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14 The Kilconnel section contains 6,400 acres, I rood and 16 perches. See the "Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland," vol. ii. , p. 453.
'SHis Life occurs, at the 23rd of this month, in the present volume. See Art. i.
'
2
p. xxxiv.
In one place, Colgan
Saran Mac Trenaich, in the
See "Calendar of the Irish Saints,"
September 19. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS 455 Article III. —St. Mac Oigi, Priest. The particular name of this saint
4I
does not appear to have been preserved, for he is only called 1
the son of
Oig. " In the published Martyrology of Tallagh, we read, that veneration
was at this date to Mac 2 The contracted word Sac. follows this given Oigi.
announcement, and from its usual form of application, we may infer he was a Priest. In the manuscript copy of the Book of Leinster, in like manner, he was distinguished as Mac Cuigi, a Priest. 3
Article IV. —St- Fergus, Cruithnech, or the Pict. We may sup- pose from the term applied to this St. Fergus that he was a Pict, either in origin and birth ; or perhaps it may have reference to his residence as missionary in Pictland. It is likely, however, that he had some connexion with Ireland,
as he is classed her saints. At the among
2
of
September,
1 in the
pub-
19th
lished Martyrology of Tallagh, we read, that veneration was given to Fergus,
Cruithnech, or the Pict. We have no such entry, in the Book of Leinster copy. Thetimewhenhelivedhasnotbeenascertained.
Article V. —Reputed Feast of St. Faendalech. A festival in honour of
Faendalech is set down in the of published Martyrology
Tallagh,
1 at the
19th
of September. It is quite possible, notwithstanding, that the present saint differs not from one so named, at the day previous. The error of a scribe
may have caused this double insertion. This entry at the present date is not found in the Book of Leinster copy.
ArticleVI. —St. Seachan. TheMartyrologyofMarianusO'Gorman, at the 19th of September, has a festival for " dear, modest Sechan. "1 His time, place, and position in the Irish Church cannot be determined with any
2
degree of accuracy. According to the Martyrology of Donegal, veneration
was given to Seachan, at the 19th of September. This is probably Senach, bishop of Achadh Fobhar,3 numbered among St. Patrick's disciples. 4
ArticleVII. —St. ComgellorCaomhgheall,Virgin. Afestivalin
honour of Comgell or Caomhgheall, Virgin, is found registered in the published 1
" Sechan caemhnar. "—Dr. Whitley Stokes' " Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 190.
Martyrology of Tallagh, at the 19th of September, although the 1 6th of October Kalends—corresponding with the 16th of September—is substituted.
ARTICLE III. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. p. xxxiv.
2 October.
Kelly, noted as xvi. Kalends of
2 Edited Drs. Todd and by
Reeves, pp.
Incorrectly
3 Thus : rruccuigi prxefbi.
Article IT. —' Incorrectly called xvi. kalends of October.
"Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxxiv.
252, 253.
3 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga,"
Septima Vita S. Patricii, lib. ii. , cap. lxii. , pp. 137, 138, and n. 118, pp. 178, 179.
4 See ibid Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxiii. , p. 267.
Articlevii. —"EditedbyRev. Dr Kelly, p. xxxiv.
Article v. —1 p. xxxiv.
Article vi.
Edited by Rev. Dr.
—
'
Kelly, The Irish entry is :
456 LIVESOFTHEIRISHSAINTS [September19.
A similar error occurs in the Book of Leinster
same date, Marianus O'Gorman commemorates Comgell, noticed by his
commentator as having been a virgin. 3 In the Martyrology of Donegal,* she is commemorated at the 19th of September.
Article VIII. —St. Anci or Ainchi. In the
1
and Book of
Leinster2 of the copies
published we find the
of
Anci, without further designation, and at the 19th of September. 3 The
Martyrology of Donegal* has Ainchi, at the 19th of September. We cannot find any further account of him.
Article IX. —Reputed Feast of St. Sezin, Abbot in Armorica.
1 Already at the 6th of March, we have given the Acts of this early saint, but
Albert le Grand assigns this day to him,2 as the Bollandists notice, at the 19th of September. 3
Article X. —Reputed Feast of St. Kortila. At the 19th of September, Thomas Dempster has a feast for the elevation of St. Kortila,
Martyrology
Tallagh,
simple entry,
and Confessor. 1
Bishop Already
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of a Columban in Scotland.
Gurmain," pp. 180, 181, and n. 2, ibid.
