7 Thename,Failbhe, lae, is the only record we meet with, in the
Martyrology
of Tallagh,* and con- cerning him, at this date.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
John A.
Concanon, P.
P.
, in a letter, headed Arran Island, January I5ih, 1877.
9 See " A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught, written a. d.
1684," p. 83.
"It is described, on the "Ordnance
Survey Townland Maps for the Queen's
County," Sheet 23.
"
Survey
Limerick," Sheet l8.
Ihese are described, on the "Ordnance
for the of County
Scotch the spital. "
— such a Jonsou.
Townland
Maps
O'Looney
c. xii. kL "Oon bich bA mo'^ mbuAme bem-oechc boiLcc Aije,
^o^ oen lich le^x fLuAgt)* enx)A <M|\'oei\c <Mpne.
"To the world great were the
gifts
, Of Benedict the powerful chief,
:
March 21. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 921
of Tallagh'5 commemorates our saint, as Ennae, Airne, Mac Ainmire, mic
Ronain, i. do Creamthannaibh ; but, it would seem, this entry had been in-
correctly written, by the scribe, for in the Franciscan copy,^* we find a different notice, at the 21st of March. The Calendar of Cashel, Marianus
O'Gorman, and Maguire, notice his descent, while commemorating his festive day '7 In the anonymous Calendar, published by O'SuUevan Beare,*^ there is a St. Eudius—which we may suspect to have been an incorrect printing for Endeus—at the 21st of March. Again, the Martyrology of
Donegal'9 mentions, as having a festival on this day, Enda, Abbot, of Ara. Besides the foregoing, several foreign Martyrologists, such as Canisius,
Phihp Ferrarius, and the Carthusian Martyrology, note his feast, at the same
date, in Ireland. ^" At the 12th of the April Kalends, which corresponds
with the 2ist of March, we are told, that in Hibernia, the Holy Confessor
Enna this day went to Christ. Such is a notice in the Kalendar of Drum-
mond. ^' Inthe"MemorialofBritishPiety,""hisfestivalisnoticed,while
""
the Circle of the Seasons records him, likewise, at the 2Tst of March. '^s
As the spirit of Saul was proud, and as his impulsive zeal urged him to take
an active part in public affairs, it required a special grace from the Almighty, to make him sensible of his errors. Nothing less than a miracle was wrought, to change his heart and disposition. But, when his conversion had been thus effected, his vigorous intellect and impulsive nature led him to brave all trials and persecutions, to spread still more a knowledge of God's holy law. His humility and charity displaced his former pride and cruelty. So, like the Apostle St. Paul, the present young afilete of Christ was miraculously rescued from a career of crime, to become a spiritual leader, teacher and shepherd of his people. He feared not the violence of men, when he had combatedhisownstrongnaturalpassions; norhadhumanrespectanypower, to lead him away from the path of duty.
Article II. —St. Isenger, Bishop of Verden, Saxony.
Century,'] High-toned morality is rare, in this world of sin and selfishness ; but, that perfect love of God, which rejects all things for his sake, is still rarer. Hence, we must regard with great admiration those, who here made noble sacrifices, actuated by a true missionary spirit. The most probable supposition, at which we can arrive regarding St. Isenger, should leave him a native of our country. He is said to have come from Scotia, which must probably mean Scotia Major, or Ireland, unless the contrary be clearly indi- cated,whichwedonotfindtobethecase. Likelyenough,hisoriginalname underwent some alteration. The English Martyrology asserts, that he was a Benedictinemonk,andanAbbotofAmarbaric; andthat,havingruledthis monastery for some years, being moved with zeal for the conversion of people inhabiting the neighbouring regions, he set out towards Belgium and Germany. He was afterwards appointed Bishop of Verden,' in Saxony,
being the successor to Saint Cortilla.
On one festival, pious hosiful Enda the illustrious of Aran. "
He was also a Scot, and to show that
p. 50.
'^ Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
See Colgan's Acta Sanctorum Hiber- •® Here we read, en-oeuf feu ennnif nias," xxi. Martii. Appendix ad Acta S.
Endei, cap. i. , p. 711.
*' See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 8.
"
Supp. 54, 55.
'3 Sec p. 81.
Article ii. —' "Ad T. enum fluvium
'S Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
A^nnenpi'.
"ActaSanctorumIliber- nise," xxi. Martii. Appendix ad Acta S.
Endei, cap. i. , p. 711.
