7 See Acta Sanctorum Hibernice,"
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
[March 25.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi. See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
mitted saints, — p. 533.
'
to
3 See ibid.
540.
Sacra Memoria
Crucifixi, in Three Sections, pp. 540 to 543. The Franciscan copy of the Tallagh Martyr-
ology also notes this Festival.
Article
Such as the Carthusian
saints, p. 553.
s St. James the Less, whose feast is held,
on the 1st of May.
^
St. James the Great, whose feast is kept, on the 25th of July.
Such as the Sanctilogium Genealogi- "
3 Speaking of our saint, Dr. Keating says, that this religious person was derived from
the family of Conaire, the son of Eidersgeoil.
Jesu
Christi
l.
writers of their Martyrology, Petrus Cani-
sius, Ferrarius, in his General Catalogue,
and Fitzsimon, in his Catalogue of Irish
< See ibid. Among the pretermitted Saints, ^"
cum and Seluacius.
954 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Calendar, state, that our saint's father had been named Tuladhran. s So far, have we been enabled to collect illustrations, in reference to this holy man's
genealogy j and, the pedigree of a saint is at least interesting, as that of a monarch. The Bollandists have published short Acts of this saint,^ and
following closely the accounts of him, as left us, by Colgan. ? This pious servant of Christ was a relative to, and contemporary with, Finan, of Kin- netty. ^ Our saint appears to have flourished, about the close of the sixth, and beginning of the seventh, century. He is usually called Mochelloc, of Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh, or Conchaidh,9 an ancient city near Lismore, in the present county of Waterford. A query is proposed by Dr. Lanigan, if Mo- collop," the name of a parish near Lismore, be not a corruption of Mochel- loc? " This, however, seems to be a conjecture, not well sustained. " The place of our saint was in the Munster Decies. Archdall declares himself unable to assign the exact location for Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh. '3 Weare told, by Keating, that this saint was founder of Kilmallock church,'^ and this name is supposed to be a contraction from Kill-mochelloc. 's But, we find, some fanciful and supremely ridiculous derivation—s, for the name of this
See Dermod O'Connor's Keating's "His- Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey tory of Ireland," book ii. , p. 403. Office, Phoenix Park," vol. i. , p. 307. Mr. * See " Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco, p. 749. 1840.
5 In the Irish Calendar, at the vii. of the '3 See Archdall's "Monasticon Hiberni-
Calends of April (March 26th), I find cum," p. 686.
—own. ^^ A
t very interesting
account of Kilmallock ^^ because of its remains'^ called the Balbec of Ireland,'9 with some excellent illustrations of its ruins, willbefoundintheworkofLadyChatterton. "° Severalbeautifuldrawings
C—iit^n mAC CoLo'0]\<Mn in OeipbmutfiAn. Ordnance Survey Office Copy for Plicenix
Park. Common Place Book,
'* " St. Mocheallog, who erected and
This is now deposited, in the Royal Irish
Dermod O'Connor's
Mocheallog, "
of
Academy's Library.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco sive Kelleno
of " vol. tory Ireland,
iii. , chap, xvii. ,
sect,
626.
7 See Acta Sanctorum Hibernice,"
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
:
Martii xxvi. De Mochelloco Kellochie Patrono, p. 749.
^
con ametathesisforMallochicon
;
His feast occurs, at the 7th of April.
9 In the Martyrology of Tallagh, at the vii. of the Kalends of April (March 26), I find this saint's festival, entered in the following manner: " Mochelloc mac Tulo- drain o Chathir mic Conaich. " See Rev. " Calendar of Irish Saints," &c. , p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I can only
make out ItloceLLoc.
»° This place, in the parishes of Lismore
and Mocollop, baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, is noted on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Tovirnland Maps for the County of Waterford," Sheets 19, 20.
" See " Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, i. , sect, xii. , n. 100, p. 28.
" "Dr. Lanigan and Moore have hesitated to assert, that it is certain, the Cill Moch- ealloc of the ancients is the present town of Kilmallock ; but, there can be no doubt of their identity, as every man in the province of Munster calls Kilmallock by no other name than Gill modeAlldg [Kill Mocheal- log] when speaking Irish. " — "County
Dr.
Kelly's
p. 33.
Keating's
consecrated Cill
History
'S See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
Ireland," book ii. , p. 403.
vi. , p. 29.
