In the
Franciscan
copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
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O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v3
8.
Article xii.
—'See Bishop Forbes'
•'
Article xiii. —' The Scottish Entries,
in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, at
the 24th of March, thus state : St. Duum-
chad or Dumchadus, Abbot of the Island of
Hy, so remarkable for its holy men. He mitted saints, p. 532.
*
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemice," Hy, not without fame for his sanctity and Martii xxv. De S. Enano Confessore, p.
Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8.
328.
s Colgan promised fvirther to notice him,
presided many years over the monastery of
miracles. See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars
of Scottish Saints," p. 236.
' See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxiv.
747.
3 See the Acts of this saint, at the loth of
May.
• See Dr. " Ecclesiastical His- Lanigan's
tory of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap. x. ,sect. xii. ,
and
Martii. De S. Dunchado seu Abbate Hiensi, pp. 744 to 746.
Donato, 3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
p. 62,
»(J/</. , n. 66. 199, p.
saints, p. 474.
* See " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p.
at this day. — Article I.
' See *' Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
March 25. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS: 951
happen to thee, brother, as thou desirest, and from this bed thou shalt go to
Heaven. " Itchanced,thatthebrotherwassenttoacertainplace,atsome
distance from Bangor Monastery, and while there he died. By orders of St.
Comgall, his body was brought to the monastery of Bangor. There, after a
lapse of two days, the holy abbot restored him to life ; and, he lived, after-
wards, for many years. This brother often told his companions, what had
beenseenandheard,afterhisdeparture. Astwoangels,sentbyGod,were
conducting him to Heaven, and whilst one of these accompanied him, on
either side, other blessed spirits met them, giving orders to unite the soul of
Enan to his body ; for, St. Comgall had asked from God his restoration to
life, which petition had been granted. Enan lived to an old age subsequently,
and, at the last hour, he passed out of this life, in the bed already mentioned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing account, this saint seems to have been that
person, who is styled in the Calendar of Marianus O'Gorman, " Enanus
egregius, diuturnse quietis, et Muadani filius ;" and, from whose father, a
parish church derived the name Rath-Miiadain, " Arx Muadani," or " the
fort of Muadain. " s Already, some account of this place will be found, in
the notices of Ereclacius, at the 3rd of March. About three perches south-
wards was a burying-ground, locally called Killeena,^ or Killenan, interpreted
*'
the church of Enan," 7 which was long disused, and which was under culti- vation. ^ It is thought, that the church in question very probably was the
"
Ecclesia de Druim-Indich," which the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick states to have been founded by him, in the region of Cathrigia, now known as the barony of Cary, in the county of Antrim. It had been placed, under the care of St. Enan. 9 Now, Druim-Indich may be identical with the modern
Killeena, in the parish of Ramoan, and county of Antrim, according to the opinionofRev. Dr. Reeves. '° InthetownlandofDrumeeny,inGlenshesk, a little west of the river which bounds the parish, there is a gentle eminence. Onthismoundaretheremainsofanancientchapel. " Thisstructure,how- ever, is vulgarly called Gobbin's Heir Castle; and, it is even thus denomi- nated, in William Shaw Mason's work,^^ as also on the Irish Ordnance Survey Townland and Index Maps. '3 But, the term Castle is a complete perversion, as every feature of the spot is indicative of an ecclesiastical character. The first two words are evidently a corruption of Goban Saer,^* the title of that celebrated architect,^s to whose skill the traditions of the
s See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " and appears to have been far south of the Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. place under consideration. "—Reeves' "Ec-
cxxx. , p. 146, col. 2, and n. 203, p. 182, col. 2.
clesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor
and Dromore. " Appendix Z, pp. 284,
285.
" It was 28 feet 9 inches long, and 15
feet in the clear. Walls 10 feet high, wide,
and3feetthick. Thereseemstohavebeen a narrow window, in the east gable, as also in the north wall, near the altar end, and in the south wall. The font, together with the dressed sandstone quoins, 'w—as carried away to a field at some distance. Ibid.
*
Survey Maps.
7 See p. 223.
J.
