Martin's Oratory—Their pious Manner of Living—Grief of the King on his Daughter's Departure—Orders Messengers to seek her —Proceeds on a like Search himself—Arrives at
Antwerp—His
Servants bring him Intelligence of
Dympna's Discovery—He visits the Place of her Retreat—Urges her to consent—Gerebern's noble Reprimand—the King's Attendants desire the Death
of Gerebern—Their Reproaches against the holy Priest—His just Reproofs—The Servants of the King behead Gerebern, whose Life and Death bear a strikin'^ Resemblance to the Acts and Passion of St.
Dympna's Discovery—He visits the Place of her Retreat—Urges her to consent—Gerebern's noble Reprimand—the King's Attendants desire the Death
of Gerebern—Their Reproaches against the holy Priest—His just Reproofs—The Servants of the King behead Gerebern, whose Life and Death bear a strikin'^ Resemblance to the Acts and Passion of St.
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Article X. —St. Carthagius, or Carthacus
Article XI. —Feast of Saints Teracus and Probus . . . . . . 239 Article XII. —Reputed Feast of St. Motomagus . . . . . . . . . 240
Article I.
JFoiuteent! ) ©as of JHag.
St. Carthage, or Mochudda, Bishop, Abbot, and Patron of Lismore. [SixthandSeventhCentziries. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—Acts of St. Mochudda or Carthage Prognostication regarding him—His Parentage and Birth —His Youth and early Vocation to the Clerical State—Educated by St. Carthage the Elder—St. Mochudda becomes a Priest—He settles down at a Place called Kelltulach, but soon he leaves it—He visits St. Comgall at Bangor . . . . . . 240
Chap. II. —Several holy Men are visited by St. Mochuda—At
last he is induced to select Rathain for his Religious Foundation—Antiquities there—His Manner of Life
and Rule—Legends related about St. Carthage
Virtues of his Monks—Miracles. . . . . . . 246
Chap. III. —Miracles wrought by St. Mochuda while at Rahen His chief Disciples there—He visits Kerry—Visited
. . . . . . 234 . . . . . . 236 . . . . . . 237
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at Rahan by St. Columkille—His Prophecy— the Old Church at Rahan—Conspiracy there to take away his Life—Monastic Anecdotes—Envious Proceedings in- stituted to drive him from Rahan—King Blaithmach,
his Brother Diarmaid, with the Chiefs of Meath, con- cerned in this Course of Action—Mochuda and his MonksareexpelledfromRahan . . . . . . 254
Chap. IV. —Departure of St. Carthage and his Monks from Rahin —They travel southwards by Way of Drumcullen, Saigir, Roscrea, Cashel, Muscraighe, and Ardfinnan, towards Lismore— St. Carthage receives a Grant of
this Place, from the territorial Chief, Maeloctrich
Year of his Arrival at Lismore—Establislrment ofSt. Carthage, in this Place—His subsequent Proceedings
and Manner of Living—His Departure from Life
His Festival and Memorials—Conclusion . . . 266
Article IL—St. Maolcethair, Son of Ronan, of Kilmelchedor, County of Kerry. [Probably in the Sixth Ce? ilwy. '\ . . . . . . 276 Article HI. —St. Carthach the Elder, of Manister Thuama. [Sixth Century '\ . . . 281 Article IV. —Reputed Feast of Silvanus, Archbishop of Dumblane, in Scotland . . . 281 . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . 283 . . . . . . 283
Article V. —St. Lassar, or Laisre . . .
Article VL—St. Garbhan, or Garban . . .
ArticleVn. —St. Mousedon, or Moncodon . . .
Article VHL—St. Maldodus . . . . . .
Article IX. —Festival of St. Victor and of St. Corona, Martyrs in Egypt. [Second
Article I.
Centttry. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
JFiftrcnttJ ©as of JHag,
St. Dympna. Virgin and Martyr, and Patroness of Gheel, Belgium. [Sixth or Seventh Century. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—St. Dympna's Biographers—Conjec-
tures of Father Henschenius—Inquiry as to the Age
in which St. Dympna flourished— Her Family and natal Place—Her Parentage, Birth, and early Dis- positions. . . . . . . . . . 284
Chap. II. —Death of Dympna's Mother—The- Saint's Vocation to the true Faith—Her Father's Proposal of Marriage —Dympna's Virtues and Constancy—She seeks the Advice of Gerebern—Is counselled to fly from her native Country—St. Dympna, Gerebern, and two Companions, leave Ireland—They arrive at Antwerp —Proceed to Ghele—Take up their Residence in the Neighbourhood of St.