" One of these is here submitted
and the final icon, which is only a Greek termination, being taken away, leaves Moloch, that is, Moloch the Apollo or great divinity of the
ancient universe.
"To divert the nations from this mis-
placed enthusiasm, one of the early converts
to assumed to himself the name Christianity
of Moloch ; and then, prefixing to it the ad- junct Kill made it the church of —Maloch, in- stead of the city of Moloch. " O'Brien's " Round Towers of Ireland," chap, xv. , pp. 201, 202.
'' It is within the parishes of St. Peter
and St. Paul, in the barony so called, and it is shown, on the "Ordnance Survey To\vn-
land Maps for the County of Limerick," Sheet 47.
"* *'
See Mr. and Mrs. Hall's Ireland : its
Scenery, Character," &c. , vol. i. , p. 351. In this work may be seen some wood-cut illustrations of it.
•' Under a heading of this sort, Crofton Croker has written some good lines on Kil- mallock : —
&c. "—
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
955
of the ecclesiastical and military antiquities there are preserved. '^^ The glories of Kilmallock are now, however, among the shadows of the past. ''' It
was formerly an important borough, and even a walled town. It is cele- brated, both in the ecclesiastical and military annals of Ireland. It had four
gateway towers of lofty and imposing character ; it can now boast only Blosom's-gate. =3 TheDominicanAbbey,onthebanksoftheLubachRiver, is a ruin, still presenting a fine effect. The choir is unrivalled for symmetry and elegance of design. ^* The Abbey of Kilmallock stands, on the east side of the town, and outside of its walls. 's In addition to this, the visitor to Kilmallock will be attracted to the old mediseval church of the Apostles, St,
** When first I saw Kilmallock's walls, 'Twas in the stillness of moonlight ;
And lofty towers and stately halls Frowned darkly then enwrapped in
night,
Just touched with tinsel, streaks and
site of an ancient hospital for lepers is still called the Spidalfield.
gleams,
Mysterious, as a town of dreams.
"
the following are the principal : A beautiful
chapel, extending to the east of the tower,
and measuring 66 feet, 6 inches, in length,
on the inside, and 24 feet, in breadth. It
is lighted, by six Gothic windows, placed on
the south wall, and measuring about 12 feet,
in height, and 5 feet, in width, and by a
very magnificent one, placed on the east
gable, and measuring about 20 feet in
height, and 16 feet in width, on the outside,
'° See her " Rambles in the South of Ire-
land, during the year 1838," vol. ii. , chap,
xii. , pp. 236 to 305.
^' Among the 46 sketches of Ordnance
Survey Antiquities, referring to the county of Limerick, are the following respecting Kilmallock : I. The parish church at Kil- mallock, with its Round Tower. 2. South Gate of Kilmallock. 3. The chancel of the Abbey of Kilmallock. The foregoing are pen and ink sketches, I believe by the
artist, W. F. Wakeman, although his signa- ture is only affixed to the latter. They are drawn on letter paper, in his usual correct style ; but, they are not highly finished, although sufficiently so for the purposes of a tasteful and corre—ct engraver. The follow-
ing are in pencil some of them
shading—and on thick drawing paper,
about 16 by 12 inches : I. The Abbey of 2 feet, 9 inches, to 3 feet, 10 inches. The Kilmallock, from the west. 2. The gate at south wall is 2 feet, 9 inches ; but, the Kilmallock, on the Cork road. 3. Abbey north wall and west gable are 3 feet, 10 of Kilmallock. 4. The parish church of inches, in thickness. The western chapel Kilmallock. 5. Round Tower of Kilmal-
lock. 6. Kilmallock Abbey. Although
some of these drawings refer to the same
object, all are different views, and as the
signature of Mr. Wakeman and his initials
are affixed to some of them, and as all are
very much in his style, I infer, that he must
have been the artist, who designed all of
them. They are only, however, outline
drawings.
^'^ See Ferrar's "History of Limerick," part iii. , chap, iii. , p. 187.
"3 See an article, by Miss Braddon, on the east wall, and a very large one, on
"Ireland for Tourists," in "Belgravia,"
August, 1874.
