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possibly it is DnimtuUagh, now popularly called Croshan,^ A Nem,3 Bishop,
of Drum Dallain, is mentioned in the Afartyrology of Donegal,^ as liaving a
festival on this day. In a townland of the place first alluded to, the name
Manister—no doubt from the Irish word which signifies "a monastery"
occurs asalso,anothertownlandcalledKilmoyle,inwhichthereisanancient ;
cemetery. 5 TheplacehasbeenincorrectlyconfoundedwithTulach-ruise^ now Tullyrusk—in Dalmunia. 7 The Rev. William Reeves, in a calendar which he has compiled, seems to identify the present St. Neim, with St. Nehemias, bishop of Tullagh. ® The Rev. Dr. Lanigan 9 thinks, however, that the Nehe- mias alluded to, in St. Patrick's Life, may have have been placed at too early a date, and that he may not have been any other than a St. Nehemias, who died A. D. 654. '° Under the head of Druim Dallain," Duald Mac Firbis enters Nemh, bishop, for May 3rd. ^-
Article V. St. Neccan. The name of Neccan—without any other designation—occurs in the Martyrology ofTallagh,' as having been vene- rated on this day. He is Latinized Neccanus, by the Bollandists,^ who quote this entry ; but, with a conjecture,3 that he may have been confounded with Nessanus, who lived in the small Island off the eastern coast, and known as Ireland's Eye. -* A Book of Gosi)els, belonging to him, and called Kyrlabar,5 is said to have fallen into the sea,^ and to have been taken out of it, without sustaining any injury. ? It was held in great veneration ; and people were accustomed to swear on this book, because it was thought, if perjury were
^ See Rev. Dr. Reeves' " Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore. " Appendix T, p. 251,
3 See what occurs at the feast of St. Nem, at 1 8th of February.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 118, 119.
5 See "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Antrim," sheet 8.
"^ By Colgan, in "Trias Thaumaturga," Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146, andn. 199, p. 182.
7 See Rev. William Reeves' "Ecclesiasti- cal Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dro- more," Appendix T, p. 251, and F, F, n, (x), p. 322.
8 See ibid. , LL, p. 378.
9 In his " Ecclesiastical History of Ire- land," vol. i. , chap, vi. , sect, iii. , n. 22, p. 268.
'° Known also as St. Nera Mac Ua-Birn, successor of St. Enna, Abbot of Aran, who died on the 14th of June. See Dr. O'Dono- van's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 266, 267.
" Not now known—William M. Hen- nessy's note.
'^ See " Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish MSS. Series, vol. i. , part i. ,
pp. loS, 109. — Article v.
Kelly, p. xxiii. tleccAin.
Fitzsimon, who gave them Acts of the Irish Saints, in which there was an allusion to Nessan.
» The Bollandists add : " ad sex mil- liaria de Dublin, et aqua benedicta fugasse diabolum ultra mare in rupem. " This latter is yet traditionally shown on the Hill of Howth northern sliore.
s This was a copy of the Gospels, pre- served in the time of Archbishop Ussher, on Ireland's Eye, anciently called Inis Meic Nessain, opposite the mouth of Howth Har- bour. Its penmanship seems referable to the early part of the seventh century. "The natives of the island gave this book the name ofKerlowre, i. e. , in correct spelling, "Ceat- HAIR Leabhair," or the Quadruple Book, i. e. , the Four Gospels. " See " Descriptive Remarks on Illuminations in certain An- cient Irish Manuscripts," by the Rev. James Henthorr. Todd, D. p. ,F. S. A. , &c. TheGar-
land of Howth, p. 13. London, 1869, Imp. 4to. In this work, are two beautiful illus- trations of the Garland of Howth, drawn in Chromo-lithograph, by Mi>s Margaret Stokes, and an interesting subject tor study of the ecclesiastical antiquary.
* Near the place known as Puck's Rock, still shown.
7 It would seem formerly to have been preserved, in some precious box or ca=e.
^ Archbishop Alan, in his Registriini gives a very curious account of this relic, which subsequently came into Archbishop Ussher's possession, and which is at present the property of the Provost and Fellows of
' Edited by Rev. Dr. The Franciscan copy writes
^ See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360. 3 Seemingly drawn from Father Henry
118, 119. Article vi.
