Marianus
O'Gorman
has an entry of his feast, likewise, as Ferdachrichus, and at this date, the BoUandistsobserveintheirwork.
has an entry of his feast, likewise, as Ferdachrichus, and at this date, the BoUandistsobserveintheirwork.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
the lists of Skene,
early one, it is related :
sevynn hundir Ixi. ye relikis of San—ct the Pictish kings show no Angus, or Hun- Androw ye Apostle com in Scotland. " gus, son of Fergus, until we come to the
According
March 30. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1025
Fife, lying to the east of a line, drawn from Largs to Nauchton. Within this line was the district, called the Boar's Chase, containing the modern parishes of St. Andrews, Cameron, Dairsie, Kemback, Ceres, Denino, and Kings- muir. In the parochia were included, likewise, the following parishes, viz. : Crail, Kingsbarns, Anstruther, Abercromby, St. Monance, Kelly, Elie, New-
burgh, Largo, Leuchars, Forgan, and Logie-Murdoch. It seems impossible to doubt, that there is a historic basis of some kind for this part of the legend, as the circumstantial character of the narrative is not likely to have been in- vented. 3+ When Regulus arrived in Scotland, he entered a place, called in
the Latin
" Nemus Porcorum. " 33 There he built a and he church,
legend,
preached to the people, far and wide. Hungus, King of the Picts, saw a company of Angels over St, Andrew's relics. With his army, he then came
to Regulus, who baptized him, and all his servants. Then, he received a
grant of the land, and it was set apart to be the chief seat and mother church
of Scotland. It was known, afterwards, as St. Andrew's, 3^ owing, no doubt, to the circumstance, that th—ere a portion of his relics had been deposited. If we are to believe Dempster—and he quotes the Scottish Annals of Hector
wrote
Boece 37 and John Lesley 3^ St. Regulus many things ; but, of these,
hestates,thatthereremained,EpistolaadPatrenses,Lib. i. , orasJoannes Campusbellus has it, Monita Divina de transferendis S. Andreae Reliquiis ia
Albionem, Lib. i. However, we can depend very little on the authorities, that writer so frequently quotes, nor on his own care and critical acuiv. en, in hazarding many of his statements.
Article VI. —St. Colman, Son of Ronan. The Martyrology of Tallagh,'' at the 30th of March, records the entry of a St. Colman. The name of this saint appears twice repeated, in the published version. =^ This is not the case, in the Franciscan copy,3 preserved at the Convent, Merchant's-quay, Dublin. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,4 like- wise,onthisdaywasvenerated,Colman,sonofRonan,sontoLoam. He descended from the race of Conall Gulban, son to Niall. We know little
more regarding him.
ArticleVII. —St. Gobban. Onthe30thofMarch,wefindentered,in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ the name of Goban,= who is called a bishop.
of that powerful king name,
who
reigned
^6 There is a very interesting article, in-
from A. D, 731 to 761.
3<«'The place beyond the Moneth or
Grampians, called Chrondrochedalvan, is
plainly the church of Kindrochet in Brae-
mar, which was dedicated to St. Andrew.
Monichi is probably not Monikie in Forfar-
shire, as that church was in the diocese of
Brechin, but a church called Eglis Monichti,
now in the parish of Monifieth, which was
in the diocese of St. Andrew's, and Forteviot
was also in the diocese of St. Andrew's. "—
"
tituled,
Notice of the early Ecclesiastical
of the
of Scotland. " Sessions mdccclx-lxi
^s ! „ his "Historia Scotise,' lib. iii„ p. cxxvi.
'
Article vi. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
^
Kelly, p. xx.
"
3 There we find, Sci CoLiriAm,
• Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
9°. 91-
Article VII. —'Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kellv, p, xx. The Franciscan copy has
Proceedings
Society
of — Antiquaries
MDCCCLXi-i. xii. , vol. iv. Notice of the early Kcck. iastical Settlements at St. Andrew's, by William F. Skene, Esq. ,
F. S. A. , Scot. , pp. 305, 306.
3S The reader will observe some remark-
able similarity in this name of a place, and Muiciiiis, of the Irish St. Riaghail.
JoboAi. '
Colgan
has some
conjectural
allu i^n to T
"
Settlements at St. Andrew's," by William
" ceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of
F. Skene, Esq. , F. S. A. , Scot. , in
Pro-
Sessions mdccclx-lxi. — MDCCCLXI—LXII. , vol. iv. , pp. 300 to 321.