"< It contains the dilapidated tomb of the
last of the White Knights. There are also the i-uins of the abbot's private residence, which after the Reformation was occupied, by the civic powers, and so late as 1604, it was inhabited by the White Knight. The
the south gable, which is divided into five compartments. There is another small
window, on the same gable, near the S. W. comer. The western side of the tower was
destroyed, according to tradition, by the great warrior Cromwell. * * * * •
The refectory, or as the people call it "dwelling-house," of this abbey, consists of
with colour
chapels are about 28 feet,
^s It consists of several
divisions,
of which
******
from which the tower springs are unusually narrow ; they are 7 feet, 6 inches, in width, and 24 feet, in height. Another chapel ex- tends to the west of the tower, and it measures 87 feet, in length, and 24 feet, in breadth. Its south wall is destroyed, but its north wall is perfect, and it contains three windows, and two pointed doorways. Its west gable is in good preservation, and it contains one pointed doorway, and over it, there is a large Gothic window. The side walls of these
in height, and they vary in thickness, from
and divided into five compartments, pointed
at top.
The arches
may be called the Nave, and the eastern the Choir, of the Abbey church, but the choir arch is a miserable one. North from the tower extends another long house, measur-
ing 90 feet, in length, and 17 feet, 4 inches, in breadth, and lighted by 1 1 windows, of various forms and sizes. To the south of the tower, there is another chapel, or tran- sept, on the north side of which there are two large pointed arches. It measures 38 feel, in length, and 36, in breadth, and it is lighted by three windows, two of which are
95^ LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Peter and St. Paul. ^^ The chancel or eastern portion is now used, as the Protestant chur—ch of Kilmallock. This portion is 49>^ feet long, by 25^^ feet, in breadth the walls being 3 feet, in thickness. The western portion, or nave, is 80 feet long, by 65 feet, in breadth : it contains 14 windows, which are all in the pointed style. There are on each side four lofty pointed
arches, springing from large square pillars, dividing the centre from the side
'•^Uiemtm.
Kilmallock Church and Round Tower.
aisles. There were also arches, springing from these pillars, in a lateral direction, and terminated by the walls, on each side ; but, they are now destroyed. The tower is situated, at the north-west corner. It is round, and its style seems a modification of the ancient Irish clogits, but intermediate between it and the Norman tower of subsequent ages. ^^ Some writers ascribe the erection of a monastery, in this town, to our saint, without sufficient authority. *^ He is said, likewise, to have discharged the offices of bishop
a large kitchen, arched overhead, and over it is a large dining-room. The kitchen is
56 feet, in length, and 19, in breadth, and the height to the top of the vault is about 16 feet. It had two apartments off it, one at the east, and the other, off the south, side. This kitchen has two large fire-places, and it is lighted by five windows, of which four are on the north wall, and one is on the west gable. It was entered, by four pointed doorways ; one on the west gable, two on the south wall, and one at the east end, which is now just destroyed. The dining- room over this kitchen is a very spacious one, being 67 feet, 6 inches, in length, and 32 feet, in breadth. It is lighted, by seven quad- rangular windows, of which four are on the north wall, and three are on the east gable ; but, its south wall, which probably con-
tained several windows, is destroyed. See
vey Office," vol. i. , pp. 365 to 368. Mr. O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th, 1840.
** The accompanying illustration, drawn on the spot by William F. Wakeman, and transferred by him to the wood, was en- graved by George A. Hanlon.
*7 There is a small building, at the S. E. corner, formed by the south wall projecting \<)% feet ; the breadth of this building, from E. to W. , is 24 feet. It is separated, from the main body of the church, by a pointed arch. The walls of this church,
which are parapeted, including the parapet,
"
County Limerick Letters, Ordnance bur-
Thus, Archdall's Monasticon Hiber- nicum," p. 424. Harris' Ware, vol.
" Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey Office," formerly in the Phoenix Park, vol.