March. 8 He was the sixth
we have alluded to him at the 28th of
of to Albert Krantz,3 Verden, according
bishop
and the Spicilegium Ecclesiasticum Germaniae. 4 Ferrarius follows
"
Dempster, in assigning this feast for the Elevation of the Body of Kortila. However, the Bollandists, at the 19th of September, will not allow this festival on the mere authority of Dempster; nor are they satisfied there is warrant for Kortila's ecclesiastical cultus. *
Thomas 1 has a feast at the Dempster
of
Columbanus, a bishop in Scotia, who is said to have been a Canon Regular,
for a
and to have led the Scots from the error of the Eastern Paschal observance. 8
Article x. -' Thus " Verda» Kortilrc ;
2
3 uij\. " —
Thus : Comgell
See Dr. Whitley Stokes' Felire Hui
episcopi, et confessoris elevatio, B
4 Edited
Drs. Todd and Reeves,
" Kalendars of Scottish 212. Saints," p.
by
Article viil Edited by Rev. Dr. vii.
pp.
3Incorrectlystyledxvi. KalendsofOctober.
4 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
252,253.
Article ix. —• See the Third Volume of
this work, at that date, Art. ii.
2 See "De Sanctis Armoricse, p. 379.
2
In the Third Volume of this work, Art.
252, 253.
—
xxxiv. 2 Thus : Anci.
3 See " lib. Metropolis,"
4 See tomus v. , p. 895.
Kelly, p.
i. , cap. 29.
3 See "Acta tomus Sanctorum,"
Scottish Saints," p, 212.
2 For this he which statement, quotes B. C. ,
initialsdonotrepresentanyofhisappended authorities.
'
vi. , Sep- tembrisxix. Amongthepretermittedleasts,
p. I.
19th
September
supposed
entry
of her name. 2 At this
Meno- logium Scoticum. See Bishop Forbes'
sSee"ActaSanctorum,"tomusvi. , Sep*
tembris xix. Among the pretermitted Saints,
p. 1.
Article xl—l See
Scoti- cum" in Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Menologium
:''
September 19. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 457
As usual with him, Ferrarius3 follows in good faith the assertions of Dempster ; but, the Bollandists,< who record the statement, at this date, are of opinion, that no Columbanus belonged to it.
ArticleXII. —St. Egbinus,aLevite. Atthe19thofSeptember,on
the authority of the Carthusian Martyrology, Father Henry Fitzsimon enters
Egbinus, Levite x while in the anonymous Calendar of Irish Saints given by :
2
In the same manner, we have his name set down in the posthumous list of Colgan's MSS. , so that we may infer his life was to have been published at this date. 3
ArticleXIII. —St. Zephanus. Thisformofnamedoesnotseemtobe
Irish, It may, however, have been Latinized from some Celtic original.
The simple entry Zephanus, without any further designation, is met with in
the of 1 atthe of 2 Wedonotfind Martyrology Tallagh, 19th September.
such an insertion at this date, in the Book of Leinster copy.
Article XIV. —Feast of St. Jantjarius, Bishop of Beneventum and Martyr. The least of St. Januarius, or of Enair, so called in Irish, was celebrated in our early national Church, as we find from the Felire of St.
This manwasofnoblebirthand holy
O'Sullivan Beare, we find only Egbinus, for the same day.
^Engus,
19th
September.
1 atthe
of
of a Neapolitan Christian family, it is supposed ; and he was elected Bishop
ofBeneventum. DuringthepersecutionoftheRomanEmperorDiocletian, he laboured much to console and confirm the faithful in their profession.
With other companions, he was apprehended, and brought before the Prefect Timotheus, who condemned them to be beheaded. This martyrdom occurredatPouzzoli,onthe19thofSeptember,a. d. 305. TheBollandists have their Acts at the end of their sixth volume for the month of September,
2
edited by Father John Stilting, SJ. , and to which a Preface,3 with a
3"
In Catalogus Generalis Sanctorum. "
4 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus vi. , Sep- tembris xix. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 5.
Articlexii.
—' Florantius
" Sped with a famous multitude to Christ's See Histoii* Catholicse Iberniae Com- loveable peace, with his host of pre-
places
the 19th of October, apparently mistaking
him for Ethbinus. 2"
pendium," tomus i. , lib. iv. , cap. xi. , xii,, pp. 51, 54.
eminent Kings, Januarius—a dear comme- moration ! "—" Transactions of the Royal
3 See "
MS. habentur oidi—ne Mensium et Dierum. "
2
Incorrectly noticed as xvi. Kalends of
Catalogus
Actuum Sanctorum
quK
Irish Irish Academy,"
Article xiii. 'Edited by Rev. Dr. p. cxxxviii.