Scotland,"
-^^ In his cv.
•'
Historia Scotias," lib. vi. , p.
Ibui.
.
,
Another saint is there placed, in conjunction with his name. Again, we
meet St. Gobban, registered in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 as having been venerated, on this day. There is neither reference to his rank, nor locaUty,
in the latter record. The Bollandists,^ at this date, merely enter his name.
Article VIII. —Reputed Festival of St. Attala, Abbot of Bobbio, Italy. \Sixth and Seventh Centuries^ As we have already stated, at the loth of March, this holy man was a native of Burgundy. ^ At Bobbio, Attala, Abbot, is set down, with his feast, at the 30th of March, by Dempster,^ who claims him as a Scottish saint. 3 If this were at all true, he should be regarded as an Irish Scot, as he was a disciple of the great St. Columban,* and he died, a. d. 627. 5 The BoUandists^ give his feast, at this date,ontheauthorityofDempster; but,theyreferthereadertohisLife, published on the 10th of March.
Article IX. —St. Fiachna. The Bollandists briefly notice this holy
man, and they quote the authority of Marianus O'Gorman, who has inserted his name, at this day, in his Calendar of Irish Saints. ' In the Martyrology
of Tallagh,^ there is a Fiachra, set down, at the present date ; and, scarcely can there be a doubt, but this name is intended to represent that of Fiachna. 3 He was, perhaps, descended from the race of Eoghan, son of Niall, remarks thewriterintheDonegalMartyrology. Whe—therhecanbeidentifiedwith
^
may be questioned. Much uncertainty prevails, regarding the identity of the person here set down for commemoration. The Martyrology of
Donegal ^ states, that on this day was venerated Fiachna. ^ There is another
Fiachna, observes the Calendarist, at the 29th of April. It is probable, to one of them Cuimin of Coindeire gave the character, that he never pronounced
a bad word, but always an expression, which was pleasing to God. 9 If this holy man were the disciple of St. Columba, he must be regarded as the St. Fechno, or Fiachna, surnamed the Wise, who was a monk,'° in the monas-
1026 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 30.
F—echnoSapiens,^otherwisecalledFiechnauss adiscipleofSt,Columkille
him, as if he were brother to St. Sedna, or
Sedonius, venerated at the lOth of March.
There he is called Mo-Gaban, or Goban.
'
Edited by the Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xx.
3 In the Franciscan copy, this can be
legibly made out, pAchrAi.
See
"
Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," Martii X.
-t See "Trias Colgan's
De S, Sedonio Episcopo S. Senani Disci-
pulo, nn. 2, 3, p. 573.
3 Edited by Drs, Todd and Reeves, pp,
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted 7 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
saints, p. 796. — 90, 91.
'* Article viii. According to Jonas,
who has written his Life,
'"
See Menologium Scoticum,"
Columbae, lib. ii. , cap. xliii,, p. 417. Ibid. *^
90, 91,
See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , See his Life, at tlie 9th of June.
3 See Bishop Forbes' " Kalendars of the 30th of March, See " Trias Thauma-
Scottish Saints," p. 194.
* See his Life, at the 21st of November, s See Mabillon's " Ahnales Ordinis S.
turga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse," cap, iii. , sect—, v. , n. 502.
Benedict! ," tomus i. , lib, xi. , sect. Ivii. , pp. 334> 335'
"
' It is thus he speaks :
Fiachna loved true devotion,
He instructed all to follow it equally.
He never said a naughty word,
Nor aught but what was pleasing to his
Lord. "
"See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. '
* See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. .
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 795,
Articleix,—' See"Acta tomusiii. ,Martiixxx. Amongthepreter- mitted saints, p. 796,
Sanctorum,"
Thaumaturga. " Quarta Vita—Adamnan's—St. Columbse,"
lib. i. , cap, xxx. , p. 345, and n. 75, p. 378,
—— s See Quinta Vita O'Donnell's S,
Colgan has Fechanu=:, or Fiachna Sapiens, among those who lived or died on the Island of Hy, and a feast assigned for
March 30. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1027
tery called after Lunge, a plain in' the Island of Ethica. At the 12th of March, there is a saint, who is variedly called Fethchinn, Fetchuon, Fiech-
non, Fethuo, Fethchuo, Fieghno, Fetno, Fethchu and Fiechna—supposed to have been a missionary among the Picts and Scots, in the sixth century. For some notices of him, the reader is referred back to that date.