are about 40 feet in height. See
County
i. , pp. 368, 369. Mr. O'Donovan's Letter,
dated August 12th, 1840. °^ "
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 957
andofabbot. But,thesewriterswouldappeartohavefallenintoanerror,in saying, that the old monastery of our saint had been converted into the Protestant church,^? or that it was even situated on its site. 3° It is possible, that as Kilmallock had become a more r—emarkable place than Cathuir-mac- —Conchaigh,orthechurchofKill-Odhrain wherelikewisehewasvenerated
the former town might have been a bishopric, or abbey, over which Mo- chellocpresided. 3' Kill-odhrainwasperhapsonlyanothernameforCathuir- mac-Conchaigh, and this the Calendar of Cashel indicates. —Having attained a very old age, our saint died, at a—place called Letha 32 thought to have beenFiodh-Lethan,33nearLismore onthe26thofMarch,thedayforhis festival, after a. d. 639, and before a. d. 656, during the joint reigns of Connall and Kellach. 34 Letha was a name, given by our historians to Latium, or Italy ; and, there are writers, according to Maguire, who say, that our saint died, in Rome. Others again tell us, that he departed at Killdachelloc, in Hy Cairpre, of Munster. 35 The festival of this holy man, with that of the two Sinchells, is found in the Festilogy of St. yEngus,36 at the 26th of March. The name Mochelloc, son of Tulodrain, of Calthir mic Conaich, is inserted, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,37 at the 26th of March. The Calendar of Cashel,32 Marianus 0'Gorman,39 and Cathal Maguire,4° mark his festival, at
"Antiquities of Ireland," chap, xxxviii. , p. 266, and the local historians, Fitzgerald and M'Gregor, who say: "An Abbey was founded in this town, by St. MochoUog, who died, between the years 639 and 656 ; this is now th—e parish church, and is kept in
" and good repair. " History, Topography,
Antiquities of the County and City of Lime- rick, vol. i. , p. 340.
of Limerick,"
3° This Mr. O'Donovan shows, in this
" The foundation of the old church, to which, according to tra- dition, the name Cill Mocheallog was origi- nally given still remains ; it is situated on the south side of a hill on rising ground, about a quarter of a mile N. W. of the town of Killmallock. There are only about two feet in height of the walls of this old church now remaining, and they are nearly covered with earth and grass. The length of St. Mocheallog's church is 22^ feet, its breadth 12 feet 3 inches, and the thickness of its walls 3 feet. The few stones of the founda- tion which can now be seen are large ; and no lime-mortar can be seen between them. There is a small graveyard attached to this
ruin, but it is scarcely ever used at present Veiy considerable remains of the town wall of Kilmallock are still visible. One of the gates with its tower is in good preservation ; and a square tower or castle stands in good
finds this saint honoured, with the title of
bishop, he suspects, it is only on weak
: authority ; and, he adds in a note ' ' Mo-
chelloc is not called bishop in any of the
Irish Calendars quoted by Colgan. " See, "Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol.
sect, andn. iii. , chap, xvii. , vi. , p.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi. See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
mitted saints, — p. 533.
'
to
3 See ibid.
540.
Sacra Memoria
Crucifixi, in Three Sections, pp. 540 to 543. The Franciscan copy of the Tallagh Martyr-
ology also notes this Festival.
Article
Such as the Carthusian
saints, p. 553.
s St. James the Less, whose feast is held,
on the 1st of May.
^
St. James the Great, whose feast is kept, on the 25th of July.
Such as the Sanctilogium Genealogi- "
3 Speaking of our saint, Dr. Keating says, that this religious person was derived from
the family of Conaire, the son of Eidersgeoil.
Jesu
Christi
l.
writers of their Martyrology, Petrus Cani-
sius, Ferrarius, in his General Catalogue,
and Fitzsimon, in his Catalogue of Irish
< See ibid. Among the pretermitted Saints, ^"
cum and Seluacius.
954 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Calendar, state, that our saint's father had been named Tuladhran. s So far, have we been enabled to collect illustrations, in reference to this holy man's
genealogy j and, the pedigree of a saint is at least interesting, as that of a monarch. The Bollandists have published short Acts of this saint,^ and
following closely the accounts of him, as left us, by Colgan. ? This pious servant of Christ was a relative to, and contemporary with, Finan, of Kin- netty. ^ Our saint appears to have flourished, about the close of the sixth, and beginning of the seventh, century. He is usually called Mochelloc, of Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh, or Conchaidh,9 an ancient city near Lismore, in the present county of Waterford. A query is proposed by Dr. Lanigan, if Mo- collop," the name of a parish near Lismore, be not a corruption of Mochel- loc? " This, however, seems to be a conjecture, not well sustained. " The place of our saint was in the Munster Decies. Archdall declares himself unable to assign the exact location for Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh. '3 Weare told, by Keating, that this saint was founder of Kilmallock church,'^ and this name is supposed to be a contraction from Kill-mochelloc. 's But, we find, some fanciful and supremely ridiculous derivation—s, for the name of this
See Dermod O'Connor's Keating's "His- Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey tory of Ireland," book ii. , p. 403. Office, Phoenix Park," vol. i. , p. 307. Mr. * See " Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco, p. 749. 1840.