B.
Doyle's
" Tours in
Ulster,"
This does not appear, on the Ordnance
^ On the S. E. , there is a longcave, running northwards. In its wall, according to the report of a tenant of the land, are two stones ; one had a crucifix carved on it, and the other had a cross. About twelve perches northwards, there are several large pillar stones, now lying prostrate.
"
See where Rev. Luke Conolly treats
9 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146.
about Ramoan Parish, in the " Statistical
Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland,"
vol. ii. , p. 506.
'3 See "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Antrim," Sheet 9.
'^ In Irish written Sob^n Sao^n, or " Goban the Artificer. "
'^ An account of him is given interesting
by Mr, Petrie, in his incomparable work on
"> " The Four Masters, at the year 818, record a meeting of the Northern and Southern Hy-Niall, at a place called
which O'Connor renders Collis-equi: but this was situated in a plain,
TDiiuiTTi-itToech,
952 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi. See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
mitted saints, — p. 533.
'
to
3 See ibid.
540.
Sacra Memoria
Crucifixi, in Three Sections, pp. 540 to 543. The Franciscan copy of the Tallagh Martyr-
ology also notes this Festival.
Article
Such as the Carthusian
saints, p. 553.
s St. James the Less, whose feast is held,
on the 1st of May.
^
St. James the Great, whose feast is kept, on the 25th of July.
Such as the Sanctilogium Genealogi- "
3 Speaking of our saint, Dr. Keating says, that this religious person was derived from
the family of Conaire, the son of Eidersgeoil.
Jesu
Christi
l.
writers of their Martyrology, Petrus Cani-
sius, Ferrarius, in his General Catalogue,
and Fitzsimon, in his Catalogue of Irish
< See ibid. Among the pretermitted Saints, ^"
cum and Seluacius.
954 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Calendar, state, that our saint's father had been named Tuladhran. s So far, have we been enabled to collect illustrations, in reference to this holy man's
genealogy j and, the pedigree of a saint is at least interesting, as that of a monarch. The Bollandists have published short Acts of this saint,^ and
following closely the accounts of him, as left us, by Colgan. ? This pious servant of Christ was a relative to, and contemporary with, Finan, of Kin- netty. ^ Our saint appears to have flourished, about the close of the sixth, and beginning of the seventh, century. He is usually called Mochelloc, of Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh, or Conchaidh,9 an ancient city near Lismore, in the present county of Waterford. A query is proposed by Dr. Lanigan, if Mo- collop," the name of a parish near Lismore, be not a corruption of Mochel- loc? " This, however, seems to be a conjecture, not well sustained. " The place of our saint was in the Munster Decies. Archdall declares himself unable to assign the exact location for Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh. '3 Weare told, by Keating, that this saint was founder of Kilmallock church,'^ and this name is supposed to be a contraction from Kill-mochelloc. 's But, we find, some fanciful and supremely ridiculous derivation—s, for the name of this
See Dermod O'Connor's Keating's "His- Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey tory of Ireland," book ii. , p. 403. Office, Phoenix Park," vol. i. , p. 307. Mr. * See " Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco, p. 749. 1840.
5 In the Irish Calendar, at the vii. of the '3 See Archdall's "Monasticon Hiberni-
Calends of April (March 26th), I find cum," p. 686.
—own. ^^ A
t very interesting
account of Kilmallock ^^ because of its remains'^ called the Balbec of Ireland,'9 with some excellent illustrations of its ruins, willbefoundintheworkofLadyChatterton. "° Severalbeautifuldrawings
C—iit^n mAC CoLo'0]\<Mn in OeipbmutfiAn. Ordnance Survey Office Copy for Plicenix
Park. Common Place Book,
'* " St. Mocheallog, who erected and
This is now deposited, in the Royal Irish
Dermod O'Connor's
Mocheallog, "
of
Academy's Library.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco sive Kelleno
of " vol. tory Ireland,
iii. , chap, xvii. ,
sect,
626.
7 See Acta Sanctorum Hibernice,"
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
:
Martii xxvi. De Mochelloco Kellochie Patrono, p. 749.