'* See "Historise Catholicse Ibernise
'7 See
Colgan's
Compendium,"
tomus i. , lib. iv. , xi. , cap.
82, 83.
^° "
[Ninth
92: LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS [March 21.
many predecessors of Isenger, in the See of Verden, were Scots or Irish, Colgan cites a passage from Crantzius, in which it is asserted, that almost all BishopWaltherus'antecessorswereofEnglishorScottishbirth. Atthe21st
*
ofMarch,Dempster introduces,asbeingveneratedatVerda,Isinger,the
seventh bishop, a confessor ; and, of course, it is assumed, that he was a native of Scotland. It is said, that after Isenger had enjoyed the dignity of bishop, for some time, he laid down his life for the Faith, in the year 824, according to some authorities ; Colgan remarks, however, that he had not seensuchstatementverified,bythetestimonyofanyancientwriter. Again, although placed seventh on the roll, Albert Crantzius says,3 that no certain
authority enabled him to form an opinion, demonstrating Isenger's origin, or the time and order of his succession in the episcopacy. He lived, about the
beginningoftheninthcentury; and,althoughweareleftinignoranceofhis Acts, yet his career must have been illustrious, for as a saint, he is venerated
and commemorated, at the 21st of March, by hagiographical wTiters, such as Ferrarius, Wion, the English Martyrology, Bruschius, Bucelinus,* Dempster,s
Camerarius,^ Colgan,' Henry Fitzsimon, an anonymous Calendar published by O'SuUevan Beare,^ by the Bollandists,9 and by others. His remains were interred, in the Cathedral church of Verden, where they were held in much honour by the citizens, for a long time after his death.
Article III. —St. Luicheall, son of Ciaran. On the 21st of March,
the —
published Martyrology
of
» enters the name of Lucill mac h.
Chiara,^
Forbes'
Kalendars of Scottish Saints,
p.
"
"
but, more properly,
Tallagh
it should be
written, the son of Hua-Kierain. Nothing more is given, to indicate his natal spot. The Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day, also registers, Luicheall, son of Ciaran, as having veneration paid him. The BoUandists note his festival, at this same date, as
** Lucellus filius Hua-Kierain. " <
Article IV. —St. Momhanna, Virgin. The name of St. Momhanna,
a Virgin, occurs in the Martyrologies of^arianus O'Gorman and of Donegal,'
^
as having a festival, on this day ; while the BoUandists notice her, as Mo-
manna Virgo.
sita," as Colgan remarks, and it is not to be confounded with a place, similarly named, in the Duchy of Cleeves.
'See "Menologium Scoticum," Bishop
9 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, P- 257.
Article hi. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
195-
3 See " Rerum Germanicarum Historici
Clarissimi, Ecclesiastica Historia, sive Me- tropolis," lib. i. , cap. 29, p. 21. Editio Francofurti, mdlxxxx, fol.
* The two writers here named do not be- stow on Isenger the title of Saint or Blessed.
5 Lib. ix. , num. 710.
^ In " Menologium Scoticum. "
7 See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemioe," xxi.
Martii. Vita S. Isengeri, p. 716.
8 See O'SuUevan Beare's " Historic
Catholics Iberniae Compendium," tomus i. , lib, iv. , cap. xi. , p. 50, and cap. xii. , p. 55.
lucelluf feu lucilluf pi IIua Cia]\a feu CiAi\Ain, at this date.
'
In the Franciscan copy, the entry is
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 82, 83.
*• See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, p. 256.
Article iv. —' Edited by Drs. Todd
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, p. 256.
and Reeves, pp. 82, Zt,. '"
March 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 923
Cltietttp-'ssewttti I3ap of i^arrft*
ARTICLE I. —ST. FAILEEUS, OR FAILBHE, EIGHTH ABBOT OF lONA, SCOTLAND.
[SEVENTH CENTURY. ]
few particulars of this saintly superior's Acts, that are known, have
been recorded THE
at the 22nd of March. ^ tion, that Adamnan has no particular notice of his sanctity
With the reserva-
— that his festival has been
ting assigned
the Irish
day, by Martyrologists
Reeves' Adamnan's
"
Life of St. Columba,"
of St. Columba," Additional Notes, (O),
p. 376.
it is stated, at March 2. See lib. i. , cap. i. ,
®
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. In
n. (d), p. 16.
the Franciscan copy, we find, frAitbeuj' Abb
hienfif.