Article X. —St. Ferdacrich, or Ferdachrioch. An entry, Ferda-
crich, occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 30th of March. It is
quite likely, with the present designation—apparently meaning, "the man of the two places"—some other name should be supplied.
Marianus O'Gorman
has an entry of his feast, likewise, as Ferdachrichus, and at this date, the BoUandistsobserveintheirwork. ' Onthepresentday,asweread,also,in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 a festival was celebrated, in honour of Ferdach- rioch.
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of St. Maritha, Virgin, of Cologne ad Gradus. We find such an entry, in a Manuscript copy of Florarius, according to the BoUandists,' who think she may have been one
of the Ursuline virgins, although not entered in the Cologne Festivals, re- corded by Galenius, nor in Hermann Crombach's Catalogue. The BoUan- dists state, that at the 21st of October, the matter might further be investigated.
Article XII. —Reputed Festival of Claudius, a Bishop, and Founder of the University of Paris. At Auxerre, on the 30th of Alarch, was venerated Claudius, Bishop, and founder of the Academy of
Paris, according to Dempster,' who makes him a Scottish saint. ^* However, this account is irreconcilable with facts, as may be seen, where we have already treated of Clemens, sometimes called Claudius Clemens Scotus, at the 20th of March. The BoUandists 3 have a notice of him, at this day, on the authority of Thomas Dempster, as Claudius Episcopus Antissiodorcnsis, fundator Academise Parisiensis ; while they refer the reader to the 20th of March, as also to the 5th of March, when he is noticed, by David Camera- rius.
Article XIII. —Reputed Festival of St. Cronan.
Veneration was
atthe ofMarchto aswe inthe — of given 30th Cronan, read, Martyrology
—from the St. Mochua also called Tallagh. ' But, whether he was distinct
Cronan'andalreadyenteredatthisday mayadmitofquestion.
Article XIV. —St. Liber, of Lethdumha. In the Martyrology of Quarta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. mitted feasts, p. —796. " Scoli-
'
X. , num. 56, p. 490. Article xii. In Menologium
Article X. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. cum. "
' ^(^^ Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 194.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
XX. I can
"Da Cpicli, on one line, in the Franciscan copy.
Kelly, p.
only
V^&X"
saints, p. 796.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
90, 91.
Article xi. —' See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxx. Among the preter-
*
In the Franciscan copy is the entry,
make out
" See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 796. —
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted
Article xin. Kelly, p. xx.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
CtvoriAi.
Article xiv. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
•
1028 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 30.
Tallagh,^ there is found an entry, Liber, Leth Dummai, at the 30th of March. Wherehisplacewassituatedmustaffordasubjectforconjecture.
A St. Liber, a priest and a disciple of St. Patrick,^ was placed, by the Irish Apostle, in conjunction with St. Glassicus, over the church of Kill-glais, in the diocese of Down, and territory of Dalaradia. 3 Colgan conjectures this present saint may have been the same. This day, we read in the Martyrology
of Donegal,^ concerning a St. Liber, of Lethdumha, having been venerated. The BoUandists s give a notice of him, likewise, at this day, as Liberius Lethdurahensis.
Article XV. —Natalis of St. Colman of Linn Huachaille, or of
Magheralin, County of Down. [Seventh Century. '] Some account of St.
Colman,^ Abbot of Lann, or Linn, will be found, in Colgan's work, at this
date, and a brief notice,* in the Bollandists. 3 His name is entered, in the
Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 30th of March, as Colman Linne (i Casan
Linne) duachill. This, we are told, was the name of a demon. We are informed,
likewise, that his monastery was known as Lann Mic-Luachain, and that it was
situated, in the present barony of Delvin, county of Westmeath. s According
to the Annals of the Four Masters, this saint's Natalis occurred, on the 30th
of March. His death is assigned to the year 699. ^ His Acts will be found,
atthe30thofOctober; or,perhaps,morecorrectly,atthe17thofJune. At
both further — will be The days, however, notices, regarding him, given.
Ulster, is set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal,9 as having been cele-
on this In the — 11 at Lann the shrine of brated, day. year 22, Mic-Luachain,
^°
Lann- da-Cholmoc, or Lann-Mocholmoc,^ on the brink of Cassan-Linne, in
festival of
Colman,
7
of Linn-Uachaille— sometimes called
Lin-duacall,
this saint was found in a tomb a man's cubit in the earth. was made on Spy Wednesday.