^
con ametathesisforMallochicon
;
His feast occurs, at the 7th of April.
9 In the Martyrology of Tallagh, at the vii. of the Kalends of April (March 26), I find this saint's festival, entered in the following manner: " Mochelloc mac Tulo- drain o Chathir mic Conaich. " See Rev. " Calendar of Irish Saints," &c. , p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I can only
make out ItloceLLoc.
»° This place, in the parishes of Lismore
and Mocollop, baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, is noted on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Tovirnland Maps for the County of Waterford," Sheets 19, 20.
" See " Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, i. , sect, xii. , n. 100, p. 28.
" "Dr. Lanigan and Moore have hesitated to assert, that it is certain, the Cill Moch- ealloc of the ancients is the present town of Kilmallock ; but, there can be no doubt of their identity, as every man in the province of Munster calls Kilmallock by no other name than Gill modeAlldg [Kill Mocheal- log] when speaking Irish. " — "County
Dr.
Kelly's
p. 33.
Keating's
consecrated Cill
History
'S See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
Ireland," book ii. , p. 403.
vi. , p. 29.
" One of these is here submitted
and the final icon, which is only a Greek termination, being taken away, leaves Moloch, that is, Moloch the Apollo or great divinity of the
ancient universe.
"To divert the nations from this mis-
placed enthusiasm, one of the early converts
to assumed to himself the name Christianity
of Moloch ; and then, prefixing to it the ad- junct Kill made it the church of —Maloch, in- stead of the city of Moloch. " O'Brien's " Round Towers of Ireland," chap, xv. , pp. 201, 202.
'' It is within the parishes of St. Peter
and St. Paul, in the barony so called, and it is shown, on the "Ordnance Survey To\vn-
land Maps for the County of Limerick," Sheet 47.
"* *'
See Mr. and Mrs. Hall's Ireland : its
Scenery, Character," &c. , vol. i. , p. 351. In this work may be seen some wood-cut illustrations of it.
•' Under a heading of this sort, Crofton Croker has written some good lines on Kil- mallock : —
&c. "—
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
955
of the ecclesiastical and military antiquities there are preserved. '^^ The glories of Kilmallock are now, however, among the shadows of the past. ''' It
was formerly an important borough, and even a walled town. It is cele- brated, both in the ecclesiastical and military annals of Ireland. It had four
gateway towers of lofty and imposing character ; it can now boast only Blosom's-gate. =3 TheDominicanAbbey,onthebanksoftheLubachRiver, is a ruin, still presenting a fine effect. The choir is unrivalled for symmetry and elegance of design. ^* The Abbey of Kilmallock stands, on the east side of the town, and outside of its walls. 's In addition to this, the visitor to Kilmallock will be attracted to the old mediseval church of the Apostles, St,
** When first I saw Kilmallock's walls, 'Twas in the stillness of moonlight ;
And lofty towers and stately halls Frowned darkly then enwrapped in
night,
Just touched with tinsel, streaks and
site of an ancient hospital for lepers is still called the Spidalfield.
gleams,
Mysterious, as a town of dreams.
"
the following are the principal : A beautiful
chapel, extending to the east of the tower,
and measuring 66 feet, 6 inches, in length,
on the inside, and 24 feet, in breadth. It
is lighted, by six Gothic windows, placed on
the south wall, and measuring about 12 feet,
in height, and 5 feet, in width, and by a
very magnificent one, placed on the east
gable, and measuring about 20 feet in
height, and 16 feet in width, on the outside,
'° See her " Rambles in the South of Ire-
land, during the year 1838," vol. ii. , chap,
xii. , pp. 236 to 305.