^ See Bishop Forbes' " Kalendars of the
Scottish Saints," p. 8.
'° Edited
" Martii xxii.
3 See
Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Among the pretermitted saints,
p. 368.
* See the "
Drs. Todd and
by Colgan,'
—
to this theBollandistsnoticeFailbeus,AbbotofHy. 3 HisfatherwasPipan,son
of Amalgad, son to Duach ;* so that he belonged to the race of Conall Gulban, son to Niall of the Nine Hostages. Like all the first superiors of St. Columba's celebrated establishment, the present holy man was born iu Irelandj and,probably,atanearlyage,heleftittomakehisreligiouspro- fession. He was the eighth in succession, among the abbots of lona ; and, we are informed, that Failbe supplied Adamnan, with several traditions, re- lating to the great St. Columba. These have been inserted in his biography. 5 The holy subject of this notice ruled over lona monastery, from a. d. 669 to 679 ; and, he died, on this day, assigned for his festival. He departed, in the year 674, according to the Annals of Clonmacnoise ; or a. d. 677, according to the Annals of the Four Masters f or in 678, according to those of Ulster; orA. D. 679,accordingtotheAnnalsofTighernach.
7 Thename,Failbhe, lae, is the only record we meet with, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* and con- cerning him, at this date. In Hibernia, states the Kalendar of Drummond, at the xi. April Kal. or 22nd of March, the Holy Confessor Falbe, Abbot of themonasteryatHy,wenttoChrist. 9 Likewise,theMartyrologyofDonegal'" enters on this day, Failbhe, son of Piopan, Abbot of la, and a successor to St. Colum Cille.
Article II. —St. Darerca, Sister of St. Patrick. [Etfth Century. ']
Enumerating Darerca, among St. Patrick's sisters,' Colgan also inserts a summaryofstatements,atthe22ndofMarch. " HederivesherLatinized
""" name, from the Irish Diar-shearc, signifying constant or
firm love," or
Article i. —'See "Acta Sanctorum ^ See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Hibernise," xxii. Martii. De S. Failbeo Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 284, 285, and n. Seniore, sive primo Abbate Hiensi, pp. (p. ) Ibid.
719, 720.
=* By a typographical error, in Rev. Dr.
by
Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Quarta Article ll. 'See "Trias Thauma-
Sanctilogium Genealogicum," quoted as authority for his pedigree, in
Appendix ad Acta S. Columbas, cap. iii. , p. 480, and cap. x. , p. 490.
5 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's " Life of St. Columba," lib. i,, cap. i. , p. 16, cap.
26.
Reeves, pp.
3. p.
Colgan's
Thaumaturga,
' See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's " Life
84, 85.
turga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 269.
Martii. 3 See
Vita S. Darercne, pp. 716 to 719.
" Trias
'
—
* See " Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxii.
although admit-
924
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 22.
from Der-shearc, which means " love of tears "—attributable to her devotional feelings. St. Patrick, says Jocelyn,5 had three sisters of remarkable sanctity
and perfection, whose names were Tygridia, Darercha, and Lupita. The youngest of those sisters is said to have been Darerca. As a widow, and as the happy mother of a holy progeny of children, the BoUandists enter her feast. * If we are to credit some accounts, she had no less than seventeen sons; whiletheyareevensupposedtohaveallbecomebishops,andtohave been honoured as saints. Besides these, she is said to have had two holy daughters, who were virgins. But, as already stated, in our Life of St.
'•'^•^-^'a^
Teampul na Naomh, Lough Corrib, County of Galway.
Patrick,s considerable discrepancy exists among writers, in reference to those statements, nor can they be advocated with any degree of certainty. Besides these accounts, in the church of Innisghoill, or the Foreigner's Island, on Lough Corrib, county of Galway, it is believed, that the son of Darerca, otherwise called Limenuch, was interred, and that the inscription on his tombstone may still be seen, near the ancient church of Inchaguile. ^ A
wonderfully beautiful Irish Romanesque doorway? yet remains in the build- ing, known as Teampul na Naomh. or " church of the saint. " Another and an older structure is near it, called Teampul Phadruig,** which Petrie deemed to be probably a foundation of our national saint, and old as his time. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,9 at the 22nd of March, is entered the name ot Darerca. The few words which follow this record are misplaced. She is
Vita S. Patricii, cap. 1. , p. 76, and nn. 49 to 53, p. no.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxii. Among the pretermitted saints, pp. 367, 368.