This discovery
Article XVI. —Reputed Festival of St. Olaf, or Acjlaf Kyrre, KingOFNorway,ANDMartyr. [TenthandElruenthCenturies. '] Accord- ing to some authorities, the feast of St. Olaf, Olave, or Aulaf, was held on
this day ; but, the 29th of July is more usually set down, as his principal festival. Tradition has it—even in northern Europe—that he was either bom in Ireland, or descended from Irish parents. That he was in Ireland,
Kelly, p. XX. In the Franciscan copy, we Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted
find tiDei\ LechTJuni.
' See the Life of St. Patrick, at the 17th
ofMarch,chap. xv.
saints, p. 796.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xx. In
the Franciscan copy, I can only read
ColtriAi tinn TDua, with lini, and CAffAn
some other undeciphered letters, over and above the line.
s See Rev. Anthony Cogan's "Ecclesias- ticalHistoryoftheDioceseofMeath,Ancient and Modem," vol. iii. , chap. Ixxiv. , p. 580,
'^ See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 300, 301.
^ In a Manuscript note, William M.
Article xv.
—'See "Acta Sanctorum
^ See Rev. William Reeves' " Ecelesias- tical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore," n. (1), pp. no, in, and Calen- dar LL, p. 377.
' Edited by Drs. Todd and . Reeves, pp. 90,91.
Colgan's
Thaumaturga,"
" Trias
3 See
Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxxi. , pp. 146, 147, and nn. 207, 208, pp. 182, 183. Also, Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 267.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 90,91.
5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. . Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 796.
Hennessy writes, ralin, Down. "
"
Luan Mocholmog, Ma-
Hibernias," Martii xxx. De S. Colmano
Lannensi sive Liimensi Abbate, pp. 792,
793. -"
Colmanus de Lainn-Huachuille juxta ripam Cassainlinn in Vltonia. "
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
March 31. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1029
when very young, seems incontestable, as the following narrative shows. In the twentieth year of his age,^ a. d. 990, King Aulaf Tryggvesson was en-
gaged on a plundering expedition in Ireland, when he collected a great herd,
of cows, sheep and goats. While driving them to his ships, a poor Irishman begged of Aulaf, to give up his cows and sheep, so that he might drive them
home. " How can I do it," said
" since neither
nor else you anyone
letmesend
that poor man immediately complied with the chief's request. * Whereupon, Aulaf gave him a heavy ring of goId,3 and they both parted as friends. * That
he was specially venerated in Scotland, on this day, is manifest, from the ScottishMartyrologists,Breviaries,andHistoriesextant. IntheKalendarof
Arbuthnott,5 we have, at the 30th of March, St. Olave, King and Martyr, ix. Lect. ; whileasimilarentryistobefound,intheKalendaroftheAberdeen
themfromsucha
in," replied the poor man, " and he will find them out. "
could
Bollandists ^ that a state,
Martyrology
of has Ado,
NOTHING
parents impress
Aulaf,
my dog " If your dog can do it, you may send him in, but mind, that he does not delay us long. " Having obtained such permission, the man made a sign to his dog. In about half-an-hour, this animal collected the cattle, for their former owner. Astonishedattheextraordinarysagacityofthedog,Aulafaskedforit, and
separate
great
Only
"^ attheiii. ofthe Kalends. Adam Breviary, April
^ atthe of King has, 30th
March : S. Ole King of norwege and mart, vnder henrie ye crowkit. The
of the
Manuscript copy
the feast of Olaus, King of Norway and Martyr, at this date, although his
Natalis is properly referable to the 29th of July. To this latter day, we direct the reader's attention, for further particulars, regarding this illustrious historical character.
Cl)ii%firs;t laai? of ilartft*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MELLA, ABBESS OF DOIRE-MELLE, COUNTY OF LEITRIM.