^' Among the 46 sketches of Ordnance
Survey Antiquities, referring to the county of Limerick, are the following respecting Kilmallock : I. The parish church at Kil- mallock, with its Round Tower. 2. South Gate of Kilmallock. 3. The chancel of the Abbey of Kilmallock. The foregoing are pen and ink sketches, I believe by the
artist, W. F. Wakeman, although his signa- ture is only affixed to the latter. They are drawn on letter paper, in his usual correct style ; but, they are not highly finished, although sufficiently so for the purposes of a tasteful and corre—ct engraver. The follow-
ing are in pencil some of them
shading—and on thick drawing paper,
about 16 by 12 inches : I. The Abbey of 2 feet, 9 inches, to 3 feet, 10 inches. The Kilmallock, from the west. 2. The gate at south wall is 2 feet, 9 inches ; but, the Kilmallock, on the Cork road. 3. Abbey north wall and west gable are 3 feet, 10 of Kilmallock. 4. The parish church of inches, in thickness. The western chapel Kilmallock. 5. Round Tower of Kilmal-
lock.
•'
Article xiii. —' The Scottish Entries,
in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, at
the 24th of March, thus state : St. Duum-
chad or Dumchadus, Abbot of the Island of
Hy, so remarkable for its holy men. He mitted saints, p. 532.
*
See "Acta Sanctorum Hibemice," Hy, not without fame for his sanctity and Martii xxv. De S. Enano Confessore, p.
Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p. 8.
328.
s Colgan promised fvirther to notice him,
presided many years over the monastery of
miracles. See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars
of Scottish Saints," p. 236.
' See "Acta Sanctorum Hibernise," xxiv.
747.
3 See the Acts of this saint, at the loth of
May.
• See Dr. " Ecclesiastical His- Lanigan's
tory of Ireland," vol. ii. , chap. x. ,sect. xii. ,
and
Martii. De S. Dunchado seu Abbate Hiensi, pp. 744 to 746.
Donato, 3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
p. 62,
»(J/</. , n. 66. 199, p.
saints, p. 474.
* See " Kalendars of Scottish Saints," p.
at this day. — Article I.
' See *' Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
March 25. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS: 951
happen to thee, brother, as thou desirest, and from this bed thou shalt go to
Heaven. " Itchanced,thatthebrotherwassenttoacertainplace,atsome
distance from Bangor Monastery, and while there he died. By orders of St.
Comgall, his body was brought to the monastery of Bangor. There, after a
lapse of two days, the holy abbot restored him to life ; and, he lived, after-
wards, for many years. This brother often told his companions, what had
beenseenandheard,afterhisdeparture. Astwoangels,sentbyGod,were
conducting him to Heaven, and whilst one of these accompanied him, on
either side, other blessed spirits met them, giving orders to unite the soul of
Enan to his body ; for, St. Comgall had asked from God his restoration to
life, which petition had been granted. Enan lived to an old age subsequently,
and, at the last hour, he passed out of this life, in the bed already mentioned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing account, this saint seems to have been that
person, who is styled in the Calendar of Marianus O'Gorman, " Enanus
egregius, diuturnse quietis, et Muadani filius ;" and, from whose father, a
parish church derived the name Rath-Miiadain, " Arx Muadani," or " the
fort of Muadain. " s Already, some account of this place will be found, in
the notices of Ereclacius, at the 3rd of March. About three perches south-
wards was a burying-ground, locally called Killeena,^ or Killenan, interpreted
*'
the church of Enan," 7 which was long disused, and which was under culti- vation. ^ It is thought, that the church in question very probably was the
"
Ecclesia de Druim-Indich," which the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick states to have been founded by him, in the region of Cathrigia, now known as the barony of Cary, in the county of Antrim. It had been placed, under the care of St. Enan. 9 Now, Druim-Indich may be identical with the modern
Killeena, in the parish of Ramoan, and county of Antrim, according to the opinionofRev. Dr. Reeves. '° InthetownlandofDrumeeny,inGlenshesk, a little west of the river which bounds the parish, there is a gentle eminence. Onthismoundaretheremainsofanancientchapel. " Thisstructure,how- ever, is vulgarly called Gobbin's Heir Castle; and, it is even thus denomi- nated, in William Shaw Mason's work,^^ as also on the Irish Ordnance Survey Townland and Index Maps. '3 But, the term Castle is a complete perversion, as every feature of the spot is indicative of an ecclesiastical character. The first two words are evidently a corruption of Goban Saer,^* the title of that celebrated architect,^s to whose skill the traditions of the
s See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " and appears to have been far south of the Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. place under consideration. "—Reeves' "Ec-
cxxx. , p. 146, col. 2, and n. 203, p. 182, col. 2.
clesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor
and Dromore. " Appendix Z, pp. 284,
285.
