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38, on Colgan's list.
268 The church of Skreen was formerly called Serin Coluim-cille, and it is men- tioned by the Four Masters, at A. D. 875, 1027, 1037, 1058, 1127, 1152.
6
*? His festival has not been clearly ascer-
tained.
^ Rev. A. " Diocese of
See Cogan's 34,
Meath, Ancient and Modern," vol. i. , chap, xxvii. , pp. 151, 152.
a8' *82
Colgan's list.
See chap. vi. of this biography,
It is noted as num. 59, on Colgan's
2? ° See " Ordnance Survey
Townland
list.
283 See
*8*
See
l85 This is not marked on Colgan's
list.
s86 This is not noticed on list. Colgan's
287 It is marked Collumkill on Speed's Map of Ulster.
- tc>
The accompanying illustration from a bketch by A. Nicholl, R. H. A. , was drawn
f for the County of Meath," sheet 32. Maps
It is as on list. noted, 41, Colgan's
27* See chap. vi. of the present biogra- phy.
chap. chap.
vi. of this
biography.
a" See vi. ofthis chap.
biography.
a7* It is noted, as num. 31, on Colgan's
list.
"5 It is noted as num. 35, in Colgan's
list.
28° It is num. on
hill,
Tulach-segra,
*" See chap. vi. of this biography, 8
*7 See chap. vi. of this biography,
*79
Gamhna, and num. 32, on Colgan's list.
This is propably the Inis-Locha
v. of this
biography.
280
At
June 9. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 555
elevated above the Lagan valley. The remains occupy a very commanding position, on the Castlereagh Hills, about three miles southeast of Belfast. 2 ? Formerly this church was endowed with extensive lands and possessions. 201 Itlaybet—weenthetownofCumberandBelfastLough. 202 26. Termon-
20^
Maguirk. This place was formerly called Termonn Cuminig, and it may
possiblyhavederivedthenamefromCuimne,sisterofSt. Columba. Inthe thirteenth and following centuries, it was called Termon-conyn or Termon- conny. The church is incorrectly called Tearmonn Cetmainich 2°4 in Colgan's
x\\\\^---
Knock Columcille, County of Down.
version of O'Donnell. 205 The family of Mac Guirk were formerly herenachs
206 and hence it derives the name of — It is there, present Termon-Maguirk.
now a parish in the diocese of Armagh. 27. Cloghmore.
This is a town- land in the parish of Killannin, in the barony of Moycullen, and county of
William F. Wakeman on the graved by Mrs. Millard.
wood,
en-
294 See " Trias Colgan's
by
Thaumaturga," Quinta Vita S. Columbae, lib. i. , cap. lxxxvi. ,
289 See Mr. and Mrs. Hall's "Ireland : its
Scenery, Character," &c, vol. iii. , p. 25. There an illustration of it is presented.
290 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' "Ecclesiastical
Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore," n. 1, p. 12.
291 About the year 1512, Niall O'Neill "Tren-Congallice [Dalaiadioe] Frinceps," added to these privileges and endowments, according to Father Mac Cana, who wrote
p. 403.
295 It is noticed, num. 30, on Colgan's
list.
296 " About half a mile from the old
church is a nearly disused burying-ground,
called Rellig-na-man (fteilegnA moeann), '
or the women's cemetery,' and the local tradition i*, that St. Columkill directed a woman of bad character to be buried at a spot, where the sound of a bell, rung in front of the funeral, should cease to be heard at his church, and that he left an injunction, that the cemetery should never be entered by a living woman or by a dead man. Devout women in old times used to request burial there, under the idea that none so in- terred should be damned ; but this impres-
in the early part of the seventeenth century. ""
See the Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. ii. , p. 56.
292 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's " Life of St. Columba," Additional Notes G, p. 283.
293 See chap. vi. of this biography.
556 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [June 9.
^. \<.
Near a brook in this townland there was an old church dedicated
Galway.
to St. Columbkille,* and there yet old churchyard bearing his name. It is in the diocese of'Tuam. 28. Columbkille. This is a parish in the
18 '
barony of Gowran and county of Kilkenny. Here there was formerly a chapel dedicated to St. Columkille,2QO but it is now in ruins,300 and there is—a well called after the saint. It is in the diocese of Ossory. 29. Ardcohun. This is a parish 3DI in the barony of Shelmalire, and in the eastern part of Wexford County ; there is a ruined church, dedicated to St. Columb 3°2 there
? isan—
Kilcolum, County of Wexford.
is also a beside 3°3 and St. Columb's well. 304 The old church graveyard it,
is known—as Kilcolum. This parish is in the diocese of Ferns. 30* 30. Armagh. Inthisancientcity,therewasachurchknownasReclesCholaim
300 — 3°?