Kelly, p. xxiii.
* See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adainnan's " Life Edited by Rev. Dr. of St. Columba. " Additional Notes A, n.
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committed,^ some judgment of God must overtake the offender. 9 Various Nessans are mentioned by Co]gan,'° without allusion to this particular saint, or his festival. The name Neccan is entered, in the Martyrology of Done- gal," at the 3rd of May.
Article VI. St. Cairpre, or Corpreus, Bishop of Moville, County of Down. St. Cairpre's name is entered, as Bishop of Magh Bile, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 3rd of May and, hence we may fairly
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conclude, he lived before the tenth century. On this day, likewise, Colgan has cited,= not only the authority of St. Jingus the Culdee, but, also that of Marianus O'Gorman and of Cathal Maguire, for his feast. 3 The Bollandists -t also note Carbrerusor Carpreus, Bishop of Moville, in Ireland. On this day was venerated Cairpre, Bishop of Maghbile, or Moville, as we find recorded, in the Martyrology of Donegal. s The exact time when he flourished, how- ever, is not placed upon record. ^
Article VII. St. Scannal, of Cill-Cobrainne. At the 3rd of May, in the published IMartyrology of Tallagh,' the simple entry occurs, Scannal of Chill conbraind. The Franciscan copy has written it Scandal of Cill con- brind-^" The Bollandists 3 notice Sandalius de Kill-Conbrain, from the same authority. He was born, probably, after the beginning of the sixth century. This Scannal was the son of Breasal, son to Enna,4 third son to Niall 5 of the Nine Hostages,^ while he was both a relation and pupil of St. Colum Cille,7 the iUustrious Apostle of the Scottish nation. He sailed in company with the latter, when leaving Ireland,^ and on this great mission, in the forty-second
Trinity College, Dulilin. Archbishop Alan supposes Ncssan to have been the patron saint of this Island, where his time had been spent in vigils, fastings and prayers, and he adds, " in quo loco aparuit ei malignus spiritus in specie hominis nigerimi, quem prosequebatur quadem indigriatione cum ysopo aque benedicte pleno, ambulans super mare per spatiam ferme unius miliaris iin- perans diabolo ut intraret rupem in locum qui dicitur Howth, ubi collis ille in vulgari appellatur Powke-rocke, ut videtur extrin- cicus ejus ymago in specie lapidea vilissima; unde legitur quod tempore quo fuga\ it dia- bolum cecidit in mare liber suus Evangelio- rum, dictus ab incolis. The Kerlowre ; post-
mordum a nautis inventus illesus, proinde habetur hodie inibi in magno precio et vene- racione non modica, ita ut vix ju-tus audet jurare super ipsum propter Dei vindictam os- tensam hominibus perjuris in ilium. "
9 This must not be confounded with ano- ther Manuscript book, called the " Book of Howth," now in the Library of the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth.
'° See " Acta Sanctorum Hibernice," Mar- tii xvii. De S. Ncssaiio t'rtcsbytero Cor- cagiensi Patrono, jip. 629, 630.
" Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
CAii\pi\e e-Ap inAi5e bite.
" See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," ^lar-
tiixviii. Appendix ad Acta S. Fridiani, cap. viii. , p. 650.
3 See, also, ibid. , Februarii xi. De S. Canoco Abbate et Confessore, n. 14. p. 313-
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360. 5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, p. 118,
119-
* See Rev. William Reeves' " Ecclesiasti-
cal Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dro- more," Appendix A, p. 152, and Appendix LL, p. 378. —
Article vii. ' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, ]i. xxiii.
* In Irish ScawdaI Cilli Conbivint).
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii
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The Franciscan copy has (m), p. 245.
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iii. 360.
Among the pretermitted saints, p.
* From him Tir-Enna, a district in the present barony of Raphoe, county of Done gal, was named.
5 By his second wife.
* See "Memoir of the City and North western Liberties of Londonderry," part ii. , sect. 2, p. 27.
? See his Life, at the 9th of June,
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yearofhisage,andintheyear563. 9 TheplaceCill-Cobrann,orCill-Con- brind, has not been identified ; but, probably, it was in Ireland. Scannal, or Scandal, flourished towards the close of the sixth century. We know not if he survived his great teacher and superior.