5 In the Irish Calendar, at the vii. of the '3 See Archdall's "Monasticon Hiberni-
Calends of April (March 26th), I find cum," p. 686.
—own. ^^ A
t very interesting
account of Kilmallock ^^ because of its remains'^ called the Balbec of Ireland,'9 with some excellent illustrations of its ruins, willbefoundintheworkofLadyChatterton. "° Severalbeautifuldrawings
C—iit^n mAC CoLo'0]\<Mn in OeipbmutfiAn. Ordnance Survey Office Copy for Plicenix
Park. Common Place Book,
'* " St. Mocheallog, who erected and
This is now deposited, in the Royal Irish
Dermod O'Connor's
Mocheallog, "
of
Academy's Library.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco sive Kelleno
of " vol. tory Ireland,
iii. , chap, xvii. ,
sect,
626.
7 See Acta Sanctorum Hibernice,"
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
:
Martii xxvi. De Mochelloco Kellochie Patrono, p. 749.
^
con ametathesisforMallochicon
;
His feast occurs, at the 7th of April.
9 In the Martyrology of Tallagh, at the vii. of the Kalends of April (March 26), I find this saint's festival, entered in the following manner: " Mochelloc mac Tulo- drain o Chathir mic Conaich. " See Rev. " Calendar of Irish Saints," &c. , p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I can only
make out ItloceLLoc.
»° This place, in the parishes of Lismore
and Mocollop, baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, is noted on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Tovirnland Maps for the County of Waterford," Sheets 19, 20.
" See " Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, i. , sect, xii. , n. 100, p. 28.
" "Dr. Lanigan and Moore have hesitated to assert, that it is certain, the Cill Moch- ealloc of the ancients is the present town of Kilmallock ; but, there can be no doubt of their identity, as every man in the province of Munster calls Kilmallock by no other name than Gill modeAlldg [Kill Mocheal- log] when speaking Irish. " — "County
Dr.
Kelly's
p. 33.
Keating's
consecrated Cill
History
'S See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
Ireland," book ii. , p. 403.
vi. , p. 29.
" One of these is here submitted
and the final icon, which is only a Greek termination, being taken away, leaves Moloch, that is, Moloch the Apollo or great divinity of the
ancient universe.
"To divert the nations from this mis-
placed enthusiasm, one of the early converts
to assumed to himself the name Christianity
of Moloch ; and then, prefixing to it the ad- junct Kill made it the church of —Maloch, in- stead of the city of Moloch. " O'Brien's " Round Towers of Ireland," chap, xv. , pp. 201, 202.
'' It is within the parishes of St. Peter
and St. Paul, in the barony so called, and it is shown, on the "Ordnance Survey To\vn-
land Maps for the County of Limerick," Sheet 47.
"* *'
See Mr. and Mrs. Hall's Ireland : its
Scenery, Character," &c. , vol. i. , p. 351. In this work may be seen some wood-cut illustrations of it.
•' Under a heading of this sort, Crofton Croker has written some good lines on Kil- mallock : —
&c. "—
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
955
of the ecclesiastical and military antiquities there are preserved. '^^ The glories of Kilmallock are now, however, among the shadows of the past. ''' It
was formerly an important borough, and even a walled town. It is cele- brated, both in the ecclesiastical and military annals of Ireland. It had four
gateway towers of lofty and imposing character ; it can now boast only Blosom's-gate. =3 TheDominicanAbbey,onthebanksoftheLubachRiver, is a ruin, still presenting a fine effect. The choir is unrivalled for symmetry and elegance of design. ^* The Abbey of Kilmallock stands, on the east side of the town, and outside of its walls. 's In addition to this, the visitor to Kilmallock will be attracted to the old mediseval church of the Apostles, St,
** When first I saw Kilmallock's walls, 'Twas in the stillness of moonlight ;
And lofty towers and stately halls Frowned darkly then enwrapped in
night,
Just touched with tinsel, streaks and
site of an ancient hospital for lepers is still called the Spidalfield.
gleams,
Mysterious, as a town of dreams.
"
the following are the principal : A beautiful
chapel, extending to the east of the tower,
and measuring 66 feet, 6 inches, in length,
on the inside, and 24 feet, in breadth. It
is lighted, by six Gothic windows, placed on
the south wall, and measuring about 12 feet,
in height, and 5 feet, in width, and by a
very magnificent one, placed on the east
gable, and measuring about 20 feet in
height, and 16 feet in width, on the outside,
'° See her " Rambles in the South of Ire-
land, during the year 1838," vol. ii. , chap,
xii. , pp. 236 to 305.