5 See chap, iii. , and n. 63.
* See an excellent woodcut of this church, in a little, work, called "A Week in the
West of Ireland," Illustrated by W. F. Wakenian, p. 23.
7 The accompanying illustration was drawn on the spot, by William F. Wake- man, and it was transferred by him to the Avood : it was engraved by Mrs. Millard.
** An illustration of this has been already, in the Life of St. Patrick.
given
March 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 925
represented as having been a widow, and to have emigrated to Ireland. Here she flourished, after the middle of the fifth century ; and, supposing her to be the sister of St, Patrick, her parents, and her pedigree, as also a lew other particulars, will be found recorded, in the Life we have given of the great Irish Apostle. She is said '° to have been venerated in Line, a spacious plain, near the town of Carrickfergus, in Ulster. As Dararcha, she is set down in Henry Fitzsimon-s List," while Marianus O'Gorraan" does not forgettorecordherfeast,atthe22ndolMarch. Wefind,setdowninthe
Martyrology of DonegaV3 as iiaving a festival, on this day, Darerca, sister of Patrick. It is remarked, by Colgan, that she must be distinguished from St.
Darerca, or Moninna, of Kill-Slebhe, of the Roderician family, in Ulster. '* Archbishop Ussher,'^ however, has not made such a mistake, although this statement is to be found in Colgan's work. The writer has been informed,'^ that St. Darerca is patroness of Valencia Island. '? There is a well, called Tobar Re Domnach, where the people held a patron on St. Darerca's day, the 22nd of March. This celebration is still kept up. At Valencia, the Catholic church was dedicated,'^ to St. Darerca.
Article III. —St. Trien, or Trienan, Abbot of Killelga. \^Fifth
or Sixth CeHtury. ~] Some notices of the present holy man are found, in
Colgan's work. ' St. Trian, Trienan, Trenan,^ or Trena,3 was son to Dedius. * He was descended, in the fifth degree, from Fiach Aradius, who was king of Ulster, in the year 240 ;5 and from whom the Dalaradian family derived its origin, as also the territory of Dalaradia its name. According to the O'Clery's Calendar,^ St. Trian was the son of Deit,7 of Cill Ealga, and he sprang from the race of Trial, son to Conall Cearnach. In a sort of conjectural way, the Rev. Dr. Lanigan deems it possible, that this Trian or Trena may have been the bishop Trianus, a Roman, who entertained St. Patrick in the monastery of Craibhach, near the Brosna, on the north-eastern limits of the old Munster province. ^ Trian is classed, moreover, among the disciples of St, Patrick,
9 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy is marked 04^e|\c<\.
Article hi. —'See "Acta Sanctoram Hibernise," xxii. Martii. De S. Trieno
" See
nise," xxii. Martii. 6, p. 719-
" Acta Sanctorum Hiber- De S. Darerca, &c. , n.
sive Trienano Abbate de
- He is called Trenan, or Trenanus, in
the Lives of St. Columba, of St. Endeus, and elsewhere.
Colgan's
KUl-elga, p. 720,
" Her feast, however, is not here given.
S*' — Sanctorum Iber- Catalogus Aliquorum
nias. O'Sullevan Beare's "Historise Catho-
^ gois he
ologies.
usually called,
in the
Mart)rr-
licse Ibemise Compendium," tomus i. , lib.
"
* His genealogy is thus given in the Sanctilogium Genealogicum," cap. 23.
iv. , cap. xii. , p. 53. "Heenters "Darerca
" S. sive Trienus,
soror sancti Patricii. "
•3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
84, 85.
'* See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise,"
'7 This island and
Iveragh, is shown, on the " Ordnance Sur-
parish,
in the of barony
Virgo nobilis,
Trienanus,
Dedii,
of the kings of Ulster. See, Colgan's xxii. Martii. De S. Darerca Vidua, S. " Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxii. Martii,
Patricii Sorore, cap. ix,, p. 718.
'S See " Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Anti-
quitates," cap. xvii. pp. 429, 430.
'*
By Rev. Eugene Murphy, C. C, Dro- mod parish, county of Kerry, in July, 1871.
nn. 2,3,4,p. 720.
^ Edited by Rev. Drs. Todd and Reeves,
at pp. 84, 85.
7 The Irish Calendar, also, in the Royal
Irish Academy, at tlie 22nd of March, has
tory of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, vi. , sect, xi. , vey Townland Maps for the County of and nn.
