
xxvi. Martii. Vita S. Corbmaci, pp. 75 1 to 756.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
saints, p. 606.
Article X. —' Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I
can only make out Cai\cac iuac—the rest
being illegible to me.
' Edited Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. by
86, 87.
Article xi. —' See "Trias Thauma.
Martii xxvi.
the
by
Among Article i. x. -. ' Edited
pretermitted Rev. Dr.
saints, p. 607.
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"
the cell of Montan," in Lagenia, had its name from the present, or from that St. Montan, venerated
whether the maritime town of Kill-Montain, or on the 2nd of March. ^
Article XII. —St. Ceanannan. This name is found, although strangely placed,intheMartyrologyofTallagh,*onthe26thofMarch. In,theActs of St. Patrick, he is said to have built a church, in the territory of Cathrigia, which was formerly known, as Domnach Coinri. Over this, he placed two of his disciples, who are called the two Connennans. " Whether or not, the presentsaintwasoneoftheseappearstobedoubtful. Aswehavealready seen, at the 12th of March, it is thought, that the present holy man may be identified with the St. Kennanac, or Ceannannach, who was venerated, on the Middle Island of Aran. According to a popular tradition, Concaunnaun, and the seven sons of kings, are supposed to rest, in the oratory, at Inismaan, Dr. Petrie describes the very ancient church, called Tempull Ceannanach,3 on Inis Meadhoin, or the Middle Island, of Aran. * The stones used are of immense size. One of them is not less than eighteen feet in length, which is theentireexternalbreadthofthechurch. Thelitdeoratoryofthissaint,s known as Killcannaun, is near the sea-shore, to the south. A much-used
burial-ground,containingmanyfineflagtombs,istherej and,notfarremoved from its site, on the ocean's verge, another cemetery has been found. In Dr. Petrie's great work,^ there is a beautiful engraving of the curious triangular-headed window, in the east wall of Kilcananagh church, on the Middle Island of Aran, as viewed interiorly. There, the relics of Concaun- naun, and of these holy persons, called the seven sons of kings, were kept, according to Dr. O'Donovan and Mr. Wakeman. 7 Ceanannan is mentioned, in the Martyrology of Donegal,^ as having had a festival, on this date.
Article XIII. —St. Molocca, or Molaga, of Lilcach, County of Meath. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ the name Molocca, of Lilchaich, at the 26th of March, is found inserted. ^ We are not able to state, whether or not, there is any connexion between the present holy man, and him, similarly named, at the 22nd of this month. We find, moreover, on the 26th
day of March, the festival of Molocca is simply entered, in the Martyrology ofDonegal. 3 Hisplaceisnotnamed.
lurga. " Septima
Vita S.
Patricii, pars, iii. ,
s Father P. P. , of Aran Concannon,
Islands, told me, St. Concaunnaun was
patron of Ballynakill parish, in the county
of Galway.
*' The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ire-
land, anterior to the Anglo-Norman In- vasion. " Seepartii. , sect, iii. , subs. 2, p. 184. ^ See " for an article
cap. xlii. , pp. 157—, 158, and n. 74, p. 186. »
Article xii. Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
'See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146, and nn. 201, 202, p. 182. Also,
Quinta Appendix xxiii. , p, 267.
ad Acta S.
Patricii, cap. Duffy's j\Iagazine," on the Aran Islands.
3 See "The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman In- vasion," part ii. , sect, iii. , subs. 2, pp. 188, t89«
.
Besidestliis, therewasachurch,dedi-
cated to the Blessed Virgin Mary ; both being subject to the parish of St. Endeus, in
"
the time of Colgan. See
Hibemias," Martii xxvi. Appendix ad Vitam S. Endei, cap. vii. , p. 715.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Acta Sanctorum
IntheFranciscancopy,Icanonlyread the entry lYIol/OCj;^. There is some small indistinct lettering beneath,
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. S8, 89.
88, 89. — Article xili.
Kelly, p. xix.
'
'
Edited by Rev.
Dr.
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ARTICLE I. —ST. GELASIUS, OR GIOLLA-MAC-LIAG, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH, COUNTY OF ARMAGH.
[ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH CENTURIES. -\
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION—AUTHORITIES—^YOUTH AND EARLY EDUCATION OF ST. GELASIUS—HE BECOMES A CANON AND AFTERWARDS AN ABBOT AT DERRY—CALLED TO THE PRIMACY OF ARMAGH—HIS VISITATIONS AND WORKS OF RELIGION, PEACE AND MERCY,
present holy man effected great and glorious results, in the impor- tant state and office to which he was called. has
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