Martin's Oratory—Their pious Manner of Living—Grief of the King on his Daughter's Departure—Orders Messengers to seek her —Proceeds on a like Search himself—Arrives at Antwerp—His Servants bring him Intelligence of
Dympna's Discovery—He visits the Place of her Retreat—Urges her to consent—Gerebern's noble Reprimand—the King's Attendants desire the Death
of Gerebern—Their Reproaches against the holy Priest—His just Reproofs—The Servants of the King behead Gerebern, whose Life and Death bear a strikin'^ Resemblance to the Acts and Passion of St.
John the Baptist. . . . . . . . . . 295
Chap. III. —The King orders Dympna to appear before him—His Threats and Promises—They areindijjnantly rejected by the holy Virgin—In a Fit of Frenzy, the King draws his Sword and cuts off the Head of his Daugh- ter—St. Dympna and St. Gerebern are decently interred by the Inhabitants of that Place—Disentomb- ment of their venerable Relics—The People of San- tcn steal the Relics of St. Dympna and of St. Gere-
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bern—The former Remains recovered by the People
of Gheel—Miracles wrought whilst removing them to
that City—the People of Gheel build a new Church
and prepare a golden Shrine to honour their glorious Patroness—TranslationofherRelics—St. Dympna's Miracles in behalf of the afflicted . . . . . . 310
Chap. IV. —Subsequent Memorials of St. Dympna—Excursion to Gheel—Historical Notices of this City—Ancient Registers and MSS. —Former Celebrity of Gheel—Its general Appearance—Religious Foundations—Parish
Church of St. Amand—Architectural Description of
St. Dympna's Church—Chapels and Altars—The Calvinists destroy Objects of Art in our Saint's Church—The High Altar and its Accessories—The Cofter behind this Altar—A Description of St. Dympna's Altar within the little Choir—Curious wooden Sculptures—Mar. yrdom of St. Dympna and
of St. Gerebern represented in the Blessed Virgin's Chapel—Chapel of St. Dympna—Relics of St. Dympna and of St. Gerebern—The great silver Shiine of St. Dympna—Other artistic Objects within
her Church—Consecration of six Altars in 1531 Foundation of the College of Vicars—Erection of
the Chapter of Canons—Losses sustained by their Church—Visit by the Bishop of Bois-le-Duc to Gheel —Sale and Purchase of St. Dympna's Church after
the French Revolution—The Hadscot Hospital and Augustinian Convent, at Gheel—Various miraculous Cures. 320
Chap. V. —Local Memorials of St. Dympna in and near Gheel —General Character and Disposition of the Gheelois —Foundation of the Government Hospital—Usual Mode of treating the Insane—Influences of Religion on their State and Condition—Examination of the sacred Relics in 1847, by the Cardinal- Archbishop of Malines—Memorials and Festivals of the Saint Reference to our Saint in the Calendars—Emblems of St. Dympna on the Continent and in Ireland Conclusion
S3 355 ^wy-] . . . • . . . . . . 374
Article IV. —St. Colman, or St. Columban, Mac Ua Laoighse, of Ou^haval. Queen'sCounty. [SixthCefitnry. ] . . . . __ -yyy
Article V. —St. Saran, of Inis-Mor, or the "Great Island," in Ui-Mac-Caille, or
Imokilly, in Ui-Liathain, County of Cork . . .
Article VI. —St. Coluim, or Colum, of Loch-Inis-Cre, now Monahincha, County of
Article II. —St. Gerebern, or Genebrand, Priest, Martyr, and Patron of Sonsbeck.
\_Sixth or Seventh Century^ . . . . . .
Article III. —St. Dubhlitir, Abbot of Finglas, County of Dublin. [Eighth Ccn-
Tipperary . . . . . . . . . Article VII. —St. Dachonna, Bishop of Connor, County of Antrim Article VIII. —St. Columba, Son of Faelghus . . . . . . Article IX. —St. Comman, Son of Dioma, of Aricul . . . Article X. —St. Muiredhach Ua Dubhthaigh . . . . . . Article XL—St. Muredach, Son cf Nessan . . . . . . Article XII. —St. Timothy, Martyr at Sirmium, Pannonia . . . Article XIII. —Reputed Festival of Caineoc, Virgin . . .
. . . 383
. . . 384 . . . 385 . . . 386 . . . 386 . . . 388 . . . 388 . . . 388 . . . 388
Article XIV. —St. Chromanus, or Chronanus, Priest and Confessor, of Mernia,
Scotland. [Tenth Century. '] . . . . . . Article XV. —Reputed Festival of St. Brenaind . . . . . .
