No More Learning

Belgian
like meaning.
vocant. " See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum viii. , ix. , p. 156.
Galli and Hispani ^a«/'i? M
Hibemise," xxiii. Januarii, n. 13, p. 157, ''It is now a town in the department of
and the Bollandists'
Acta Sanctorum Doubs, near the River Alan. In 1841, it
Januarii," tomus ii. , xxiii. , n. (n), p. 544. '5 See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
niae," xxiii. Januarii. Vita S. Maimbodi, cap. vi. , vii. , p. 156.
'*
It was also called Chrysopholis, accord- ing to the Jesuit Peter Francis Ghifflet, " Vesontionis," lib. i. , cap. xii.
had a population of 4,948 inhabitants. See "Gazetteer of the World," vol. ix. , p. 349. TMThe present cathedral of Besangon is
dedicated to St. John. See "Gazetteer of the World," vol. ii. , p. 720.
°'
This is stated by Chifflet, who relates also that he was the forty-first bishop over
"
''Charnage's Histoire de la Ville et Besan^on. "Vesontionis," par. ii.
Diocese de Besancon," in 2 vols. , 4to, was
published in 1750. A great deal of curious information regarding it may be found in
"
Recherches Archeologiques sur les Monuments de Besancon," published
in 1842.
^^This is stated by Autbertus Miraeus,
"In Fastis Begicis et Burgundicis," at x, Cal. Febr.
^'^Molanus, in his additions to Usuard, Galesinus, Ferrarius, and the Dyptics of Besangon Church pive this as the date fw
Delacroix's
the of the Lord grace
4o6 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [January 23.
that archdiocese. ^4 This martyrdom of our saint took place, at or before the
year 900 to —lived about this time. ^5 ; since, according Chifflet, Berengarius
MaimbodwasalsoknownbythenameofMaingol acommondesignation,
amongst the Scots or ancient Irish. ^^ By some martyrologists he is called
Maimboldus, and by other writers Maibodus. ^7 A distinguished writer
"^^ observes, tl^^t
when we read of the
Christian benefits obtained Continental countries through the agency of Scotia and of the Scots in the early ages of our national Church, these must be attributed to Ireland and to Irishmen. For the Island of Saints tlien many had visited to acquire learning in her schools. From these numbers migrated to diffuse knowledge
and the science of the saints through more distant countries.
Article II. —St. Mocelloc, or Mocheallog, of Telach Olainn, ORTuALACHUalann. TheMartyrologyofTallagh'mentionsMocelloco
Thilaig Ualann as having been venerated on the 23rd ofJanuary. Although the name of this place occurs twice in Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the Four
Tullyallen Church Ruins, County Louth.
Masters," yet has it eluded identification with any modern locality, even after thelearnededitor'sresearch. '' Mochealldg,3ofTualachUalann,*isenteredin
his festival.
'*Saussay in the canum. "
"
Martyrologium Galli-
p. xiii. In the Franciscan copy this entry reads, tll'Dchelloc o chibAig u^ilAnD.
"See Dr. O'Donovan's edition, vol. i. , n.
'5 As Archbishop of Besanjon.
'* See Colgan's " Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
nise," xxiii. Januarii, n. I, p. 157.
=' Such as Molanus, Ferrarius, and Gale-
sinus.
Article ii. —' Edited Rev. Dr.
by Kelly, (k), p. 349.
No. 43, 6, contains a tract attributed to a St. Mocholinog. In such form the name does not appear in our calendars.
* Tulach-alainn was the ancient name for Hiberniae, Sanctorum Insulee, Commenta- a hill at the village of Carrigallen, in the rius. " Edited by Right Rev. Bishop Moran county of Leitrim. See Dr. O'Donovan's of Ossory, cap. xv. , pp. 78, 79. "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. iii. , n.
=* See Archbishop Lombard, "De Regno
many
by
(s), pp. 310, 311, and pp. 322, 323.
3 Thesmall folio vellum MS. in the R. I. A.
,
January 23. ]
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 407
the Martyrology of Donegal,s as having a festival at this date.