" It was 28 feet 9 inches long, and 15
feet in the clear. Walls 10 feet high, wide,
and3feetthick. Thereseemstohavebeen a narrow window, in the east gable, as also in the north wall, near the altar end, and in the south wall. The font, together with the dressed sandstone quoins, 'w—as carried away to a field at some distance. Ibid.
*
Survey Maps.
7 See p. 223.
J.
B.
Doyle's
" Tours in
Ulster,"
This does not appear, on the Ordnance
^ On the S. E. , there is a longcave, running northwards. In its wall, according to the report of a tenant of the land, are two stones ; one had a crucifix carved on it, and the other had a cross. About twelve perches northwards, there are several large pillar stones, now lying prostrate.
"
See where Rev. Luke Conolly treats
9 See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. " Septima Vita S. Patricii, pars, ii. , cap. cxxx. , p. 146.
about Ramoan Parish, in the " Statistical
Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland,"
vol. ii. , p. 506.
'3 See "Ordnance Survey Townland Maps for the County of Antrim," Sheet 9.
'^ In Irish written Sob^n Sao^n, or " Goban the Artificer. "
'^ An account of him is given interesting
by Mr, Petrie, in his incomparable work on
"> " The Four Masters, at the year 818, record a meeting of the Northern and Southern Hy-Niall, at a place called
which O'Connor renders Collis-equi: but this was situated in a plain,
TDiiuiTTi-itToech,
952 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 25.
country ascribe the erection of so many churches and round towers. A curious excavation, known as the Goban Saer's Cave, lies near to Killeena. Various interesting antiquities are there to be found. ^^ Were we to consider this Enan as a saint, who flourished under the care of St. Comgall, it can hardly be allowed, he was the same as that person, who had been placed over Druim-Indich church, by St. Patrick, about the year 460. Yet, this is a supposition, advanced by Colgan, but, apparently, with less confidence, than his former conjecture, as noticed. The year of our saint's death is un- known. His name Enan mac Muadain is recorded, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^7 at the 25th of March. Cathal Maguire inserts the feast of this saint, in his Calendar, at the present day. Likewise, Enan, son of Muadan,^^ is mentioned in the Martyrology of DonegaVs as having a festival, at this date.
Article II. —St. Columba, Daughter of Baoit. . A notice appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,^ at this date, of " Columb inghen Buiti. " The BoUandists only note down this entry. ' The festival of Columba, daughter of Baoit, also occurs, in the Martyrology of Donegal,3 on this day.
Article III. —Festival of St. Cammin, Abbot of Innis-caltra,
County of Clare. [Seventh Century. '] Some of our Martyrologists, as we have seen, place the festival of this saint, at the previous day ; while others havehimrecorded,onthe25thofMarch. Colganhascollectedandpub- lished his Acts, at the present date, which is the one preferred, by our most ancient Calendarists. ^ At this day, likewise, the Martyrology of Tallagh' registers Cummin. It tells us, moreover, that his mother was called Cumman. 3 TheRev. AlbanButler*hasthefestivalofSt. Cammin,Abbot, atthisdate,atwhichtheBoUandistss havesomenotices.
Article IV. —The Incarnation and Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Martyrdom of the Apostle St. James. In the " Feilire " ^ of St. . <;Engus, we find the foregoing festivals noted, as having
the " Ecclesiastical Architecture and Round Towers of Ireland," part ii. , sect, iii. , sub- sect. 3, pp. 385, 386.
"^ Mr. George Langtry has given a very
Hibernije," xxv. Martii. De S. Camino Abbate Inis-Keltraensi, pp. 746, 747.
'
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The Franciscan copy has CAimin Sci.
^ See " Acta Sanctorum Hiber- Colgan's
nise," xii. Januarii, n. 6, p. 59.