^txteent! j IBag of JHag*
. . 388 . . . 389
Article I. St. Brendan, Brandon, or Brenainn, Bishop and Patron of Ardfert, County of Kerry, and of Clonfert, County of
Galway. [Fifth andSixth Cenittries. ']
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Chap. 1. —Introduction—Manuscript Acts of St. Brendan Materi:ils for his Bi(jgraphy—Predictions regarding him—His Place of Nativity and Parentage—His early Training by Bishop Ere and by St. Ita—He visits the great Saints of Ireland—Education by St. Finian of Cloiiard—St. Brendan writes a Rule dictated by an Angel—He begins to found Cells and Monasteries
His Connexion with Brandon Mountain . . . 389
Chap. II. —Irish and other Traditions about a great Western Continent—St. Barind and the Story of his Voyage —He Visits . St.
Article X. —St. Carthagius, or Carthacus
Article XI. —Feast of Saints Teracus and Probus . . . . . . 239 Article XII. —Reputed Feast of St. Motomagus . . . . . . . . . 240
Article I.
JFoiuteent! ) ©as of JHag.
St. Carthage, or Mochudda, Bishop, Abbot, and Patron of Lismore. [SixthandSeventhCentziries. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—Acts of St. Mochudda or Carthage Prognostication regarding him—His Parentage and Birth —His Youth and early Vocation to the Clerical State—Educated by St. Carthage the Elder—St. Mochudda becomes a Priest—He settles down at a Place called Kelltulach, but soon he leaves it—He visits St. Comgall at Bangor . . . . . . 240
Chap. II. —Several holy Men are visited by St. Mochuda—At
last he is induced to select Rathain for his Religious Foundation—Antiquities there—His Manner of Life
and Rule—Legends related about St. Carthage
Virtues of his Monks—Miracles. . . . . . . 246
Chap. III. —Miracles wrought by St. Mochuda while at Rahen His chief Disciples there—He visits Kerry—Visited
. . . . . . 234 . . . . . . 236 . . . . . . 237
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at Rahan by St. Columkille—His Prophecy— the Old Church at Rahan—Conspiracy there to take away his Life—Monastic Anecdotes—Envious Proceedings in- stituted to drive him from Rahan—King Blaithmach,
his Brother Diarmaid, with the Chiefs of Meath, con- cerned in this Course of Action—Mochuda and his MonksareexpelledfromRahan . . . . . . 254
Chap. IV. —Departure of St. Carthage and his Monks from Rahin —They travel southwards by Way of Drumcullen, Saigir, Roscrea, Cashel, Muscraighe, and Ardfinnan, towards Lismore— St. Carthage receives a Grant of
this Place, from the territorial Chief, Maeloctrich
Year of his Arrival at Lismore—Establislrment ofSt. Carthage, in this Place—His subsequent Proceedings
and Manner of Living—His Departure from Life
His Festival and Memorials—Conclusion . . . 266
Article IL—St. Maolcethair, Son of Ronan, of Kilmelchedor, County of Kerry. [Probably in the Sixth Ce? ilwy. '\ . . . . . . 276 Article HI. —St. Carthach the Elder, of Manister Thuama. [Sixth Century '\ . . . 281 Article IV. —Reputed Feast of Silvanus, Archbishop of Dumblane, in Scotland . . . 281 . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . 283 . . . . . . 283
Article V. —St. Lassar, or Laisre . . .
Article VL—St. Garbhan, or Garban . . .
ArticleVn. —St. Mousedon, or Moncodon . . .
Article VHL—St. Maldodus . . . . . .
Article IX. —Festival of St. Victor and of St. Corona, Martyrs in Egypt. [Second
Article I.
Centttry. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
JFiftrcnttJ ©as of JHag,
St. Dympna. Virgin and Martyr, and Patroness of Gheel, Belgium. [Sixth or Seventh Century. ]
Chap. I. —Introduction—St. Dympna's Biographers—Conjec-
tures of Father Henschenius—Inquiry as to the Age
in which St. Dympna flourished— Her Family and natal Place—Her Parentage, Birth, and early Dis- positions. . . . . . . . . . 284
Chap. II. —Death of Dympna's Mother—The- Saint's Vocation to the true Faith—Her Father's Proposal of Marriage —Dympna's Virtues and Constancy—She seeks the Advice of Gerebern—Is counselled to fly from her native Country—St. Dympna, Gerebern, and two Companions, leave Ireland—They arrive at Antwerp —Proceed to Ghele—Take up their Residence in the Neighbourhood of St.
Martin's Oratory—Their pious Manner of Living—Grief of the King on his Daughter's Departure—Orders Messengers to seek her —Proceeds on a like Search himself—Arrives at Antwerp—His Servants bring him Intelligence of
Dympna's Discovery—He visits the Place of her Retreat—Urges her to consent—Gerebern's noble Reprimand—the King's Attendants desire the Death
of Gerebern—Their Reproaches against the holy Priest—His just Reproofs—The Servants of the King behead Gerebern, whose Life and Death bear a strikin'^ Resemblance to the Acts and Passion of St.