9 See " A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught, written a. d.
1684," p. 83.
"It is described, on the "Ordnance
Survey Townland Maps for the Queen's
County," Sheet 23.
"
Survey
Limerick," Sheet l8.
Ihese are described, on the "Ordnance
for the of County
Scotch the spital. "
— such a Jonsou.
Townland
Maps
O'Looney
c. xii. kL "Oon bich bA mo'^ mbuAme bem-oechc boiLcc Aije,
^o^ oen lich le^x fLuAgt)* enx)A <M|\'oei\c <Mpne.
"To the world great were the
gifts
, Of Benedict the powerful chief,
:
March 21. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 921
of Tallagh'5 commemorates our saint, as Ennae, Airne, Mac Ainmire, mic
Ronain, i. do Creamthannaibh ; but, it would seem, this entry had been in-
correctly written, by the scribe, for in the Franciscan copy,^* we find a different notice, at the 21st of March. The Calendar of Cashel, Marianus
O'Gorman, and Maguire, notice his descent, while commemorating his festive day '7 In the anonymous Calendar, published by O'SuUevan Beare,*^ there is a St. Eudius—which we may suspect to have been an incorrect printing for Endeus—at the 21st of March. Again, the Martyrology of
Donegal'9 mentions, as having a festival on this day, Enda, Abbot, of Ara. Besides the foregoing, several foreign Martyrologists, such as Canisius,
Phihp Ferrarius, and the Carthusian Martyrology, note his feast, at the same
date, in Ireland. ^" At the 12th of the April Kalends, which corresponds
with the 2ist of March, we are told, that in Hibernia, the Holy Confessor
Enna this day went to Christ. Such is a notice in the Kalendar of Drum-
mond. ^' Inthe"MemorialofBritishPiety,""hisfestivalisnoticed,while
""
the Circle of the Seasons records him, likewise, at the 2Tst of March. '^s
As the spirit of Saul was proud, and as his impulsive zeal urged him to take
an active part in public affairs, it required a special grace from the Almighty, to make him sensible of his errors. Nothing less than a miracle was wrought, to change his heart and disposition. But, when his conversion had been thus effected, his vigorous intellect and impulsive nature led him to brave all trials and persecutions, to spread still more a knowledge of God's holy law. His humility and charity displaced his former pride and cruelty. So, like the Apostle St. Paul, the present young afilete of Christ was miraculously rescued from a career of crime, to become a spiritual leader, teacher and shepherd of his people. He feared not the violence of men, when he had combatedhisownstrongnaturalpassions; norhadhumanrespectanypower, to lead him away from the path of duty.
Article II. —St. Isenger, Bishop of Verden, Saxony.
Century,'] High-toned morality is rare, in this world of sin and selfishness ; but, that perfect love of God, which rejects all things for his sake, is still rarer. Hence, we must regard with great admiration those, who here made noble sacrifices, actuated by a true missionary spirit. The most probable supposition, at which we can arrive regarding St. Isenger, should leave him a native of our country. He is said to have come from Scotia, which must probably mean Scotia Major, or Ireland, unless the contrary be clearly indi- cated,whichwedonotfindtobethecase. Likelyenough,hisoriginalname underwent some alteration. The English Martyrology asserts, that he was a Benedictinemonk,andanAbbotofAmarbaric; andthat,havingruledthis monastery for some years, being moved with zeal for the conversion of people inhabiting the neighbouring regions, he set out towards Belgium and Germany. He was afterwards appointed Bishop of Verden,' in Saxony,
being the successor to Saint Cortilla.
On one festival, pious hosiful Enda the illustrious of Aran. "
He was also a Scot, and to show that
p. 50.
'^ Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
See Colgan's Acta Sanctorum Hiber- •® Here we read, en-oeuf feu ennnif nias," xxi. Martii. Appendix ad Acta S.
Endei, cap. i. , p. 711.
*' See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 8.
"
Supp. 54, 55.
'3 Sec p. 81.
Article ii. —' "Ad T. enum fluvium
'S Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
A^nnenpi'.
"ActaSanctorumIliber- nise," xxi. Martii. Appendix ad Acta S.
Endei, cap. i. , p. 711.
'* See "Historise Catholicse Ibernise
'7 See
Colgan's
Compendium,"
tomus i. , lib. iv. , xi. , cap.
82, 83.