See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and
other principal Saints," vol. iii. , March xxv. 5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomusiii. , Martii
account of these, in "The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archae- ological Association of Ireland," vol. i. Fourth Series. No. 8. October, 187 1, pp.
571 to 574.
»7 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xix. The
Franciscan copy has enAn mAC muATDAn.
interesting
•^ See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga. "
SeptimaVitaS. Patricii,lib. ii. ,cap. cxxx. , Englishtranslation,h—asbeenfurnishedby
p. 146, n. 203, p. 182. Professor O'Looney
^^'9^Edited Article
by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. n. -' Edited by Rev. Dr.
:
^^ ^j,„^ ^y^^ ctNodiAt) ocur compe,\c
Kelly, p.
find, CoLumbe.
In the Franciscan copy, we
^o^eKichToUeiM 1a pAir lAcopi.
xix^
'
'
'
' See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus Martii xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 532.
3 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
86, 87.
Article in. —» See *'Acta Sanctorum
" The Crucifixion and tion
Concep-
iii. ,
xxv. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 533.
—'The extract following
Article iv.
from the " Leabhar Breac" copy, with its
Of Jesus Christ, it is meet On one feast with piety [to
celebrate them]
With the passion of James,"
March 26. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 953
been celebrated, on this day, in the ancient Irish Church. The feast of Christ's Incarnation is now usually called that of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. '' There seems to have been a very generally received tradition, likewise, that the Crucifixion of Our Divine Saviour occurred on this day. Besides, the Martyrdom of St. James, the Apostle, who was be-
headed by Herod, about the Feast of the Pasch, is celebrated in many "
ancient Martyrologies. 3 Sometimes, the present Apostle is called Frater
"
Domini," 4 and sometimes,
of the festivals here entered will be found, in the writings of various learned Catholic divines,^ who have treated on the subject.
ArticleV. —St. Lucella. TheBollandists^
observe,
thatMarianus
Frater S. Joannis Evangelistse. " s Elucidations
O'Gorman has such an entry, at this date, in his Martyrology, and that one =*
oftheHolyDaughtersofLeinin issimilarlynamed.
Article VI. —Festival of St, Kilian, a Bishop, and of Theot-
MANUS,ADeacon. \^SevmthCentury^ NoticingthesesaintlyMartyrs,the ^
Bollandists remark,thattheirchieffeastisonthe8thofJuly; while,inthe
Manuscript of Florarius, the first is mentioned, and the latter by Camerarius, at the 25th of March.
Ctoeutp-'Sii^tf) IBap of iiflanl^*
ARTICLE I. —ST. MOCHELLOC, OR CELLOC, PATRON OF KILMALLOCH, COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
[SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. 1
saint is called Mottelog, by some writers,' but more correctly
Celloc, Cellenus, Kellenus, by others, THIS or
who derive his name Mo-
"
chelloc, by which he is best known, from the endearing prefix, "^
mo," Angli- cised into my," being joined with Chelloc. Certain authorities say, that
his father was named Oblen, and that he descended from the noble and
ancient race of Connor, King of Ireland. 3 However, Colgan is of opinion, that Oblen must have been the name of his grandfather, or great-grandfather,* The Martyrologies of Tamlacht and of Marianus O'Gorman, with the Irish
'The Bollandists have an interesting ArticleV. —'See "Acta Sanctorum,"
series of Disquisitions, on this festival, in tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter- "
the Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Martii mitted saints, p. 532.
"' XXV. , under the heading, Sacra Memoria
See notices o—f them, at the 6th of March.
Annunciationis S. Mariae Virg. et Incarna- tionis Filii Dei," in Four Sections, pp. 534
'
Article vi. See "Acta Sanctorum,"
tomus iii. , Martii xxv. Among the preter-
mitted saints, — p. 533.
'
to
3 See ibid.
540.
Sacra Memoria
Crucifixi, in Three Sections, pp. 540 to 543. The Franciscan copy of the Tallagh Martyr-
ology also notes this Festival.