John the Baptist. . . . . . . . . . 295
Chap. III. —The King orders Dympna to appear before him—His Threats and Promises—They areindijjnantly rejected by the holy Virgin—In a Fit of Frenzy, the King draws his Sword and cuts off the Head of his Daugh- ter—St. Dympna and St. Gerebern are decently interred by the Inhabitants of that Place—Disentomb- ment of their venerable Relics—The People of San- tcn steal the Relics of St. Dympna and of St. Gere-
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Page
bern—The former Remains recovered by the People
of Gheel—Miracles wrought whilst removing them to
that City—the People of Gheel build a new Church
and prepare a golden Shrine to honour their glorious Patroness—TranslationofherRelics—St. Dympna's Miracles in behalf of the afflicted . . . . . . 310
Chap. IV. —Subsequent Memorials of St. Dympna—Excursion to Gheel—Historical Notices of this City—Ancient Registers and MSS. —Former Celebrity of Gheel—Its general Appearance—Religious Foundations—Parish
Church of St. Amand—Architectural Description of
St. Dympna's Church—Chapels and Altars—The Calvinists destroy Objects of Art in our Saint's Church—The High Altar and its Accessories—The Cofter behind this Altar—A Description of St. Dympna's Altar within the little Choir—Curious wooden Sculptures—Mar. yrdom of St. Dympna and
of St. Gerebern represented in the Blessed Virgin's Chapel—Chapel of St. Dympna—Relics of St. Dympna and of St. Gerebern—The great silver Shiine of St. Dympna—Other artistic Objects within
her Church—Consecration of six Altars in 1531 Foundation of the College of Vicars—Erection of
the Chapter of Canons—Losses sustained by their Church—Visit by the Bishop of Bois-le-Duc to Gheel —Sale and Purchase of St. Dympna's Church after
the French Revolution—The Hadscot Hospital and Augustinian Convent, at Gheel—Various miraculous Cures. 320
Chap. V. —Local Memorials of St. Dympna in and near Gheel —General Character and Disposition of the Gheelois —Foundation of the Government Hospital—Usual Mode of treating the Insane—Influences of Religion on their State and Condition—Examination of the sacred Relics in 1847, by the Cardinal- Archbishop of Malines—Memorials and Festivals of the Saint Reference to our Saint in the Calendars—Emblems of St. Dympna on the Continent and in Ireland Conclusion
S3 355 ^wy-] . . . • . . . . . . 374
Article IV. —St. Colman, or St. Columban, Mac Ua Laoighse, of Ou^haval. Queen'sCounty. [SixthCefitnry. ] . . . . __ -yyy
Article V. —St. Saran, of Inis-Mor, or the "Great Island," in Ui-Mac-Caille, or
Imokilly, in Ui-Liathain, County of Cork . . .
Article VI. —St. Coluim, or Colum, of Loch-Inis-Cre, now Monahincha, County of
Article II. —St. Gerebern, or Genebrand, Priest, Martyr, and Patron of Sonsbeck.
\_Sixth or Seventh Century^ . . . . . .
Article III. —St. Dubhlitir, Abbot of Finglas, County of Dublin. [Eighth Ccn-
Tipperary . . . . . . . . . Article VII. —St. Dachonna, Bishop of Connor, County of Antrim Article VIII. —St. Columba, Son of Faelghus . . . . . . Article IX. —St. Comman, Son of Dioma, of Aricul . . . Article X. —St. Muiredhach Ua Dubhthaigh . . . . . . Article XL—St. Muredach, Son cf Nessan . . . . . . Article XII. —St. Timothy, Martyr at Sirmium, Pannonia . . . Article XIII. —Reputed Festival of Caineoc, Virgin . . .
. . . 383
. . . 384 . . . 385 . . . 386 . . . 386 . . . 388 . . . 388 . . . 388 . . . 388
Article XIV. —St. Chromanus, or Chronanus, Priest and Confessor, of Mernia,
Scotland. [Tenth Century. '] . . . . . . Article XV. —Reputed Festival of St. Brenaind . . . . . .
^txteent! j IBag of JHag*
. . 388 . . . 389
Article I. St. Brendan, Brandon, or Brenainn, Bishop and Patron of Ardfert, County of Kerry, and of Clonfert, County of
Galway. [Fifth andSixth Cenittries. ']
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Chap. 1. —Introduction—Manuscript Acts of St. Brendan Materi:ils for his Bi(jgraphy—Predictions regarding him—His Place of Nativity and Parentage—His early Training by Bishop Ere and by St. Ita—He visits the great Saints of Ireland—Education by St. Finian of Cloiiard—St. Brendan writes a Rule dictated by an Angel—He begins to found Cells and Monasteries
His Connexion with Brandon Mountain . . . 389
Chap. II. —Irish and other Traditions about a great Western Continent—St. Barind and the Story of his Voyage —He Visits . St.