Kelly, p. xxxiv.
2"
See Acta Sanctorum," tomus vi. , Sep-
tembris xix. Addenda ad Diem Decimam
October. — "
Nonam Septembris. De SS. Januario Leabhar Episc, Sosio, Festo et Poculo Diaconis,
Article xiv.
Breac"' — the version,
'In the
this date
:
et Acutio
Felice, pp. 761 to 894.
Puteolis in
following
rann occurs at
Desiderio vel Lectore, Eutyche
Eutychete Campania
himat
Haio comlup fochlAch
Co C^ifc coenroxvi CAichlech
Con<vpLo5 pig f\emAin enAir\inmAin Aiclimec.
Thus translated by Dr. Whitley Stokes :
Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part i. On the Calendar of Oengus,
Martyribus
458 LIVESOFTHEIRISHSAINTS. [September19.
Previous Commentary/ is prefixed. The Acts are drawn from various sources, and their dissertations are illustrated with a map and various copper-plate figures. In the Martyrology of Marianus 0'Gorman,s at the 19th of September, the feast of Enair—interpreted Januarius—occurs.
Article XV. —Achtjit or Acutus. In the Martyrology of Marianus
Article XVI. —St. Festus. A feast for Festus is entered in the
entry
of Achuit, Latinized Acutus, at the 19th of
O'Gorman" occurs the
September. He seems to have been the martyr, who suffered with Januarius, as related in the previous Article.
ofMarianusO'Gorman,1 atthe of Heappears 19th September.
Martyrology
to have been the Deacon Festus, who was the companion of St. Januarius
in martyrdom, as mentioned in a preceding Article.
Article XVII. —Procul or Proculus. At the 19th of September, Marianus O'Gorman enters a feast for Procul or Proculus, in his Martyr-
1 This man seems to have been the Deacon Proculus, who holy
ology.
shared the martyrdom of St. Januarius, as stated in a previous Article.
Article XVIII. —Eutic. In the Martyrology of Marianus O'Gorman, there is a feast for Eutic amlond, rendered "gentle Eutyches," at the 19th
the same as who was united in Eutyches,
of 1 He is September.
probably
martyrdom with St, Januarius, as mentioned in a preceding Article.
Article XIX. —Felix and His Companions, Martyrs, at Nuceria,
1
Italy. At the 19th of September, Marianus O'Gorman has noticed the
"Train of Felix whom we hide not. "* The holy martyr Felix and his companionssufferedforthefaith,undertheRomanEmperorNero. They are said to have been beheaded at Nuceria, in Italy, and little has been recorded of them, although commemorated in various ancient Martyrologies. The Bollandists have such notices of them at this day,3 as they had been able to collect.
'
3 In three paragraphs. Article xviil— See Dr. Whitley
4 In thirty-one sections, comprising 487 Stokes' "Felire Hui Gormain," pp, 180,
paragraphs.
5 Dr. Stokes' "Felire Hui See Whitley
181.
Article xix. —1 See Dr. Whitley Stokes
Gormain," pp. i8o, 181.
Article xv. —' See Dr.
" Whitley
Felire Hui Gormain, pp. 180, 181.
Stokes'
" Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 181.
2 The Irish line reads thus :" lin Felic
Article xvi. —1 See Dr. Whitley Stokes'
" Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 181.
Article xvil—'See Dr. Whitley
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus vi. , Septembris xix. De SS. Felice et Constantia Mart. , et forte Aliis Nuceriae in Italia, pp. 6 to 8.
Stokes"
'
Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 181.
— nach folgem [m]. " Ibid.
September 20. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 459
ArticleXX. —St. ConstaintorConstantia. TheMar^rologyof Marianus O'Gorman1 commemorates the beautiful Constaint or Constantia, at the 19th of September. She was the companion of St. Felix in his mar- tyrdom, as mentioned in the previous Article.
Article XXI. —Pilip or Philippus. The festival of Pilip or Philip-
pus occurs in the Martyrology of Marianus O'Gorman, at the 19th of
I do not find in other calendar the name of Philippus, at this date.
