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24 ArticleXIV.
St.
Connat,orComnatan,AbbessofKildare,CountyofKildare.
— Louth. \Sixth Century} . . . . . . Article IV. St. Colman Muilinn, of Derrykeighan, County of Antrim.
— Sixth Century] . . . . . .
ArticleV. St. Airmedach,Hermetius,orErmedhach,AbbotofCraibhi-Laisre, probablyCreevagh,nearClonmacnoise,King'sCounty. [Seventh
. . . . . . Article XV. —St. Fintan, son of Tioctheach . . . . . . Article XVI. —St. Colman, son of Eochaidh . . . . . . Article XVII. ~St. Tobrea, orTobia . . . . . . Article XVIIL—St. Crone, Galma . . . . . . . . . . . . Article XX,—Feast of the Circimicision oi our Lord . . .
. . . 24 . . . 25 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26
[Sixth Century]
Article XIX. —St. Brocan, son of Enda
Article I
St. Munchin, Bishop and Patron of Limerick City and
Chap. III.
Limerick
—. . . 29
^^wntr Bap ot Sfanuarp*
Diocese. [ProbablyabouttheFifthorSixthCentury. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—Enquiry concerning the Identification of St. Mimchin—Called the Son of Sedna—Saidto have built a Church in Fidh-inis—St. Patrick first visits
Limerick—Divers Saints bearing the name of Mun- —chin, or Munchen . . . . . 27
Chap. II. St. Munchin and St. Molua regarded
as Patron Saints of the Thomond O'Briens— Said to have been Abbot over Mungret—Descriptive Particulars of this Place—Sisters of St. M—unchin—Origin of the City to
erected—Festivals and Offices of St. Munchin—
and See of Limerick St. Munchin supposed
—have been its first Bishop . . .
Antiquity of the See and Cathedral of
The old Church of St. Munchin converted into a Parish Church—St. Munchin's Catholic Chapel
Conclusion . . . . . . . . Article II. —St. Schotin, or Scuthin, Patron of Tascoffin Parish,
County Kilkenny.
Chap. I. —Introduction—Parentage of St. Scuthin—Date of
32
this Locality . . . . . . . . . 34 Chap. II. —Pious Observances and Austerities of St, Scutl. in—
Birth—Eariy Piety—Educated by St. David, Arch-
— —— bishopofMenevia ReturnstoIreland
Establishes aReligiousFoundationatTascoffin Descriptionof
m
Article II.
—
Article IV. ——
mully, County Fermanagh
jfiftl) ©ap of Sanuarp*
St. Fidnatan, or Fiadhnat,
CONTENTS.
— Page His voyages to Britain Probable Period of his
Death—Religious Commemoration and popular
Reverence for this Saint — Conclusion . . . Article III. —St. Mainchinn, or Manchan, Sage, of Disert-mic-Cuilinn, or Disert
36
Gallen, Queen's County . . . . . . . 38 Article IV. —St. Lochaid or Lochait, Abbot of Magh Bile or Moville, County of
— Down . . . . . . . . . ArticleV. TheDaughtersofBaithorBath,inthePlainoftheRiverLiffy ArticleVI. —St. Ainbhithen, Virgin
Cftutt J3ap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Fintan, Patron of Dunbleisque, now the Parish of
Doone,CountyofLimerick. {^SixthCentury.
Chap. I. —Introduction—The Ancient Biography of St. Fintan— His Parentage and Race— Opposition offered to his Preaching by a certain Dynast—Conversion of St. Fintan's Persecutors . . . . . . Chap. II.