[EIGHTH CENTURYJi
can prove more advantageous to the interests of religion,
than for to the tender minds of children with
high and holy purposes. Some account of this holy woman is given by Colgan^' and by the Bollandists. ^ St. Mella flourished, about the middle of the
'° SeeDr. 0'Donovan's"AnnalsoftheFour presenting so many precious deposits, in the
Masters," vol. ii. , pp. 1014, 1015, andn. (r. ) Royal Irish Academy. '"
Article XVI. — See "The Scandinavian '•See Scripta Historica Islandorum," History of Dublin.
early one, it is related :
sevynn hundir Ixi. ye relikis of San—ct the Pictish kings show no Angus, or Hun- Androw ye Apostle com in Scotland. " gus, son of Fergus, until we come to the
According
March 30. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1025
Fife, lying to the east of a line, drawn from Largs to Nauchton. Within this line was the district, called the Boar's Chase, containing the modern parishes of St. Andrews, Cameron, Dairsie, Kemback, Ceres, Denino, and Kings- muir. In the parochia were included, likewise, the following parishes, viz. : Crail, Kingsbarns, Anstruther, Abercromby, St. Monance, Kelly, Elie, New-
burgh, Largo, Leuchars, Forgan, and Logie-Murdoch. It seems impossible to doubt, that there is a historic basis of some kind for this part of the legend, as the circumstantial character of the narrative is not likely to have been in- vented. 3+ When Regulus arrived in Scotland, he entered a place, called in
the Latin
" Nemus Porcorum. " 33 There he built a and he church,
legend,
preached to the people, far and wide. Hungus, King of the Picts, saw a company of Angels over St, Andrew's relics. With his army, he then came
to Regulus, who baptized him, and all his servants. Then, he received a
grant of the land, and it was set apart to be the chief seat and mother church
of Scotland. It was known, afterwards, as St. Andrew's, 3^ owing, no doubt, to the circumstance, that th—ere a portion of his relics had been deposited. If we are to believe Dempster—and he quotes the Scottish Annals of Hector
wrote
Boece 37 and John Lesley 3^ St. Regulus many things ; but, of these,
hestates,thatthereremained,EpistolaadPatrenses,Lib. i. , orasJoannes Campusbellus has it, Monita Divina de transferendis S. Andreae Reliquiis ia
Albionem, Lib. i. However, we can depend very little on the authorities, that writer so frequently quotes, nor on his own care and critical acuiv. en, in hazarding many of his statements.
Article VI. —St. Colman, Son of Ronan. The Martyrology of Tallagh,'' at the 30th of March, records the entry of a St. Colman. The name of this saint appears twice repeated, in the published version. =^ This is not the case, in the Franciscan copy,3 preserved at the Convent, Merchant's-quay, Dublin. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,4 like- wise,onthisdaywasvenerated,Colman,sonofRonan,sontoLoam. He descended from the race of Conall Gulban, son to Niall. We know little
more regarding him.
ArticleVII. —St. Gobban. Onthe30thofMarch,wefindentered,in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ the name of Goban,= who is called a bishop.
of that powerful king name,
who
reigned
^6 There is a very interesting article, in-
from A. D, 731 to 761.
3<«'The place beyond the Moneth or
Grampians, called Chrondrochedalvan, is
plainly the church of Kindrochet in Brae-
mar, which was dedicated to St. Andrew.
Monichi is probably not Monikie in Forfar-
shire, as that church was in the diocese of
Brechin, but a church called Eglis Monichti,
now in the parish of Monifieth, which was
in the diocese of St. Andrew's, and Forteviot
was also in the diocese of St. Andrew's. "—
"
tituled,
Notice of the early Ecclesiastical
of the
of Scotland. " Sessions mdccclx-lxi
^s ! „ his "Historia Scotise,' lib. iii„ p. cxxvi.
'
Article vi. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
^
Kelly, p. xx.
"
3 There we find, Sci CoLiriAm,
• Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
9°. 91-
Article VII. —'Edited by Rev. Dr.
Kellv, p, xx. The Franciscan copy has
Proceedings
Society
of — Antiquaries
MDCCCLXi-i. xii. , vol. iv. Notice of the early Kcck. iastical Settlements at St. Andrew's, by William F. Skene, Esq. ,
F. S. A. , Scot. , pp. 305, 306.
3S The reader will observe some remark-
able similarity in this name of a place, and Muiciiiis, of the Irish St. Riaghail.
JoboAi. '
Colgan
has some
conjectural
allu i^n to T
"
Settlements at St. Andrew's," by William
" ceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of
F. Skene, Esq. , F. S. A. , Scot. , in
Pro-
Sessions mdccclx-lxi. — MDCCCLXI—LXII. , vol. iv. , pp. 300 to 321.
Scotland,"
-^^ In his cv.
•'
Historia Scotias," lib. vi. , p.
Ibui.