^' Among the 46 sketches of Ordnance
Survey Antiquities, referring to the county of Limerick, are the following respecting Kilmallock : I. The parish church at Kil- mallock, with its Round Tower. 2. South Gate of Kilmallock. 3. The chancel of the Abbey of Kilmallock. The foregoing are pen and ink sketches, I believe by the
artist, W. F. Wakeman, although his signa- ture is only affixed to the latter. They are drawn on letter paper, in his usual correct style ; but, they are not highly finished, although sufficiently so for the purposes of a tasteful and corre—ct engraver. The follow-
ing are in pencil some of them
shading—and on thick drawing paper,
about 16 by 12 inches : I. The Abbey of 2 feet, 9 inches, to 3 feet, 10 inches. The Kilmallock, from the west. 2. The gate at south wall is 2 feet, 9 inches ; but, the Kilmallock, on the Cork road. 3. Abbey north wall and west gable are 3 feet, 10 of Kilmallock. 4. The parish church of inches, in thickness. The western chapel Kilmallock. 5. Round Tower of Kilmal-
lock. 6. Kilmallock Abbey. Although
some of these drawings refer to the same
object, all are different views, and as the
signature of Mr. Wakeman and his initials
are affixed to some of them, and as all are
very much in his style, I infer, that he must
have been the artist, who designed all of
them. They are only, however, outline
drawings.
^'^ See Ferrar's "History of Limerick," part iii. , chap, iii. , p. 187.
"3 See an article, by Miss Braddon, on the east wall, and a very large one, on
"Ireland for Tourists," in "Belgravia,"
August, 1874.
"< It contains the dilapidated tomb of the
last of the White Knights. There are also the i-uins of the abbot's private residence, which after the Reformation was occupied, by the civic powers, and so late as 1604, it was inhabited by the White Knight. The
the south gable, which is divided into five compartments. There is another small
window, on the same gable, near the S. W. comer. The western side of the tower was
destroyed, according to tradition, by the great warrior Cromwell. * * * * •
The refectory, or as the people call it "dwelling-house," of this abbey, consists of
with colour
chapels are about 28 feet,
^s It consists of several
divisions,
of which
******
from which the tower springs are unusually narrow ; they are 7 feet, 6 inches, in width, and 24 feet, in height. Another chapel ex- tends to the west of the tower, and it measures 87 feet, in length, and 24 feet, in breadth. Its south wall is destroyed, but its north wall is perfect, and it contains three windows, and two pointed doorways. Its west gable is in good preservation, and it contains one pointed doorway, and over it, there is a large Gothic window. The side walls of these
in height, and they vary in thickness, from
and divided into five compartments, pointed
at top.
The arches
may be called the Nave, and the eastern the Choir, of the Abbey church, but the choir arch is a miserable one. North from the tower extends another long house, measur-
ing 90 feet, in length, and 17 feet, 4 inches, in breadth, and lighted by 1 1 windows, of various forms and sizes. To the south of the tower, there is another chapel, or tran- sept, on the north side of which there are two large pointed arches. It measures 38 feel, in length, and 36, in breadth, and it is lighted by three windows, two of which are
95^ LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Peter and St. Paul. ^^ The chancel or eastern portion is now used, as the Protestant chur—ch of Kilmallock. This portion is 49>^ feet long, by 25^^ feet, in breadth the walls being 3 feet, in thickness. The western portion, or nave, is 80 feet long, by 65 feet, in breadth : it contains 14 windows, which are all in the pointed style. There are on each side four lofty pointed
arches, springing from large square pillars, dividing the centre from the side
'•^Uiemtm.