^° "
[Ninth
92: LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS [March 21.
many predecessors of Isenger, in the See of Verden, were Scots or Irish, Colgan cites a passage from Crantzius, in which it is asserted, that almost all BishopWaltherus'antecessorswereofEnglishorScottishbirth. Atthe21st
*
ofMarch,Dempster introduces,asbeingveneratedatVerda,Isinger,the
seventh bishop, a confessor ; and, of course, it is assumed, that he was a native of Scotland. It is said, that after Isenger had enjoyed the dignity of bishop, for some time, he laid down his life for the Faith, in the year 824, according to some authorities ; Colgan remarks, however, that he had not seensuchstatementverified,bythetestimonyofanyancientwriter. Again, although placed seventh on the roll, Albert Crantzius says,3 that no certain
authority enabled him to form an opinion, demonstrating Isenger's origin, or the time and order of his succession in the episcopacy. He lived, about the
beginningoftheninthcentury; and,althoughweareleftinignoranceofhis Acts, yet his career must have been illustrious, for as a saint, he is venerated
and commemorated, at the 21st of March, by hagiographical wTiters, such as Ferrarius, Wion, the English Martyrology, Bruschius, Bucelinus,* Dempster,s
Camerarius,^ Colgan,' Henry Fitzsimon, an anonymous Calendar published by O'SuUevan Beare,^ by the Bollandists,9 and by others. His remains were interred, in the Cathedral church of Verden, where they were held in much honour by the citizens, for a long time after his death.
Article III. —St. Luicheall, son of Ciaran. On the 21st of March,
the —
published Martyrology
of
» enters the name of Lucill mac h.
Chiara,^
Forbes'
Kalendars of Scottish Saints,
p.
"
"
but, more properly,
Tallagh
it should be
written, the son of Hua-Kierain. Nothing more is given, to indicate his natal spot. The Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day, also registers, Luicheall, son of Ciaran, as having veneration paid him. The BoUandists note his festival, at this same date, as
** Lucellus filius Hua-Kierain. " <
Article IV. —St. Momhanna, Virgin. The name of St. Momhanna,
a Virgin, occurs in the Martyrologies of^arianus O'Gorman and of Donegal,'
^
as having a festival, on this day ; while the BoUandists notice her, as Mo-
manna Virgo.
sita," as Colgan remarks, and it is not to be confounded with a place, similarly named, in the Duchy of Cleeves.
'See "Menologium Scoticum," Bishop
9 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, P- 257.
Article hi. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix.
195-
3 See " Rerum Germanicarum Historici
Clarissimi, Ecclesiastica Historia, sive Me- tropolis," lib. i. , cap. 29, p. 21. Editio Francofurti, mdlxxxx, fol.
* The two writers here named do not be- stow on Isenger the title of Saint or Blessed.
5 Lib. ix. , num. 710.
^ In " Menologium Scoticum. "
7 See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemioe," xxi.
Martii. Vita S. Isengeri, p. 716.
8 See O'SuUevan Beare's " Historic
Catholics Iberniae Compendium," tomus i. , lib, iv. , cap. xi. , p. 50, and cap. xii. , p. 55.
lucelluf feu lucilluf pi IIua Cia]\a feu CiAi\Ain, at this date.
'
In the Franciscan copy, the entry is
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 82, 83.
*• See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, p. 256.
Article iv. —' Edited by Drs. Todd
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxi. Among the pretermitted Saints, p. 256.
and Reeves, pp. 82, Zt,. '"
March 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 923
Cltietttp-'ssewttti I3ap of i^arrft*
ARTICLE I. —ST. FAILEEUS, OR FAILBHE, EIGHTH ABBOT OF lONA, SCOTLAND.
[SEVENTH CENTURY. ]
few particulars of this saintly superior's Acts, that are known, have
been recorded THE
at the 22nd of March. ^ tion, that Adamnan has no particular notice of his sanctity
With the reserva-
— that his festival has been
ting assigned
the Irish
day, by Martyrologists
Reeves' Adamnan's
"
Life of St. Columba,"
of St. Columba," Additional Notes, (O),
p. 376.
it is stated, at March 2. See lib. i. , cap. i. ,
®
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. In
n. (d), p. 16.
the Franciscan copy, we find, frAitbeuj' Abb
hienfif.
^ See Bishop Forbes' " Kalendars of the
Scottish Saints," p. 8.
'° Edited
" Martii xxii.