—Ancient Irish Ecclesiastical Tributes—St. Fintan studies under St. Comgall— Pirates invade Bangor— Miracle wrought by St. Fintan—Various Places visited by him—The Dubh-labhar—Remarkable Exorcism— St. Fintan settles at Doone— Various
Chap. III.
racter of the Saint, and Conclusion -. . 50 St. Finlugh, Lugad or Finn-Lugain, Patron of Tamlachtfinlagan,
—Religious Establishments there—Tobar Fiontain . . . 44 Entertainment and Prediction of St. Fintan -Mira- culous Incidents—Bestowal|of Kill-Maitoge—Charity
of St. Fintan—His Miracles—Reputed Longevity— Festival Day and its Celebration at Doone—Cha-
— County of Londonderry. \Sixth Century] . . . . . . 53 Article III. St. Cillin, or Cillene Ua Colla, Abbot of Fathan-Mura, now Fahan,
—CountyofDonegal. \SroenlhandEii^hthCenturies. ] . . . 57 ArticleIV. ReputedFeastofSt. Findan,RecluseoifRhingaw,inSwitzerland 57
jfourti^ JBap of Sanuarp*
ArticleI. —St. Aidus,BishopofKildare. \SixthandSeventhCenturies. ']. . . 57 Article II. —St. Maolan, of Enagh, probably in the Parish of Clondermot, County
Article III.
— of Londonderry . . . . . . . . . 60 St. Mochumma, or Machomma, of Dnun-ailche, probably Drum-
. . .
Article V. Feast of Saints Brigid and Maura, Sisters, Virgins and Martyrs
Article I. —St. Ceara, Ciar, Cvra, Cior, or Cera, Virgin, Patroness of
Virgin
. . . . . .
. . . 61 . . . 62 . . . 62
KiLKEARY Parish, County of Tipperary. — {Seventh Centuiy. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction —Time when St. Ciar, or Cera, lived
—— — HerParentageandFamily HerearlyYears She
foundsaConventatKilkeary Shethererules
over
a Religious Community . . . . . . 62 Chap. II. —St. Cera travels towards Ely O'Carroll—She founds
a Nunnery at Tehelly—Returns to Kilkeary—Her
Death, and Place of Interment—Festivals—
Conclu-
sion . . . . . I . . • 64
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. . . 41 41 41
42
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Chap. I. —Introduction—St. Diman's or Dima's Descent—Edu- cated by St. Colman EIo—Early Studies and Vir- tues—Anecdote regarding St. Cronan's Book of After-
—
CONTENTS.
Page St. Ciaran Mac Aeda, or Son of Aedh . . . . . . 67
Article II.
Article III. —St. ilac Coge or Maccoige of Rosinver, County of Leitrim . . . 68 Article IV. — St. Joseph, Bishop of Tallagh, County of Dublin . . . . . . 70 Article V. —St. Arenanus, Airenanus, Airendan, or Airindain . . . . . . 72
^i):t& ©ap cf Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Diman, Dimaus, or Dima, Dubh, Bishop of Connor. {Sixth andSeventh Centuries. ^
Gospels—St. Diman becomes an Abbot—
wards called to govern the Church and Diocese of —Connor . . . — . . . . . . 73
Chap. II. The Paschal Controversy Succession of Sovereign Pontiffs at Rome—Letter of the Roman Dignitaries to the Irish Ecclesiastics—True Date and Subject of this Epistle—Addressed, among others, to Diman,
Bishop, identical with the present Saint . . . 75 Chap. III. —Brief Dissertation on the applicability of this Roman Epistle to the Irish Scots and to the Irish Clerics mentioned in it—Statement of the Matter in Dis- pute—The Irish Ecclesiastics named were Contem- poraries—Testimonies of Bede and Baroniu. s—St. Diman's Austerities continued towards the End of
. . .
his Life—The Date of his Death—Conclusion
Article II. —St. Lassar, of Achadh-foda . . . . . . • . . . 79 Article III. —St. Diermaid, Bishop of Airindh-Indaich . . . . . . 80
ArticleIV,—St. Cuman Beg, Patron of Kilcornan, Diocese and County of
Limerick . . . . . .
Article V. —St. Lugidon, Son of Declan, Bishop
Article VI. — St. Dighdhi . . . . . .
Article VII. —A Reputed St. Cearclach . . .
Article VIII. St. Dianarch or Dianach, Bishop
Article IX. —St.