.
,
Another saint is there placed, in conjunction with his name. Again, we
meet St. Gobban, registered in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 as having been venerated, on this day. There is neither reference to his rank, nor locaUty,
in the latter record. The Bollandists,^ at this date, merely enter his name.
Article VIII. —Reputed Festival of St. Attala, Abbot of Bobbio, Italy. \Sixth and Seventh Centuries^ As we have already stated, at the loth of March, this holy man was a native of Burgundy. ^ At Bobbio, Attala, Abbot, is set down, with his feast, at the 30th of March, by Dempster,^ who claims him as a Scottish saint. 3 If this were at all true, he should be regarded as an Irish Scot, as he was a disciple of the great St. Columban,* and he died, a. d. 627. 5 The BoUandists^ give his feast, at this date,ontheauthorityofDempster; but,theyreferthereadertohisLife, published on the 10th of March.
Article IX. —St. Fiachna. The Bollandists briefly notice this holy
man, and they quote the authority of Marianus O'Gorman, who has inserted his name, at this day, in his Calendar of Irish Saints. ' In the Martyrology
of Tallagh,^ there is a Fiachra, set down, at the present date ; and, scarcely can there be a doubt, but this name is intended to represent that of Fiachna. 3 He was, perhaps, descended from the race of Eoghan, son of Niall, remarks thewriterintheDonegalMartyrology. Whe—therhecanbeidentifiedwith
^
may be questioned. Much uncertainty prevails, regarding the identity of the person here set down for commemoration. The Martyrology of
Donegal ^ states, that on this day was venerated Fiachna. ^ There is another
Fiachna, observes the Calendarist, at the 29th of April. It is probable, to one of them Cuimin of Coindeire gave the character, that he never pronounced
a bad word, but always an expression, which was pleasing to God. 9 If this holy man were the disciple of St. Columba, he must be regarded as the St. Fechno, or Fiachna, surnamed the Wise, who was a monk,'° in the monas-
1026 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 30.
F—echnoSapiens,^otherwisecalledFiechnauss adiscipleofSt,Columkille
him, as if he were brother to St. Sedna, or
Sedonius, venerated at the lOth of March.
There he is called Mo-Gaban, or Goban.
'
Edited by the Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xx.
3 In the Franciscan copy, this can be
legibly made out, pAchrAi.
See
"
Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," Martii X.
-t See "Trias Colgan's
De S, Sedonio Episcopo S. Senani Disci-
pulo, nn. 2, 3, p. 573.
3 Edited by Drs, Todd and Reeves, pp,
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted 7 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
saints, p. 796. — 90, 91.
'* Article viii. According to Jonas,
who has written his Life,
'"
See Menologium Scoticum,"
Columbae, lib. ii. , cap. xliii,, p. 417. Ibid. *^
90, 91,
See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , See his Life, at tlie 9th of June.
3 See Bishop Forbes' " Kalendars of the 30th of March, See " Trias Thauma-
Scottish Saints," p. 194.
* See his Life, at the 21st of November, s See Mabillon's " Ahnales Ordinis S.
turga," Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse," cap, iii. , sect—, v. , n. 502.
Benedict! ," tomus i. , lib, xi. , sect. Ivii. , pp. 334> 335'
"
' It is thus he speaks :
Fiachna loved true devotion,
He instructed all to follow it equally.
He never said a naughty word,
Nor aught but what was pleasing to his
Lord. "
"See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. '
* See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. .
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 795,
Articleix,—' See"Acta tomusiii. ,Martiixxx. Amongthepreter- mitted saints, p. 796,
Sanctorum,"
Thaumaturga. " Quarta Vita—Adamnan's—St. Columbse,"
lib. i. , cap, xxx. , p. 345, and n. 75, p. 378,
—— s See Quinta Vita O'Donnell's S,
Colgan has Fechanu=:, or Fiachna Sapiens, among those who lived or died on the Island of Hy, and a feast assigned for
March 30. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1027
tery called after Lunge, a plain in' the Island of Ethica. At the 12th of March, there is a saint, who is variedly called Fethchinn, Fetchuon, Fiech-
non, Fethuo, Fethchuo, Fieghno, Fetno, Fethchu and Fiechna—supposed to have been a missionary among the Picts and Scots, in the sixth century. For some notices of him, the reader is referred back to that date.