Cille, or great church of Columbkille, and it is mentioned in the Irish
Annals. 3"8 this was a distinct and called 31. Mornington. Formerly parish,
VillaMaris,3°°orMarinerstown. ItcontainedachurchofSt. Columba. 3' Itnow
sion has nearly disappeared. Outside the old parish cemetery of Termon, there are two others, called Relig-na-paisde 'children's cemetery,' an—d Relig-na-fir-gunta, 'cemetery
drawn on the wood, by William F. Wake- "Life of St. Columba," Additional Notes man, and it was engraved by Mrs. Mil-
r
of the Slain. ' Rev. Dr. Ree\ es' Adamnan's
G, p. 283.
2« See Roderick O'Flaherty's "Chorogra-
phical Description of H-Iar or West Con- naught," p. 63.
''* This church is not introduced on Col- gan's list.
"9 > See chap. v. of this biography.
300 This is not noted on Colgan's list.
301 It is described, on the " Ordnance Sur-
vey Townland Maps for the County of Wex-
lard.
3,4 See " Ordnance Survey Townland
Maps for the County of Wexford," sheet 38.
305 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's -'
"Life of St. Columba, Additional Notes G,
p. 284.
306 It is marked num. 63, on Colgan's
list.
See Smart's " Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh," p. 96.
ford," sheets 32, 33, 37, 38.
302 There is no notice of this on Colgan's
list.
303 The accompanying illustration was
;
June 9. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 557
forms a portion of—the Union of Colpe, in the county and diocese of Meath. 311
312
32. Desertegeny. This is a parish, in the barony of Inishowen, and county
of Donegal. It is in the dioces—e of Deny. It is said, 313 St. Columbkille was
the patron. 314 33. Clonmany. This parish
3is
j
parish 3l8 is situated in the barony of Coleraine, in the county—of London-
s also situated in the
county of Donegal. It likewise belongs to the dioc—ese of Derry, and St. Columba is said to be the patron. 31 ? 34. Desertoghill. This
of Innishowen,3
'6
derry, and St. Columba was its patron. 3I 9 35. Ballymagroarty. This was *°
a townland 3 in the parish of Drumhome, barony of Tirhugh, county of Donegal. 321 A chapel was situated near Rath-Cunga. So early as the eighth
century, the possession of this chapel was a matter of controversy b—etween the Columban monks and those ofArdstraw. 322 36. Ballymagroarty. This is a townland in the parish of Templemore or Derry, where there was formerly a monastery,323 supposed to have been dedicated to St. Columba. 32* It was also situated in—the diocese of Derry, and in the peninsula of Innishowen. 32s 37. Eskaheen.
This townland is situated in the parish of Muff, about six miles north-east of Derry, and it is said to have been the burial-place of Eoghan, son of Niall. 326 The ruins of the old church, dedicated to St. Columba,standneartheRomanCatholicchapel. 327 ByColgan,itiswritten Uske-chaoin,3*8 and it is said, to have been the site for a monastery in former times, but it was afterwards only a chapel. 320
In addition to the foregoing, which are classed as Columban erections,
Colgan has added considerably to the list; but, his enumeration, and the
evidences adduced, render it very doubtful, if the following rank among St.
Columba's foundations. We shall, however—as a supplement to the fore-
going—introduce them here, with the doubt implied. 1. Rath-Regenden. —
This is a church,330 in the diocese of Derry, which had connexio—n with St.
Baitan or Boedan, a disciple of St. Columba. 2. Snamh-luthuir. This was
a
founded —St. Columban or Connaught, by Colman,
331 in
ple of St. Columba. 3. Druim-thuama. This was a monastery
a disci- in Tyr-
monastery
332 connell, in which St. Ernan or Ferreolus was buried. 4. Tir-da-Chroebh.
— This is called—it has been supposed—Monasterium Duorum Agri Rivo- rum,333 in which St. Lugadius, a disciple of St. Columba, had been venerated.
308 gee c]iap_ vj, of this biography. 309ThereisnonoticeofthisonColgan'slist. 310 It is called "EcclesiaS. Columbse,"
in Bishop Dopping's Visitation, a Manu- script in Primate Marsh's Library, Dublin.
32° It is written Baile-meg-rabhartaich by Colgan,whohasit num. 61onhislist.
311 See iv. of this chap.
srgeof Tirechan, concerning St. Assicus :
" Et sunt in Sered hi Raith- ossaejus campo
Chungi, monachus Patricii, sed contenderunt eum familia Columke-cille et familia Airdd- sratha. " According to the Book of Armagh, atfol. 11&b.
biography. 312 See chap. vi. of this biography.
3,3 By Colgan, who calls it Disert Egnich, and places it num. 48, on his list.
314 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' edition of Arch- "'
bishop Colton's Metropolitan Visitation of the Diocese of Derry, a. d. , mcccxcvii. ,"
and n.