— Louth. \Sixth Century} . . . . . . Article IV. St. Colman Muilinn, of Derrykeighan, County of Antrim.
— Sixth Century] . . . . . .
ArticleV. St. Airmedach,Hermetius,orErmedhach,AbbotofCraibhi-Laisre, probablyCreevagh,nearClonmacnoise,King'sCounty. [Seventh
. . . . . . Article XV. —St. Fintan, son of Tioctheach . . . . . . Article XVI. —St. Colman, son of Eochaidh . . . . . . Article XVII. ~St. Tobrea, orTobia . . . . . . Article XVIIL—St. Crone, Galma . . . . . . . . . . . . Article XX,—Feast of the Circimicision oi our Lord . . .
. . . 24 . . . 25 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26 . . . 26
[Sixth Century]
Article XIX. —St. Brocan, son of Enda
Article I
St. Munchin, Bishop and Patron of Limerick City and
Chap. III.
Limerick
—. . . 29
^^wntr Bap ot Sfanuarp*
Diocese. [ProbablyabouttheFifthorSixthCentury. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—Enquiry concerning the Identification of St. Mimchin—Called the Son of Sedna—Saidto have built a Church in Fidh-inis—St. Patrick first visits
Limerick—Divers Saints bearing the name of Mun- —chin, or Munchen . . . . . 27
Chap. II. St. Munchin and St. Molua regarded
as Patron Saints of the Thomond O'Briens— Said to have been Abbot over Mungret—Descriptive Particulars of this Place—Sisters of St. M—unchin—Origin of the City to
erected—Festivals and Offices of St. Munchin—
and See of Limerick St. Munchin supposed
—have been its first Bishop . . .
Antiquity of the See and Cathedral of
The old Church of St. Munchin converted into a Parish Church—St. Munchin's Catholic Chapel
Conclusion . . . . . . . . Article II. —St. Schotin, or Scuthin, Patron of Tascoffin Parish,
County Kilkenny.
Chap. I. —Introduction—Parentage of St. Scuthin—Date of
32
this Locality . . . . . . . . . 34 Chap. II. —Pious Observances and Austerities of St, Scutl. in—
Birth—Eariy Piety—Educated by St. David, Arch-
— —— bishopofMenevia ReturnstoIreland
Establishes aReligiousFoundationatTascoffin Descriptionof
m
Article II.
—
Article IV. ——
mully, County Fermanagh
jfiftl) ©ap of Sanuarp*
St. Fidnatan, or Fiadhnat,
CONTENTS.
— Page His voyages to Britain Probable Period of his
Death—Religious Commemoration and popular
Reverence for this Saint — Conclusion . . . Article III. —St. Mainchinn, or Manchan, Sage, of Disert-mic-Cuilinn, or Disert
36
Gallen, Queen's County . . . . . . . 38 Article IV. —St. Lochaid or Lochait, Abbot of Magh Bile or Moville, County of
— Down . . . . . . . . . ArticleV. TheDaughtersofBaithorBath,inthePlainoftheRiverLiffy ArticleVI. —St. Ainbhithen, Virgin
Cftutt J3ap of Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Fintan, Patron of Dunbleisque, now the Parish of
Doone,CountyofLimerick. {^SixthCentury.
Chap. I. —Introduction—The Ancient Biography of St. Fintan— His Parentage and Race— Opposition offered to his Preaching by a certain Dynast—Conversion of St. Fintan's Persecutors . . . . . . Chap. II.