Article
Such as the Carthusian
saints, p. 553.
s St. James the Less, whose feast is held,
on the 1st of May.
^
St. James the Great, whose feast is kept, on the 25th of July.
Such as the Sanctilogium Genealogi- "
3 Speaking of our saint, Dr. Keating says, that this religious person was derived from
the family of Conaire, the son of Eidersgeoil.
Jesu
Christi
l.
writers of their Martyrology, Petrus Cani-
sius, Ferrarius, in his General Catalogue,
and Fitzsimon, in his Catalogue of Irish
< See ibid. Among the pretermitted Saints, ^"
cum and Seluacius.
954 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 26.
Calendar, state, that our saint's father had been named Tuladhran. s So far, have we been enabled to collect illustrations, in reference to this holy man's
genealogy j and, the pedigree of a saint is at least interesting, as that of a monarch. The Bollandists have published short Acts of this saint,^ and
following closely the accounts of him, as left us, by Colgan. ? This pious servant of Christ was a relative to, and contemporary with, Finan, of Kin- netty. ^ Our saint appears to have flourished, about the close of the sixth, and beginning of the seventh, century. He is usually called Mochelloc, of Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh, or Conchaidh,9 an ancient city near Lismore, in the present county of Waterford. A query is proposed by Dr. Lanigan, if Mo- collop," the name of a parish near Lismore, be not a corruption of Mochel- loc? " This, however, seems to be a conjecture, not well sustained. " The place of our saint was in the Munster Decies. Archdall declares himself unable to assign the exact location for Cathuir-mac-Conchaigh. '3 Weare told, by Keating, that this saint was founder of Kilmallock church,'^ and this name is supposed to be a contraction from Kill-mochelloc. 's But, we find, some fanciful and supremely ridiculous derivation—s, for the name of this
See Dermod O'Connor's Keating's "His- Limerick Letters of the Ordnance Survey tory of Ireland," book ii. , p. 403. Office, Phoenix Park," vol. i. , p. 307. Mr. * See " Acta Sanctorum Hibemise," O'Donovan's Letter, dated August 12th,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco, p. 749. 1840.
5 In the Irish Calendar, at the vii. of the '3 See Archdall's "Monasticon Hiberni-
Calends of April (March 26th), I find cum," p. 686.
—own. ^^ A
t very interesting
account of Kilmallock ^^ because of its remains'^ called the Balbec of Ireland,'9 with some excellent illustrations of its ruins, willbefoundintheworkofLadyChatterton. "° Severalbeautifuldrawings
C—iit^n mAC CoLo'0]\<Mn in OeipbmutfiAn. Ordnance Survey Office Copy for Plicenix
Park. Common Place Book,
'* " St. Mocheallog, who erected and
This is now deposited, in the Royal Irish
Dermod O'Connor's
Mocheallog, "
of
Academy's Library.
* See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. ,
Martii xxvi. De S. Mochelloco sive Kelleno
of " vol. tory Ireland,
iii. , chap, xvii. ,
sect,
626.
7 See Acta Sanctorum Hibernice,"
" I next turn to Killmallock, the ancient name of w—hich as given by Ptolemy was Macolli-
Kellocise in Hibemia, "
p.
:
Martii xxvi. De Mochelloco Kellochie Patrono, p. 749.
^
con ametathesisforMallochicon
;
His feast occurs, at the 7th of April.
9 In the Martyrology of Tallagh, at the vii. of the Kalends of April (March 26), I find this saint's festival, entered in the following manner: " Mochelloc mac Tulo- drain o Chathir mic Conaich. " See Rev. " Calendar of Irish Saints," &c. , p. xix. In the Franciscan copy, I can only
make out ItloceLLoc.
»° This place, in the parishes of Lismore
and Mocollop, baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, is noted on the "Ordnance Sur- vey Tovirnland Maps for the County of Waterford," Sheets 19, 20.
" See " Ecclesiastical History of Ireland," vol. i. , chap, i. , sect, xii. , n. 100, p. 28.