3 3 It is noted, as num. 51, on Colgan's list. 324 See chap. vi. of this biography.
p. 67,
315 See chap. vi. of this biography.
316 This Clonmany comes num. 47, on
Colgan's list.
317 See Rev. Dr. Reeves' edition of Arch-
"
bishop Colton's
the Diocese of Derry, A. D. , mcccxcvii," p. 67, and n. (u).
3,8 We do not find it on Colgan's list.
3I» See Rev. Dr. Reeves' edition of Arch- bishop Colton's "Metropolitan Visitation of the Diocese of Derry, A. D. , MCCCXCVII. " p. 80, and n. (x).
Thaumaturga," Quinta Vita S. Columbas, n. 5;, p. 495.
(t).
Metropolitan Visitation of
326 According to the Annals of Tighernach, at A. D. 465.
32? See Rev. Dr. Reeves' Adamnan's
"Life of St. Columba," Additional Notes G,
pp. 276 to 285.
328 It is noted num. 50, on Colgan's list.
329 See chap. vi. of this biography.
33° It is noted on Colgan's list, num. 4. 331 It is noted as num. 12.
332 Colgan has it at num. 13.
333 It is given by Colgan, as num. 14.
32 ' See chap. vi. of this biography.
3 " This appears from the following pas-
3ss See " Trias Colgan's
barony
558 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [June 9.
5. Druim-fincoil. —This was a monastery 334 in Ireland, over which St. Luga- dius, son of Tulchan, had been placed. 6. Cluain or Cluain Enaich. —This was formerly the site of a monastery,335 jn the diocese of Derry, and aftewards only a chapel was there. 7. Rechrain. —This Island lay off the north shore of Dalrieda in Ulster. There, it is said, that St. Columba founded a monas- tery^6 and that it was built or repaired by his disciples. 8. Rathan. —This was the site of a monastery 337 in Tyrconnell, and in the diocese of Raphoe. St. FinanwasAbbotoverit. 9. Cnoc-na-Maoile. —This]place338issaidtohave
been —toSt.
given Columba, by Tiprad, prince
of
Hy-Fiachrach.
10. Kill-
chuana. This place,339 situated in Connaught, is said to have been bestowed
—on St. Columba, by Tiprad, prince of the Hy-Fiachrach. n. All-Farannain.
340
This place, which is situated in Connaught, is said to have been
besto—wed on St. Columba, by Tiprad, prince of Hy-Fiachrach. 12. Kil-
in the diocese of —the founder or Elphin,
parish
lukin. This is a
church a St. Columba. 342
34*
parish
church 343 in the diocese of Elphin, 344 and it is said to have been founded by
patron being
13. Cluain-ogcormacain.
This is a
St. Columba. 345 14. Kill-tuama. —The church of Kiltoome, now Kiltoom,
346 is a parochial one, 347 belonging to the diocese of Elphin, in Hy Maine, Con-
—In naught. it,
a St. Columba is venerated on the of 8 Kill- 15th May. 34 15.
349
This church was—
St. Fintan of Dun-
to a St.
Bleisch. 35° 16. Fathen-mura. This was the site of a fine monastery, for-
merly, and a parochial ch—urch of the Derry diocese, in the peninsula of Inis-
howen. 18. This called"thehouseof —was Tegbaithin. placets* Baithin,"
matoige. given
Columba, by
a monastery in Tyrconnell, and now
Cluain-laodh. This
it is a
is a parish church 353 J n the diocese of Derry, and in Tyrconnell. Here there
was formerly a monastery, in which St. Lugadius, the disciple and companion of St. Columba in converting—the Picts, had been venerated on the 24th of
354 — March. 20. Boith-medhbha. Here there was a monastery in the Cien-
nacht territory, and in the diocese of Derry. 21. Tamlacht-Fionlugain. Here there was a monastery 355 in the region of Kienacht, and now it is a
in the diocese of
St. — a
Derry, Finnlugan, disciple
22. Dunbo. This is now a
of St.
parish
Columba,
parish
being patron place.
356
of the
in— the
diocese of Deny, and formerly a monastery was there.
the territory of Oireacht Hi Cathain, in the diocese of Derry, was Aregal,
church.
359
bhairrind. Formerly there was a monastery at this place, in the territory
ofTir-Aodh. It is now a parish, in the diocese of Raphoe.
where a — 3? 7 monastery formerly
it is a
Now, parish
Kill- in the diocese of Clonfert, in Con- naught. I—ts first Abbot was St. Colgan, a disciple of St. Columba. 25. Kill-
stood. Cholgan. This is a parish church
24.
334 Given
by Colgan
as num.
15.
3«8 At this in our Calendars are three date,
saints of the name, viz. : 1. St. Colman or St. Columban Mac Ua Laoigse. 2. St. Coluim or Colum of Inis Loch Cre. 3.