To the
\vriter, it would appear, that this saint's ancient place may now be found under
the modern designation of Tullyallen,^ a parish chiefly in the barony of Fer-
rard, county of Louth, but partly in thai of Upper Slane in the county of Meath. 7 The old graveyard and ruined church are situated near a rivulet, which trickles down through King William's Glen,^ and joins the Boyne river, near the obelisk and newly-constructed bridge. The situation is a very elevated and beautiful one, while an ancient road leads from it ^own to the site of the famous battle. The graveyard is a favourite place for burial,
The old church measures 65 feet in length interiorly, and 18 feet in width, while the walls are about 2 feet 6 inches in thickness. Two gables, richly mantled over with ivy, still stand ; the side walls only peer a little over the ground level. The doorway in the west gablehadbeenmuchbroken,butitisrepairedwithmodernmasonry. In
the other gable, the lower part of an eastern Gothic window is broken, but in the upper part some traces of fine muUions are seen. 9
Article III. —St. Mochuppa, or Mochnopa. We find Mochuppa recorded in the Martyrology of Donegal^ as being venerated on this day. Under the name Mochnopa he is also registered in the Martyrology of Tal- lagh' on the 23rd of January.
Article IV. —Reputed Festival of a St. Saran. According to Dempster,' this holy man was a Doctor. His festival has been placed at this day, and he is said to have brought his friends over to the Roman manner of celebrating Easter. Many saints named Saran occur in our Irish calendars ; and were Dempster correct in giving him a festival at this date, most likely it
and fine ash trees surround it.
would be that he was an Irishman birth. == foujid by
Article V. —Reputed Festival of St. Adamnanus. \Seveiith and Eighth Centuries? ^ On the authority of Boethius,' Camerarius introduces
5 Edited by Drs. Todd mid Reeves, pp. 24, 25.
^The parish of Tullyallen is situated within the baronies of Ferrard, county of
Louth, and Upper Slane, county of Meath.
Reeves, pp. 24, 25.
=2 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xiii. In
the Franciscan copy, at this date, we find
ARTICLE IV.
Menologiura cum," at the 23rd of January. Bishop For- bes' " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 190. = At the present day, the Felire of St. /Engus omits the insertion of an Irish saint's name. The following is the Irish
text and English translation, as furnished by Professor O'Looney :—
b. x. kL. Cei'A-o CebiMAni Clemenci Confat)u
UonpiA-ouc •ooiit) \w^w CoriA ti. -ounAt) 'OAnu!
b. x. kt. The crucifixion of Cebrian
And of Clement I commemorate.
They sped to the kingdom
With their fortress (or host) of
It is shown on Sheets on
'
— See " Scoti-
the
"
20, 21, 23, 24, 25 Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for
the County of Louth," and on Sheets 13, 19, on the " Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Meath. " On Sheet 24 of Louth County is Tullyallen town, and on Sheets 21, 24 the whole tovmland is repre- sented.
7 See Lewis' "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland," vol. ii. , p. 557.
*
So called because King William III. led his army through it to engage the Irish forces at the battle of the Boyne, July 1st,
O. S. , A. D. 1690. Its position is shown on the map of the battle-field in Walter Har-
"
History of tlie Life and Reign of King
ris'
William III. ," book ix. , p. 267.
9 The foregoing descriptive notes and the accompanying sketch, by the writer, were taken in May, 1874. The view has been
engraved by William Oldham, of Dublin. Article hi. —'Edited by Drs. Todd and
power. ARTICLE v. —'
lib. ix.
" Historia Scottorum,"
mocnopAe, without any further designa- tion.
4o8 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[January 23.
introduces into his Kalendar a notice of St. Adamnan, who is said to have been councillor of the Scottish King Eugenius VI. , in his treaty with Brudens, King of the Picts. ^ His relics are preserved in Moray. s How- ever, the Bollandists stated that he does not differ from the celebrated St. Adamnanus, whose life will be given at the 23rd of September.
Article VI. —Reputed Festival of St. Ursula and of her Com-
panions, jNIartvrs. \Ftfth Century^ As many of these holy virgins are believed to have been Scottish or Irish, we should feel an interest in learning that their memory is said to have been celebrated at the Church of St. Cuni- bert, at Cologne, on this day. ^ To their chief festival,* however, we shall refer the reader for more detailed particulars regarding them.
Article VII. —St. Lucain or Lucan of Tamhnach, or Tawny. In
reference to the etymological meaning of this saint's place, we are told, that
Tamhnach (Ta^vnagh) signifies a green field, which produces fresh, sweet grass. This word enters very generally into names in Ulster and Connaught,
especially in the mountainous districts; it is found occasionally, though seldom, in Leinster, and still more seldom in Munster.