" "Dr. Lanigan and Moore have hesitated to assert, that it is certain, the Cill Moch- ealloc of the ancients is the present town of Kilmallock ; but, there can be no doubt of their identity, as every man in the province of Munster calls Kilmallock by no other name than Gill modeAlldg [Kill Mocheal- log] when speaking Irish. " — "County
Dr.
Kelly's
p. 33.
Keating's
consecrated Cill
History
'S See Dr. Lanigan's "Ecclesiastical His-
Ireland," book ii. , p. 403.
vi. , p. 29.
" One of these is here submitted
and the final icon, which is only a Greek termination, being taken away, leaves Moloch, that is, Moloch the Apollo or great divinity of the
ancient universe.
"To divert the nations from this mis-
placed enthusiasm, one of the early converts
to assumed to himself the name Christianity
of Moloch ; and then, prefixing to it the ad- junct Kill made it the church of —Maloch, in- stead of the city of Moloch. " O'Brien's " Round Towers of Ireland," chap, xv. , pp. 201, 202.
'' It is within the parishes of St. Peter
and St. Paul, in the barony so called, and it is shown, on the "Ordnance Survey To\vn-
land Maps for the County of Limerick," Sheet 47.
"* *'
See Mr. and Mrs. Hall's Ireland : its
Scenery, Character," &c. , vol. i. , p. 351. In this work may be seen some wood-cut illustrations of it.
•' Under a heading of this sort, Crofton Croker has written some good lines on Kil- mallock : —
&c. "—
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955
of the ecclesiastical and military antiquities there are preserved. '^^ The glories of Kilmallock are now, however, among the shadows of the past. ''' It
was formerly an important borough, and even a walled town. It is cele- brated, both in the ecclesiastical and military annals of Ireland. It had four
gateway towers of lofty and imposing character ; it can now boast only Blosom's-gate. =3 TheDominicanAbbey,onthebanksoftheLubachRiver, is a ruin, still presenting a fine effect. The choir is unrivalled for symmetry and elegance of design. ^* The Abbey of Kilmallock stands, on the east side of the town, and outside of its walls. 's In addition to this, the visitor to Kilmallock will be attracted to the old mediseval church of the Apostles, St,
** When first I saw Kilmallock's walls, 'Twas in the stillness of moonlight ;
And lofty towers and stately halls Frowned darkly then enwrapped in
night,
Just touched with tinsel, streaks and
site of an ancient hospital for lepers is still called the Spidalfield.
gleams,
Mysterious, as a town of dreams.
"
the following are the principal : A beautiful
chapel, extending to the east of the tower,
and measuring 66 feet, 6 inches, in length,
on the inside, and 24 feet, in breadth. It
is lighted, by six Gothic windows, placed on
the south wall, and measuring about 12 feet,
in height, and 5 feet, in width, and by a
very magnificent one, placed on the east
gable, and measuring about 20 feet in
height, and 16 feet in width, on the outside,
'° See her " Rambles in the South of Ire-
land, during the year 1838," vol. ii. , chap,
xii. , pp. 236 to 305.
^' Among the 46 sketches of Ordnance
Survey Antiquities, referring to the county of Limerick, are the following respecting Kilmallock : I. The parish church at Kil- mallock, with its Round Tower. 2. South Gate of Kilmallock. 3. The chancel of the Abbey of Kilmallock. The foregoing are pen and ink sketches, I believe by the
artist, W. F. Wakeman, although his signa- ture is only affixed to the latter. They are drawn on letter paper, in his usual correct style ; but, they are not highly finished, although sufficiently so for the purposes of a tasteful and corre—ct engraver. The follow-
ing are in pencil some of them
shading—and on thick drawing paper,
about 16 by 12 inches : I. The Abbey of 2 feet, 9 inches, to 3 feet, 10 inches. The Kilmallock, from the west. 2. The gate at south wall is 2 feet, 9 inches ; but, the Kilmallock, on the Cork road. 3. Abbey north wall and west gable are 3 feet, 10 of Kilmallock. 4. The parish church of inches, in thickness. The western chapel Kilmallock. 5. Round Tower of Kilmal-
lock.