Ctoenttetl) iBap of September*
1
September. any
or
Pilip
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOGHAIDH, PRIEST.
in the Book of Leinster copy of the Martyrology and in that
BOTH the Rev. Dr. Matthew the 20th and 21st published by Kelly, days
of September appear to have been unfilled. However, on the 20th of September, there is a commemoration of Mogaid, saccart or priest; but
nothing further is related of his time or place, in the Martyrology of Marianus
O'Gorman. 1 We have
memorialofhiminIrish afestivalinhonourofMoghaidh,Priest,atthe20thofSeptember. Inthe Martyrology of Tallagh,3 at the 19th of September, is found the name of Mac Oigi Sach. , as we have already seen, and it may be asked, if the name can be identified with the foregoing one ? In this Calendar, likewise, the 20th of September is incorrectly called the XV. of the October Kalends, instead of the XII.
Article II. —St. Aedhan, Son of Oissin. St. Aidus, Son of Ossin, was held in reverence on this day, as Colgan states on the authority of our
Irish 1 The name of Menologists.
Son of was venerated at the Oissin,
sought hagiology.
The
Martyrology
of
Donegal
2 records
in vain to find some indication or probable
Aedhan,
20th of September, and is found in the Martyrologies of Marianus O'Gorman*
andofDonegal. 3 Again,inthecopyofthislatterCalendar,belongingtothe
"
Januarii. Appendix,cap.
Article xx. —' See Dr.
FelireHui Gormain," pp. 180, 181. Article xxi. — See the " Felire Hui
Germain," by Dr. Whitley Stokes, pp. 180, 181.
l
Article i. — See Dr. Whitley Stokes'
"Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 181.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
252, 253.
3 Edited by Re—v. Dr. Kelly. See p. xxxiv. Article ii. 'See "Acta Sanctorum
Whitley
Stokes'
Hiberniae," xxxi.
i. , p. 221. —
2 There entered as " Aedan alimm" rendered " Aedan whom I beseech "—while a note adds, that he was the son of Oissen. See Dr. Whitley Stokes' "Felire Hui Gormain," pp. 180, 181.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
252, 253. In a supplementary catalogue taken from this record, the Rev. Mathew
Kelly, D. D. , sets down, "Sep. 20, Aedhan
460 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [September 20.
Irish Ordnance Survey Records, we find him mentioned at the XII. < of the October Kalends or September 20th.
Article III. —Festival of Doroma. The Feilire of St. ^Engus has a festival at the 20th of September, for a queen named Doroma f and a com- mentator in the Leabhar Breac copy has notes,* which hardly give any additional intelligence regarding her. Nowhere can I find what might serve to throw light on her name, period or place.
Article IV. —Privatus. The festival of Privatus occurs at the 20th
1
Whether he is the Privatus, a Martyr in Phrygia, with Dionysius and perhaps Dorotheus, as
day of September, in the Felire of Marianus O'Gorman.
Thus rendered into
English :
" We beseech
ndalain," thus rendered, with — "Dionysius
whom I meet. " Dr. Whitley Stokes'
2 or Privatus,3 of Gabalitan, also a cannot be bishop martyr/
companions,
determined, as both had a festival, at this same date.
Article V. —Dionysius. In the early Irish Church, as we find from the Felire of Marianus O'Gorman, a feast was held on the 20th of September,
to honour Dionysius.
1
Whether he be the martyr of Phrygia, already
referred to as a companion of St. Privatus' martyrdom, or a martyr so called
at in 2 venerated on this same I am unable to
Perga Pamphylia, day, determine.
Article VI. —Fausta, Martyr. At the 20th of September, Marianus
1
O'Gorman has a special eulogium for the virgin Fausta, whose feast he
celebrates. 2 The martyrdom of this holy virgin, together with that of her companions Evilasius, and perhaps that of Maximinus or Maximus at Cyzicum3 on the Hellespont, is set forth on this date by the Bollandists. *
"
mac Oissin. " See Calendar of Irish
Saints. " p. 30.
*Viz -Ao-oanTTUc
: — Oifpn.
SS. Dionysio et Privato et forte Dorotheo
MM. in Phrygia, p. 150.
3 See ibid. the Saints, Among pretermitted
p. 104.
See Article hi. 'The rann is as follows:—
-AceochAin n4)111454 T_>04ipreC 4|W04lA
1nrvi54n Dopom4 Con4flo5 r*onrn4-04.
this present date by Maurolycus and Cani- sius. while the Roman Martyrology and the Bollandists have his feast at the 21st of August.