Article X. —St. Ferdacrich, or Ferdachrioch. An entry, Ferda-
crich, occurs in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the 30th of March. It is
quite likely, with the present designation—apparently meaning, "the man of the two places"—some other name should be supplied.
Marianus O'Gorman
has an entry of his feast, likewise, as Ferdachrichus, and at this date, the BoUandistsobserveintheirwork. ' Onthepresentday,asweread,also,in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 a festival was celebrated, in honour of Ferdach- rioch.
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of St. Maritha, Virgin, of Cologne ad Gradus. We find such an entry, in a Manuscript copy of Florarius, according to the BoUandists,' who think she may have been one
of the Ursuline virgins, although not entered in the Cologne Festivals, re- corded by Galenius, nor in Hermann Crombach's Catalogue. The BoUan- dists state, that at the 21st of October, the matter might further be investigated.
Article XII. —Reputed Festival of Claudius, a Bishop, and Founder of the University of Paris. At Auxerre, on the 30th of Alarch, was venerated Claudius, Bishop, and founder of the Academy of
Paris, according to Dempster,' who makes him a Scottish saint. ^* However, this account is irreconcilable with facts, as may be seen, where we have already treated of Clemens, sometimes called Claudius Clemens Scotus, at the 20th of March. The BoUandists 3 have a notice of him, at this day, on the authority of Thomas Dempster, as Claudius Episcopus Antissiodorcnsis, fundator Academise Parisiensis ; while they refer the reader to the 20th of March, as also to the 5th of March, when he is noticed, by David Camera- rius.
Article XIII. —Reputed Festival of St. Cronan.
Veneration was
atthe ofMarchto aswe inthe — of given 30th Cronan, read, Martyrology
—from the St. Mochua also called Tallagh. ' But, whether he was distinct
Cronan'andalreadyenteredatthisday mayadmitofquestion.
Article XIV. —St. Liber, of Lethdumha. In the Martyrology of Quarta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbse, cap. mitted feasts, p. —796. " Scoli-
'
X. , num. 56, p. 490. Article xii. In Menologium
Article X. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. cum. "
' ^(^^ Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Scottish Saints," p. 194.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
XX. I can
"Da Cpicli, on one line, in the Franciscan copy.
Kelly, p.
only
V^&X"
saints, p. 796.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
90, 91.
Article xi. —' See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxx. Among the preter-
*
In the Franciscan copy is the entry,
make out
" See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 796. —
Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted
Article xin. Kelly, p. xx.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr.
CtvoriAi.
Article xiv. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
•
1028 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[March 30.
Tallagh,^ there is found an entry, Liber, Leth Dummai, at the 30th of March. Wherehisplacewassituatedmustaffordasubjectforconjecture.
A St. Liber, a priest and a disciple of St. Patrick,^ was placed, by the Irish Apostle, in conjunction with St. Glassicus, over the church of Kill-glais, in the diocese of Down, and territory of Dalaradia. 3 Colgan conjectures this present saint may have been the same. This day, we read in the Martyrology
of Donegal,^ concerning a St. Liber, of Lethdumha, having been venerated. The BoUandists s give a notice of him, likewise, at this day, as Liberius Lethdurahensis.
Article XV. —Natalis of St. Colman of Linn Huachaille, or of
Magheralin, County of Down. [Seventh Century. '] Some account of St.
Colman,^ Abbot of Lann, or Linn, will be found, in Colgan's work, at this
date, and a brief notice,* in the Bollandists. 3 His name is entered, in the
Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at the 30th of March, as Colman Linne (i Casan
Linne) duachill. This, we are told, was the name of a demon. We are informed,
likewise, that his monastery was known as Lann Mic-Luachain, and that it was
situated, in the present barony of Delvin, county of Westmeath. s According
to the Annals of the Four Masters, this saint's Natalis occurred, on the 30th
of March. His death is assigned to the year 699. ^ His Acts will be found,
atthe30thofOctober; or,perhaps,morecorrectly,atthe17thofJune. At
both further — will be The days, however, notices, regarding him, given.
Ulster, is set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal,9 as having been cele-
on this In the — 11 at Lann the shrine of brated, day. year 22, Mic-Luachain,
^°
Lann- da-Cholmoc, or Lann-Mocholmoc,^ on the brink of Cassan-Linne, in
festival of
Colman,
7
of Linn-Uachaille— sometimes called
Lin-duacall,
this saint was found in a tomb a man's cubit in the earth. was made on Spy Wednesday.