In modem names
it usually appears as Tawnagh, Tawny, and Tonagh, which are themselves the names of several places. In the north of Ulster the aspirated in is often
restored,andthewordthenbecomesTamnaghandTaniny. Incomposition it takes all the i)receding forms, as well as Ta\vna and Tamna. ^ We find,
according to the MartyTology of Donegal,* that Lucan of Tamhnach, was venerated on this day. . And in the Martyrology of Tallagh,3 we meet a
nearly similar entry, on the 23rd of January. The Irish form of hi—s place,* is Anglicized, Tawny. There is a Tamhach-an-reata,5 now Tawny said to
be in the parish of Derryvullan, barony of Tirkennedy and county of Fer- managh. ^ Notfarremovedfromthis,ontheto\vnlandofDerr>'vullan,ina
"
parish bearing this same name, is represented a holy well," beside the
modern Protestant church, and close to Tamlacht Bay, on the River Erne.
In Tamlacht, belonging to this parish, there is an ancient church, and " St Patrick's well," which flows beside a gigantic tree. 7 There is likewise a
parish, called Taney or Tawney, in the half-barony of Rathdo^vn, and county of Dublin. ^ Here the old church-site and cemetery may be seen delightfully
'See Bishop Forbes* " Kalendars of kennedy, on the " Ordnance Survey Town-
ScottishSaints,"p. 234and266. «
3 So Fordun states in his history.
*See "Acta Sanctorum Januarii," tomus
ji. , xxiii. , p. 453. —
Article vi. See the Bollandists'
landMapsfortheCountyofFermanagh. " Sheet 27. Yet, on this I can find no trace of an old ruin; on the adjoining townland of Gola is represented the site of an old
'
abbey. "*"
Acta Sanctorum Januarii," tomus ii. , xxiii.
Januarii. Prajtermissi et in alios dies re-
jecti, p. 453.
See Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland," vol. i. , p. 455, and vol. ii. , p. 26. According to Dr. O'Donovan, Airidh Broschaid was the ancient name for Derry- brusk, and Aireach Maolain the ancient name for Derryvullan. See "Letters con- taining Information relative to the Anti- quities of the County of Fermanagh, collected during Jhe Progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1834-5," p. 6.
^ This is represented in the engraving by A. Appleto;i, from a sketch taken on the spot by William F. Wakeman, Enniskillen.
"
'
Article VII. See Dr. P. W. Joyce's
"Origin and History, of Irish Names of
Places," part ii. , chap, vii. , p. 222. "Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
24, 25.
^ Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xiii. After
the entiy of thirteen foreign saints, at this date, in the Franciscan copy, the first record of an Irish saint is LucAin CAmriAi^i,
^
CAtniiAige.
5Now represented by the townland Tawny- reagh, parish of Derrybrusk, barony of Tir-
See at the 21s—t of October.
^Theofis on parish Taney represented
Sheets 22, 23, 25, of the " Ordnance Sur- vey Townland Maps for the County of
January 23. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 409
situated on a green knoll, near the railway station at Dundrum. 9 Prior to 1 152, it is said, this was a rural see. St. Laurence O'Toole, in 1178, con- firmed its possessions to Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, under the title
Saint Patrick's Well and Ancient Church of Tamlaghl, Co. Fermanagh.
"
of ChurchtownwiththeGrangeofClonskene. "'°Itdoesnotseemaneasy
matter to determine the site of this saint's church nor his period.
ArticleVIII. —SaintsLucasandCoinnech. LucasandCoinnech are mentioned in the Martyrology of Tallagh/ at the 23rd of January. It may be doubted, however, if the Lucas here inserted be different from the LucainorLucanofTawny. Inalatercalendarthefirstofthesenamesis
not found. In the Martyrology of Donegal,^ we have set down, Cainneach, as having a festival at this date. This saint may have been that disciple of St. Patrick,3 and who was baptized at the fountain called Slan, in the plain known as Finmagh, in the west of Ireland. If so, the Apostle imparted a benediction on him and on his race. '* This St. Cannechus afterwards be- cameaprefectoverSt. Patrick'smonks. Hewasalsoabishop,andinthe same region of country denominated Corcothemne, he built the church ot Kealltag. s Thus have passed away, with scarcely a recollection, the services
Dublin. "
'See Lewis' "Topographical Dictionary
of Ireland, vol. ii. , pp. 594, 595. 'I
'° There is an
church and graveyard at this place by 24, 25.
Drs. Todd and
the
GeorgeA. Hanlon,thesketchandadescrip- tion having been furnished by John S.
vSloane, C. E. , among his papers, "Anti- quarian Rambles in the County of Dublin," for the "Irish Literary Gazette," vol. ii. , pp. 116, 117.
"" Edited
by
Reeves, pp.
engraving representing
Article viii. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xiii. In the Franciscan copy the entry is LucAf ocuf CAinnech.
3See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga, Septima Vita S. Patricii, n. 128, p. 179.