In addition, Colgan tells us, according to Marianus O'Gorman and Maguire, that St. Scandalius of Kill- chobhrannewasvenerated,onthe3rdofMay. '° Wefindregistered,inthe Martyrology of Donegal," that a festival was celebrated on this day, in honour of Scannal, ofCill Cobrainne.
Article VIIL—St. Aedan, or Aidanus. The simple entry of Aedan is found, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 3rd of May. ^ Quoting the same authority, the Bollandists 3 enter Aidanus, for this same date. '^
Article IX. St. Sarnat, Daughter of Maelan, Abbess. On this day, according to the Martyrology of Donegal,^ veneration was given to Sarnat, daughter of Maelan, abbess. " I think it is she," adds the calendarist, " that Meoling^ commemorates, in the history which is called the Boroimhe, when he went from the Leinstermen to ask a remission of the Borumean tri- bute from Lath Chuinn :
" Dear the four of noble power, Elcomac, and Aedhan,
Sarnatan, Colmuatan the fair.
It is not to me that they are not dear. "
Article X. St. Clothach, Bishop. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,' the name ofClothaigh^ is set down, at the 3rd of May. From the same record, the Bollandists 3 have Clothacus Sanctus, or St. Clothac, for the pre- sent date. The name of Clothach, Bishop, occurs in the Martyrology of
Donegal,'* on this day.
Article XI. The Daughters of Oissen, of Rath-eich. The designation, Inghena Ossein, is entered in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 3rd of May. 2 The denomination of their place is elsewhere given. In the
9 According to the Annals of Tigernach, at A. D. 563. See Rev. Dr. O'Conor's "RerumPIibernicarumScriptores,"tomusii. , p. 143.
"See "Trias Thaumaturga," Appendix Quarta ad Acta S. Columbje, cap. x. , n. 102, p. 492.
''EditedbyDrs. ToddandReeves,pjD. 118, 119.
" In the Franciscan copy CLouliAij ]'ci
^gee"ActaSanctorum,"tomusi. , M. iii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360.
Article viii. —' Kelly, p. xxiii.
Edited by Rev. Dr.
^ In the Franciscan copy is, -Aet)Ani.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. ,Maii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360. * To this they add a comment : "Aidanus etiam pridie seu 2 hujus relatus legitur, sed
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 118, 119.
non constat utrum diversus ab hoc. "
Article ix. — '
Todd and Reeves, pp. ii8, 119.
^ He is venerated, at the 17th of June.
Article x. —' p. xxiii.
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
Edited by Rev. Drs.
Article xi. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxiii.
- The Franciscan copy reads, In^eiiA Ofpne.
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BoUandists' work,3 they quote this entry as FiHae Osseni, which means " the Daughters of Ossen. " On this day, we read in the Martyrology of Donegal,-* that veneration was paid to the daughters of Oissen, of Rath-eich. It is difficult to identify this place.
Article XII. St. Barrinn, of Droma Cula. In the published Martyrology of Tallagh,' at this date, is inserted Barrinn of Dronia Cula. In the Franciscan copy, we find it entered, as Barrfind Drom Cullin. ^ The Bol- landists3 enter his name and place, as Bariindus de Druim-Chulim, while they quote the same auiliority. There is a Barrindeus, who was Abbot over the Monastery of Druin-Caillin, on the confines of ancient Munster and Leinster. It lay within the territory of Fearceall, in which the city of Rathin stood. He flourished in the year 590. Whether he was identical or not, with the present holy man, forms a difficulty for the investigator of our ecclesiastical history.