3 See
Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Among the pretermitted saints,
p. 368.
* See the "
Drs. Todd and
by Colgan,'
—
to this theBollandistsnoticeFailbeus,AbbotofHy. 3 HisfatherwasPipan,son
of Amalgad, son to Duach ;* so that he belonged to the race of Conall Gulban, son to Niall of the Nine Hostages. Like all the first superiors of St. Columba's celebrated establishment, the present holy man was born iu Irelandj and,probably,atanearlyage,heleftittomakehisreligiouspro- fession. He was the eighth in succession, among the abbots of lona ; and, we are informed, that Failbe supplied Adamnan, with several traditions, re- lating to the great St. Columba. These have been inserted in his biography. 5 The holy subject of this notice ruled over lona monastery, from a. d. 669 to 679 ; and, he died, on this day, assigned for his festival. He departed, in the year 674, according to the Annals of Clonmacnoise ; or a. d. 677, according to the Annals of the Four Masters f or in 678, according to those of Ulster; orA. D. 679,accordingtotheAnnalsofTighernach.
7 Thename,Failbhe, lae, is the only record we meet with, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,* and con- cerning him, at this date. In Hibernia, states the Kalendar of Drummond, at the xi. April Kal. or 22nd of March, the Holy Confessor Falbe, Abbot of themonasteryatHy,wenttoChrist. 9 Likewise,theMartyrologyofDonegal'" enters on this day, Failbhe, son of Piopan, Abbot of la, and a successor to St. Colum Cille.
Article II. —St. Darerca, Sister of St. Patrick. [Etfth Century. ']
Enumerating Darerca, among St. Patrick's sisters,' Colgan also inserts a summaryofstatements,atthe22ndofMarch. " HederivesherLatinized
""" name, from the Irish Diar-shearc, signifying constant or
firm love," or
Article i. —'See "Acta Sanctorum ^ See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Hibernise," xxii. Martii. De S. Failbeo Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 284, 285, and n. Seniore, sive primo Abbate Hiensi, pp. (p. ) Ibid.
719, 720.
=* By a typographical error, in Rev. Dr.
by
Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Quarta Article ll. 'See "Trias Thauma-
Sanctilogium Genealogicum," quoted as authority for his pedigree, in
Appendix ad Acta S. Columbas, cap. iii. , p. 480, and cap. x. , p. 490.
5 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's " Life of St. Columba," lib. i,, cap. i. , p. 16, cap.
26.
Reeves, pp.
3. p.
Colgan's
Thaumaturga,
' See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's " Life
84, 85.
turga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 269.
Martii. 3 See
Vita S. Darercne, pp. 716 to 719.
" Trias
'
—
* See " Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxii.
although admit-
924
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 22.
from Der-shearc, which means " love of tears "—attributable to her devotional feelings. St. Patrick, says Jocelyn,5 had three sisters of remarkable sanctity
and perfection, whose names were Tygridia, Darercha, and Lupita. The youngest of those sisters is said to have been Darerca. As a widow, and as the happy mother of a holy progeny of children, the BoUandists enter her feast. * If we are to credit some accounts, she had no less than seventeen sons; whiletheyareevensupposedtohaveallbecomebishops,andtohave been honoured as saints. Besides these, she is said to have had two holy daughters, who were virgins. But, as already stated, in our Life of St.
'•'^•^-^'a^
Teampul na Naomh, Lough Corrib, County of Galway.
Patrick,s considerable discrepancy exists among writers, in reference to those statements, nor can they be advocated with any degree of certainty. Besides these accounts, in the church of Innisghoill, or the Foreigner's Island, on Lough Corrib, county of Galway, it is believed, that the son of Darerca, otherwise called Limenuch, was interred, and that the inscription on his tombstone may still be seen, near the ancient church of Inchaguile. ^ A
wonderfully beautiful Irish Romanesque doorway? yet remains in the build- ing, known as Teampul na Naomh. or " church of the saint. " Another and an older structure is near it, called Teampul Phadruig,** which Petrie deemed to be probably a foundation of our national saint, and old as his time. In the Martyrology of Tallagh,9 at the 22nd of March, is entered the name ot Darerca. The few words which follow this record are misplaced. She is
Vita S. Patricii, cap. 1. , p. 76, and nn. 49 to 53, p. no.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxii. Among the pretermitted saints, pp. 367, 368.