—Ancient Irish Ecclesiastical Tributes—St. Fintan studies under St. Comgall— Pirates invade Bangor— Miracle wrought by St. Fintan—Various Places visited by him—The Dubh-labhar—Remarkable Exorcism— St. Fintan settles at Doone— Various
Chap. III.
racter of the Saint, and Conclusion -. . 50 St. Finlugh, Lugad or Finn-Lugain, Patron of Tamlachtfinlagan,
—Religious Establishments there—Tobar Fiontain . . . 44 Entertainment and Prediction of St. Fintan -Mira- culous Incidents—Bestowal|of Kill-Maitoge—Charity
of St. Fintan—His Miracles—Reputed Longevity— Festival Day and its Celebration at Doone—Cha-
— County of Londonderry. \Sixth Century] . . . . . . 53 Article III. St. Cillin, or Cillene Ua Colla, Abbot of Fathan-Mura, now Fahan,
—CountyofDonegal. \SroenlhandEii^hthCenturies. ] . . . 57 ArticleIV. ReputedFeastofSt. Findan,RecluseoifRhingaw,inSwitzerland 57
jfourti^ JBap of Sanuarp*
ArticleI. —St. Aidus,BishopofKildare. \SixthandSeventhCenturies. ']. . . 57 Article II. —St. Maolan, of Enagh, probably in the Parish of Clondermot, County
Article III.
— of Londonderry . . . . . . . . . 60 St. Mochumma, or Machomma, of Dnun-ailche, probably Drum-
. . .
Article V. Feast of Saints Brigid and Maura, Sisters, Virgins and Martyrs
Article I. —St. Ceara, Ciar, Cvra, Cior, or Cera, Virgin, Patroness of
Virgin
. . . . . .
. . . 61 . . . 62 . . . 62
KiLKEARY Parish, County of Tipperary. — {Seventh Centuiy. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction —Time when St. Ciar, or Cera, lived
—— — HerParentageandFamily HerearlyYears She
foundsaConventatKilkeary Shethererules
over
a Religious Community . . . . . . 62 Chap. II. —St. Cera travels towards Ely O'Carroll—She founds
a Nunnery at Tehelly—Returns to Kilkeary—Her
Death, and Place of Interment—Festivals—
Conclu-
sion . . . . . I . . • 64
"l
. . . 41 41 41
42
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Chap. I. —Introduction—St. Diman's or Dima's Descent—Edu- cated by St. Colman EIo—Early Studies and Vir- tues—Anecdote regarding St. Cronan's Book of After-
—
CONTENTS.
Page St. Ciaran Mac Aeda, or Son of Aedh . . . . . . 67
Article II.
Article III. —St. ilac Coge or Maccoige of Rosinver, County of Leitrim . . . 68 Article IV. — St. Joseph, Bishop of Tallagh, County of Dublin . . . . . . 70 Article V. —St. Arenanus, Airenanus, Airendan, or Airindain . . . . . . 72
^i):t& ©ap cf Sanuarp*
Article I. —St. Diman, Dimaus, or Dima, Dubh, Bishop of Connor. {Sixth andSeventh Centuries. ^
Gospels—St. Diman becomes an Abbot—
wards called to govern the Church and Diocese of —Connor . . . — . . . . . . 73
Chap. II. The Paschal Controversy Succession of Sovereign Pontiffs at Rome—Letter of the Roman Dignitaries to the Irish Ecclesiastics—True Date and Subject of this Epistle—Addressed, among others, to Diman,
Bishop, identical with the present Saint . . . 75 Chap. III. —Brief Dissertation on the applicability of this Roman Epistle to the Irish Scots and to the Irish Clerics mentioned in it—Statement of the Matter in Dis- pute—The Irish Ecclesiastics named were Contem- poraries—Testimonies of Bede and Baroniu. s—St. Diman's Austerities continued towards the End of
. . .
his Life—The Date of his Death—Conclusion
Article II. —St. Lassar, of Achadh-foda . . . . . . • . . . 79 Article III. —St. Diermaid, Bishop of Airindh-Indaich . . . . . . 80
ArticleIV,—St. Cuman Beg, Patron of Kilcornan, Diocese and County of
Limerick . . . . . .
Article V. —St. Lugidon, Son of Declan, Bishop
Article VI. — St. Dighdhi . . . . . .
Article VII. —A Reputed St. Cearclach . . .
Article VIII. St. Dianarch or Dianach, Bishop
Article IX. —St.