Article XIII. St. Athgen, or Cokbmac, of Baduiny, County of Tyrone. We read in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' that Aithghin Boitlii, or Boith,wasvenerated,atthe3rdofMay. Onthesameauthority,theBoUan- dists ^ notice him at this date, as being called Athgenius, or otherwise Corb- macus—although both names appear to be quite different. To this day. May
3rd,3 Colgan refers the festival of St. Athgenius, or Corbmac, a cook to St. Patrick. '* HewasthesonofDoeliusMassinus,sontoFerguss,sonofDuoch, son to Bressal, son of Coll Menu, son of Eochad Mogmedom. s This place, called Both-Domnaich, now known as Badony, was in the county of Tyrone, and in the diocese of Derry. It lay within a valley called Gleann-arche. ^
Article XIV. St. Juvenalis. For the 3rd of May, Colgan' seems to have prepared the Acts of a St. Juvenalis, with a view to publication. As yet, however, we know not on what grounds he is claimed as an Irishman, for we have not found the evidence. Now there happen to be three distinct and several entries, by the BoUandists, of this date, referring to saints so deno- minated, viz. , St. Juvenalis,^ Bishop and Patrons at Narni,-* in Umbria s
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360. * Edited by Dis. Todd and Reeves, pp.
118, 119.
Article XII. — 'Edited by Rev. Dr.
Keily, p. xxiii.
* In the Irish character t>Ji\i\}:iii-o 'Oixoni
Cullin.
'' See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii
iii. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 360. Article XIII. — ' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxiii. In the Franciscan copy is
Aichgm bochi.
" See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii
iii. Among the pretermitted saints, \i. 360.
3 Colgan cites the Martyrology ot Tal- Augustus, but now in ruins. " The ancient
lagh.
* See "Trias Thauraaturga," Septima
Vita S. Patricii, lib. iii. , cap. xcviii. , p. 166, and n. 121, p. 188.
5 Sec Mciiclogie Genealogy, cap. xiv.
Roman colony of Narni st. inds on the sum- niit of a very liii;h and steep hill, whose sides are clothed with olives, . nnd whose base is washeii by the Isera. '—Rev. John Chet- wode Eustace's " Classical Tour through
* See the BoUandists' "Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii iii. Amonjj the pretermitted
saints, p. 360. — According to the " Ca- talogus Actuum Sanctorum qu. x; . MS. haben- tur, ordine Mcnsium et Dierum. "
= See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus i. , Maii iii. De Sancto Juven^iie Episcopo Nar- niensi in Umbria, pp. 386 to 406.
^ 'phe BoUandists present copper-plate en- gravings of his ahar, shrine anti tomb, with descriptions ; as also v;irious notices, record- ing the several translations of his sacred re- mains.
Article xiv. '
* lleie, there is an interesting bridge of
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St. Juvenalis,^ Confessor,? of Fossano,^ in Piedmont—and anotlier, St. Juvenalis,Martyr. 9 ThislatterfestivalisleftbytheBollandists,amongthe pretermitted, and transferred to the 7th of May.
Article XV. Festival of the Blessed Alexander, a Cistercian Monk, of Foigni, in France. {Thirteenth Century? ^ Already, when treating of St. Mathilde, Virgin, and sister to this holy man, at the ist day of January,' and also, when alluding to him, in a special feast at the 14th day of that month,2 we have only a passing allusion to him, referring the reader to the 6th day of August, for further particulars. It appears, however, that in the Kalendar of the Cistercian Order,3 a festival is set down for him, at the 3rd of May, and accordingly the Bollandists 4 have placed his Acts, at this same date. The Petits Bollandists s have a similar record for this day.
Article XVI. The Festival of Finding the Holy Cross. In the Feilire of St. ^ngus,' at the 3rd of May, the Festival of Finding the Holy Cross,^ with many virtues,3 at Jerusalem, by St. Helena, is noticed. ^ It is also
Italy, An. mdcccii. , vol. i. , chap, ix. , p. serve dans cette ville, a ete pris pendent qua- 334- tre Siecles pour cehii de Saint Juvenal, 5 There is an account of a Miracle, wrought eveque de Narni, fete le meme jour. "
throught the intercession of Juvenalis, the venerable Martyr and Bishop of Narni, on the 8th of June, in the year 1233, and on behalf of an Irishman, called Moriens, who was so lame, that he was obliged to creep over the road he travelled, with his breast almost touching the ground. He was per- suaded to enter the church of St. Juvenalis, and to approach before the altar to that very place, where the Martyr's body was deposed. Blood was observed flowing from the shrine, at that moment ; and while the afflicted man prayed the Almighty for the use of his limbs,
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