Kilmallock Church and Round Tower.
aisles. There were also arches, springing from these pillars, in a lateral direction, and terminated by the walls, on each side ; but, they are now destroyed. The tower is situated, at the north-west corner. It is round, and its style seems a modification of the ancient Irish clogits, but intermediate between it and the Norman tower of subsequent ages. ^^ Some writers ascribe the erection of a monastery, in this town, to our saint, without sufficient authority. *^ He is said, likewise, to have discharged the offices of bishop
a large kitchen, arched overhead, and over it is a large dining-room. The kitchen is
56 feet, in length, and 19, in breadth, and the height to the top of the vault is about 16 feet. It had two apartments off it, one at the east, and the other, off the south, side. This kitchen has two large fire-places, and it is lighted by five windows, of which four are on the north wall, and one is on the west gable. It was entered, by four pointed doorways ; one on the west gable, two on the south wall, and one at the east end, which is now just destroyed. The dining- room over this kitchen is a very spacious one, being 67 feet, 6 inches, in length, and 32 feet, in breadth. It is lighted, by seven quad- rangular windows, of which four are on the north wall, and three are on the east gable ; but, its south wall, which probably con-
tained several windows, is destroyed. See
vey Office," vol. i. , pp. 365 to 368. Mr. O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th, 1840.
** The accompanying illustration, drawn on the spot by William F. Wakeman, and transferred by him to the wood, was en- graved by George A. Hanlon.
*7 There is a small building, at the S. E. corner, formed by the south wall projecting \<)% feet ; the breadth of this building, from E. to W. , is 24 feet. It is separated, from the main body of the church, by a pointed arch. The walls of this church,
which are parapeted, including the parapet,
"
County Limerick Letters, Ordnance bur-
Thus, Archdall's Monasticon Hiber- nicum," p. 424. Harris' Ware, vol.
" Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey Office," formerly in the Phoenix Park, vol.
are about 40 feet in height. See
County
i. , pp. 368, 369. Mr. O'Donovan's Letter,
dated August 12th, 1840. °^ "
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 957
andofabbot. But,thesewriterswouldappeartohavefallenintoanerror,in saying, that the old monastery of our saint had been converted into the Protestant church,^? or that it was even situated on its site. 3° It is possible, that as Kilmallock had become a more r—emarkable place than Cathuir-mac- —Conchaigh,orthechurchofKill-Odhrain wherelikewisehewasvenerated
the former town might have been a bishopric, or abbey, over which Mo- chellocpresided. 3' Kill-odhrainwasperhapsonlyanothernameforCathuir- mac-Conchaigh, and this the Calendar of Cashel indicates. —Having attained a very old age, our saint died, at a—place called Letha 32 thought to have beenFiodh-Lethan,33nearLismore onthe26thofMarch,thedayforhis festival, after a. d. 639, and before a. d. 656, during the joint reigns of Connall and Kellach. 34 Letha was a name, given by our historians to Latium, or Italy ; and, there are writers, according to Maguire, who say, that our saint died, in Rome. Others again tell us, that he departed at Killdachelloc, in Hy Cairpre, of Munster. 35 The festival of this holy man, with that of the two Sinchells, is found in the Festilogy of St. yEngus,36 at the 26th of March. The name Mochelloc, son of Tulodrain, of Calthir mic Conaich, is inserted, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,37 at the 26th of March. The Calendar of Cashel,32 Marianus 0'Gorman,39 and Cathal Maguire,4° mark his festival, at
"Antiquities of Ireland," chap, xxxviii. , p. 266, and the local historians, Fitzgerald and M'Gregor, who say: "An Abbey was founded in this town, by St. MochoUog, who died, between the years 639 and 656 ; this is now th—e parish church, and is kept in
" and good repair. " History, Topography,
Antiquities of the County and City of Lime- rick, vol. i. , p. 340.
of Limerick,"
3° This Mr. O'Donovan shows, in this
" The foundation of the old church, to which, according to tra- dition, the name Cill Mocheallog was origi- nally given still remains ; it is situated on the south side of a hill on rising ground, about a quarter of a mile N. W. of the town of Killmallock. There are only about two feet in height of the walls of this old church now remaining, and they are nearly covered with earth and grass. The length of St. Mocheallog's church is 22^ feet, its breadth 12 feet 3 inches, and the thickness of its walls 3 feet. The few stones of the founda- tion which can now be seen are large ; and no lime-mortar can be seen between them. There is a small graveyard attached to this
ruin, but it is scarcely ever used at present Veiy considerable remains of the town wall of Kilmallock are still visible. One of the gates with its tower is in good preservation ; and a square tower or castle stands in good
finds this saint honoured, with the title of
bishop, he suspects, it is only on weak
: authority ; and, he adds in a note ' ' Mo-
chelloc is not called bishop in any of the
Irish Calendars quoted by Colgan. " See, "Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol.
sect, andn. iii. , chap, xvii. , vi. , p.