"
" See the Life of St. Patrick, at the 17th of March.
s
See ibid. , lib. ii. , cap. Ixx. , pp. 138, 139.
4IO
•
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[January 24.
which many holy children have rendered to the early Irish Church. Yet
still living, young and fresh, generation after generation, and sending her noble and glorious children away to futurity, she gathers up new pillars and new materials, wherewith to perform the great mission that was left her. It is to be hoped, that mindful of this trust, she will continue prosecuting it to
a glorious end.
Ctuentp-fourtl) IBap of 3a«uarp.
ARTICLE I. —ST. . MANCHAN, PATRON OF LE. MAXAGHAX, KING'S COUNTY.
[SEVENTH CENTURY. ]
this holy abbot, few biographical incidents have been
REGARDING Five noted saints bear the name of Manchan. The preserved.
years of their respective deaths and other circumstances prove them to have been distinct individuals. ' Besides these five, there are additional Manchens found in the Irish Calendar, imder various forms of spelling, and who, from certain notices connected, must be regarded as different persons. ^ This fact, their recorded diversity of race, family, place, and festival, seems sufficiently to establish. St. ^^ngus, the Culdee, enumerates eight jNIanchans ;3 seven of these are distinguished by the addition to their names of various places. '* To this number, the names of five others,^ distinct, so far as localities are concerned,havebeenaddedbyColgan. This. accofuntwouldseemtomake the number distinguished by names of places greater than what has been elsewhere set down in his text. ^ Nevertheless, irregularities have existed in confounding the transactions of some Manchans with the acts of others, who are homonymous. 7 At this date, the O'Clerys state in their Calendar : We
ARTICLE! . —'These are: I. St. Manchaii,
Abbot of Menadrochit (Mundrehid, in the
barony of Upper Ossory, Queen's County), who died in the year 652. 2. St. Manchan,
I. ethglenn (Leighlin, county Carlow), who died in the year 725. 4. St. Manchin, Ab- bot of Tuaim-grene (Tomgrany, County Clare), who departed in the year 735. 5. St. Manchen, Bishop of Lethglenn (Leigh- lin, county Carlow), whose death occurred in the year 863. See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hibernire," xiv. Februarii, n. 2, p. 332. It must be remarked, the first of these St. Manchens is not to be found men- tioned, imder the year 652, in O'Donovan's " Annals of the Four Masters. " Ussher, however, assigns his death to that year, in the "Index Chronologicus. " "Britanni- arum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates," p. 538.
^ The reader is referred to what has been
already stated, at the 2nd day of January, under the notices of St. Munchin, Bishop
of Limerick, and of St Manchin, or Main- chinn, of Dysart Gallen.
3 In his account of the "Homonymous
Saints of Irela—nd," book i. , chap. 32.
* These are Manchan, of Leth Man- ;
chan, of Moethail ; Manchan, of Achad-
tairbh ; Manchan, of Eascair; Manchan, of died in the year 664. 3. St. Manchin, of Kill-aird ; Manciian, of Kilmanach ; Man-
of Leth (Lemanaghan, King's County), who
chan, son of Ere ; and Manchan, of Ard- trichim.
s j^t. Manchan, of Disert Chuilinn ; St.
Munchtn, of Lismore ; St. Manchen, of Tuain-Grene ; and two Manchens, of Leith-
glenn.
* When treating about the Manchen of
Moethel, at the xiv. of February. But per- haps Colgan had some douhts of all those
named by him, in his note, having been
distinct persons. Thus, Dr. Lanigan, sup- poses, that Manchin of Limerick was iden- tical with St. Manchan the Wise, of Meno- drochit. See "Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. iii. , chap, xviii. , § vi. , p. 30.
son of Foclan, son of . 'Edan, son to Rodag, son. of Gontig, son to Lucius or Lugad, son
' Inthe"
thede- scent of five saints bearing this name is enumerated: i. St. Manchan, sonofFailbe,
Sanctilogic Genealogy,"
January 24. ]
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 411
find a Manchan, of Liath-Manchan, descended from the race of Maelcroich, son of Rudhraighe ; and Manchan, son of Failbhe, sprung from the race of Conall Gulban, son of Niall : and Manchan of Liath, son to Indagh, who is this particular saint. Concerning the present St. Manchan, of Lema- naghan, very httle is knoAvn. He is called the son of Daga. ^ Yet Dr. O'Donovan tells us he was the son of Innaoi, and that an incorrect popular traditionmakeshimthebrotherofSt. KieranofClonmacnoise. 5 Mellawas his mother's name, and his two sisters were Grealla andGreillseach.