5 See chap, iii. , and n. 63.
* See an excellent woodcut of this church, in a little, work, called "A Week in the
West of Ireland," Illustrated by W. F. Wakenian, p. 23.
7 The accompanying illustration was drawn on the spot, by William F. Wake- man, and it was transferred by him to the Avood : it was engraved by Mrs. Millard.
** An illustration of this has been already, in the Life of St. Patrick.
given
March 22. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 925
represented as having been a widow, and to have emigrated to Ireland. Here she flourished, after the middle of the fifth century ; and, supposing her to be the sister of St, Patrick, her parents, and her pedigree, as also a lew other particulars, will be found recorded, in the Life we have given of the great Irish Apostle. She is said '° to have been venerated in Line, a spacious plain, near the town of Carrickfergus, in Ulster. As Dararcha, she is set down in Henry Fitzsimon-s List," while Marianus O'Gorraan" does not forgettorecordherfeast,atthe22ndolMarch. Wefind,setdowninthe
Martyrology of DonegaV3 as iiaving a festival, on this day, Darerca, sister of Patrick. It is remarked, by Colgan, that she must be distinguished from St.
Darerca, or Moninna, of Kill-Slebhe, of the Roderician family, in Ulster. '* Archbishop Ussher,'^ however, has not made such a mistake, although this statement is to be found in Colgan's work. The writer has been informed,'^ that St. Darerca is patroness of Valencia Island. '? There is a well, called Tobar Re Domnach, where the people held a patron on St. Darerca's day, the 22nd of March. This celebration is still kept up. At Valencia, the Catholic church was dedicated,'^ to St. Darerca.
Article III. —St. Trien, or Trienan, Abbot of Killelga. \^Fifth
or Sixth CeHtury. ~] Some notices of the present holy man are found, in
Colgan's work. ' St. Trian, Trienan, Trenan,^ or Trena,3 was son to Dedius. * He was descended, in the fifth degree, from Fiach Aradius, who was king of Ulster, in the year 240 ;5 and from whom the Dalaradian family derived its origin, as also the territory of Dalaradia its name. According to the O'Clery's Calendar,^ St. Trian was the son of Deit,7 of Cill Ealga, and he sprang from the race of Trial, son to Conall Cearnach. In a sort of conjectural way, the Rev. Dr. Lanigan deems it possible, that this Trian or Trena may have been the bishop Trianus, a Roman, who entertained St. Patrick in the monastery of Craibhach, near the Brosna, on the north-eastern limits of the old Munster province. ^ Trian is classed, moreover, among the disciples of St, Patrick,
9 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. In the Franciscan copy is marked 04^e|\c<\.
Article hi. —'See "Acta Sanctoram Hibernise," xxii. Martii. De S. Trieno
" See
nise," xxii. Martii. 6, p. 719-
" Acta Sanctorum Hiber- De S. Darerca, &c. , n.
sive Trienano Abbate de
- He is called Trenan, or Trenanus, in
the Lives of St. Columba, of St. Endeus, and elsewhere.
Colgan's
KUl-elga, p. 720,
" Her feast, however, is not here given.
S*' — Sanctorum Iber- Catalogus Aliquorum
nias. O'Sullevan Beare's "Historise Catho-
^ gois he
ologies.
usually called,
in the
Mart)rr-
licse Ibemise Compendium," tomus i. , lib.
"
* His genealogy is thus given in the Sanctilogium Genealogicum," cap. 23.
iv. , cap. xii. , p. 53. "Heenters "Darerca
" S. sive Trienus,
soror sancti Patricii. "
•3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
84, 85.
'* See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise,"
'7 This island and
Iveragh, is shown, on the " Ordnance Sur-
parish,
in the of barony
Virgo nobilis,
Trienanus,
Dedii,
of the kings of Ulster. See, Colgan's xxii. Martii. De S. Darerca Vidua, S. " Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxii. Martii,
Patricii Sorore, cap. ix,, p. 718.
'S See " Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Anti-
quitates," cap. xvii. pp. 429, 430.
'*
By Rev. Eugene Murphy, C. C, Dro- mod parish, county of Kerry, in July, 1871.
nn. 2,3,4,p. 720.
^ Edited by Rev. Drs. Todd and Reeves,
at pp. 84, 85.
7 The Irish Calendar, also, in the Royal
Irish Academy, at tlie 22nd of March, has
tory of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, vi. , sect, xi. , vey Townland Maps for the County of and nn.