This discovery
Article XVI. —Reputed Festival of St. Olaf, or Acjlaf Kyrre, KingOFNorway,ANDMartyr. [TenthandElruenthCenturies. '] Accord- ing to some authorities, the feast of St. Olaf, Olave, or Aulaf, was held on
this day ; but, the 29th of July is more usually set down, as his principal festival. Tradition has it—even in northern Europe—that he was either bom in Ireland, or descended from Irish parents. That he was in Ireland,
Kelly, p. XX. In the Franciscan copy, we Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted
find tiDei\ LechTJuni.
' See the Life of St. Patrick, at the 17th
ofMarch,chap. xv.
saints, p. 796.
* Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xx. In
the Franciscan copy, I can only read
ColtriAi tinn TDua, with lini, and CAffAn
some other undeciphered letters, over and above the line.
s See Rev. Anthony Cogan's "Ecclesias- ticalHistoryoftheDioceseofMeath,Ancient and Modem," vol. iii. , chap. Ixxiv. , p. 580,
'^ See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 300, 301.
^ In a Manuscript note, William M.
Article xv.
—'See "Acta Sanctorum
^ See Rev. William Reeves' " Ecelesias- tical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore," n. (1), pp. no, in, and Calen- dar LL, p. 377.
' Edited by Drs. Todd and . Reeves, pp. 90,91.
Colgan's
Thaumaturga,"
" Trias
3 See
Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. cxxxi. , pp. 146, 147, and nn. 207, 208, pp. 182, 183. Also, Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 267.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 90,91.
5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. . Martii xxx. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 796.
Hennessy writes, ralin, Down. "
"
Luan Mocholmog, Ma-
Hibernias," Martii xxx. De S. Colmano
Lannensi sive Liimensi Abbate, pp. 792,
793. -"
Colmanus de Lainn-Huachuille juxta ripam Cassainlinn in Vltonia. "
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
March 31. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 1029
when very young, seems incontestable, as the following narrative shows. In the twentieth year of his age,^ a. d. 990, King Aulaf Tryggvesson was en-
gaged on a plundering expedition in Ireland, when he collected a great herd,
of cows, sheep and goats. While driving them to his ships, a poor Irishman begged of Aulaf, to give up his cows and sheep, so that he might drive them
home. " How can I do it," said
" since neither
nor else you anyone
letmesend
that poor man immediately complied with the chief's request. * Whereupon, Aulaf gave him a heavy ring of goId,3 and they both parted as friends. * That
he was specially venerated in Scotland, on this day, is manifest, from the ScottishMartyrologists,Breviaries,andHistoriesextant. IntheKalendarof
Arbuthnott,5 we have, at the 30th of March, St. Olave, King and Martyr, ix. Lect. ; whileasimilarentryistobefound,intheKalendaroftheAberdeen
themfromsucha
in," replied the poor man, " and he will find them out. "
could
Bollandists ^ that a state,
Martyrology
of has Ado,
NOTHING
parents impress
Aulaf,
my dog " If your dog can do it, you may send him in, but mind, that he does not delay us long. " Having obtained such permission, the man made a sign to his dog. In about half-an-hour, this animal collected the cattle, for their former owner. Astonishedattheextraordinarysagacityofthedog,Aulafaskedforit, and
separate
great
Only
"^ attheiii. ofthe Kalends. Adam Breviary, April
^ atthe of King has, 30th
March : S. Ole King of norwege and mart, vnder henrie ye crowkit. The
of the
Manuscript copy
the feast of Olaus, King of Norway and Martyr, at this date, although his
Natalis is properly referable to the 29th of July. To this latter day, we direct the reader's attention, for further particulars, regarding this illustrious historical character.
Cl)ii%firs;t laai? of ilartft*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MELLA, ABBESS OF DOIRE-MELLE, COUNTY OF LEITRIM.
[EIGHTH CENTURYJi
can prove more advantageous to the interests of religion,
than for to the tender minds of children with
high and holy purposes. Some account of this holy woman is given by Colgan^' and by the Bollandists. ^ St. Mella flourished, about the middle of the
'° SeeDr. 0'Donovan's"AnnalsoftheFour presenting so many precious deposits, in the
Masters," vol. ii. , pp. 1014, 1015, andn. (r. ) Royal Irish Academy. '"
Article XVI. — See "The Scandinavian '•See Scripta Historica Islandorum," History of Dublin.
