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Article IV. —Festival of St. Bitus or Bite, of Inis Cumscraigh,
AccordingtotheMartyrologyofTallagh, venerationwasgiven,atthe29th of July, to Bitus or Bite, of Innsi Caumscridh. This holy man is called Bute, or perhaps Byte, by Marianus O'Gorman. That island or rather peninsula is beautifully situated in Strangford Lough, and nearly opposite to Down- patrick, county of Down. Some interesting ruins are yet seen in th—is place.
the erection of one, which had been founded by the Anglo-Norman warrior, John De Courcey. This latter was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, on the 3rd of June, a. d. 1180. 3 When the present saint flourished has not been ascertained. In the Martyrology of Donegal,* we find an entry of Bite of Inis Cumhscraigh, at the 29th of July. We are inclined to think, that the present holy man is not distinct from the Abbot so called, and who is cele- brated on the 22nd day of this month, where an account of him has been already given.
ArticleV. —St. CummineorCuimmein,SonofAride. Thename
of Cumianus, Cummine, or Cuimmein, appears at the 29th of July, in the
of 1 of Marianus O'Gorman and of 2 He is Martyrologies Tallagh, Donegal.
called the son of Aride, Ardi or Aradius. 3
Article VI. —St. Ethelwin, Bishop and Confessor. The foregoing
now Inch, or Inniscumhscray, Strangford Lough, County of Down. 1
2
An abbey or a monastery stood here—as has been already observed before
-204, 205.
22 2
Appended to this entry, in William M. Hennessy's copy of this work, I find this notice, "Leve, Leamhuin. Leven, Scotland. '*'
See
Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum," lib. iii. , cap. xxvii.
Article iv. — Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxx.
Article v. Kelly, p. xxx.
x
Edited by Rev. Dr.
Reeves, pp.
2
Lupus and Simplicius, bishops without a
Edited
by
with a Prosper virginal
July 29th.
1 He was a who visited Ireland Saxon,
man had a feast, at
for purposes of instruction, and who returned afterwards to his own country,
holy
where he became Bishop of Lindsay. Radulfus de Diceto. s
2
This happened in 682, according to
Article VII. —Festival of St. Lupus and of St. Simplicius, Bishops.
1
In the ancient Irish Church, according to the "Feilire" of St. ^Engus, there
"
*3"
2
See at the 22nd of this month, in the pre- sent Volume, notices of St. Biteus, or Mobiu, Art. i.
3 See a further description and wood en- gravings of the ruins at this place, in the
''
Dublin Penny Journal," vol. i. , No. 50, pp. 396, 397- The letter-press is by the late Dr. Petrie.
4 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 204,205.
See the Bollandists' Acta Sanctorum," tomus iii. , Aprilis xxiv. De Sancto Egberto, Presbytero in Insu—la Hyensi, n. (e), p. 315.
—
Drs. Todd and
ttmibup ^5^r Simplex epfcoip cenchuix) -0151141 ppofpe]\ coclei|\ ua^'oai nolX •pcolainne m^-oxM.
"Transactions nise," xii. Januarii. De S. Cumiano Episcopo script Series, vol. i. , part i. On the Calendar
204, 205.
3 See Colgan's "Acta Sanctorum Hiber-
Bobii sepulto, n—. 6, p. 59. of Oengus, p. cxii.
x2 Article vi. See Sir Harris Nicolas'
Chronology of History," p. 147.
Article vii.
'
In the "Leabhar
Venerable Bede's "Historia
Breac" copy is the following stanza, ren- dered —into English by Dr. Whitley
Stokes
:
"
whit of
reproach
train, great, kingly stars. "
:
—
of the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manu-
Thus
1 "Uinibuf ocuf Simplex . 1. hi ii.
506 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. J Clv 30.
was a commemoration of Saints Lupus and Simplicius, Bishops, at the 29th
of To this there are comments 2 in Latin and in Irish. July. subjoined,
Article VIII. —Festival of St. Prosper, and of his Companions. In
"1
the Feilire" of St. ^Engus, at the 29th of July, there is a feast entered for
St. Prosper, and his companions, who are highly eulogized.
Cfttrtietb 23aj> of 3t%
ARTICLE I. —ST. SECHNASACH, ABBOT OF CEANN-LOCHA, OR KINLOUGH.
the THIS
saint belonged to the race of Laeghaire, son of Niall, according to
he was a at in the Colgan, priest Durrow,
seen a of this name, connected with place
Article II. —St. Cobarchair, or Cobuir, Son of Goll, of Gulban
1
gort. IntheMartyrologyofTallagh, wefindthatvenerationwasgivenatthe
30th of July to Cobarchair, Gulbain Guirt mac h. Gairb. 2 The word Cobhair
has the meaning of " aid," or "help j" and, in Latin, it maybe represented by the word Auxilius. 3 Hence, it has been conjectured, that he was St. Patrick's
disciple. The present holy man is entered in the Martyrology of Maiianus O'Gorman. 4 At the same date, in the Martyrology of Donegal,s occurs the
"
1111c. 1i. 5Air\b : Cobarchar, of Gulban
1 King's County.
a St. Siadhal Ua
We have
already 2
O'Clerys. According
to
Commain, conjectured
Kinlough, at the north-western extremity of Lough Melvin, in the barony of Rosclogher, and County of Leitrim. Dr. O'Donovan states, there are several such denominations in Ireland. 3 This day, the Martyrology of Donegal * mentions, that a festival was celebrated in honour of St. Sechnasach, Abbot of Ceann-locha.
episcopi sunt ;" and in the lower margin
— rendered into English "Christ's law to every- one they used to sing," etc. Also, Lupus et Simplex et Prosper tres episcopi sunt. "—
Jbid. , p. exxi.
Article VIZI. —* See " Leabhar Breac "
copy, in "Transactions of the Royal Irish
Academy,"IrishManuscriptSeries,vol. i. , parti. On th—e Calendar of Oengus, p. cxii.
Heche Crurcneoch noc-han o<vir>
son ofGarbh. "
3 See what has been written on this sub-
ject, by a writer in the " Irish Ecclesiastical Record," vol. iv. , March, 186S, in the Aiti- cle headed " St. Fiecc's Poem on the Life of
St. Patrick," p. 275, n. 5.
4 There we read, Cob<Mj\ mAc 5111IX 5e)\-
ihaii, which a marginal note in the Brussels Manuscript explains thus, "50^111411 Cobv\i]\.
204, 205. Article ii
Kelly, p. xxx.
a
—
«
Edited
Rev. Dr. 5tnll,
from Cobair. In the
•
I. See "Trias
Thaumaturga,"
forte Auxilius, JerunAii
Gennanus. " Mean-
cap. iv. , p. 508.
2
At the 8th of March, in the Third Vo- lume of this work, Art. xvii.
3 See "Annals of the Four Masters,"
vol. i. , n. (a), p. 402.
4 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Cobair son of Goll, a German," and that —
which signifies aid, help, in Irish is, per- haps, a Celtic form of the name Auxilius.
But, it is probable,that Germanise mistake, or else the name of another saint. So the Martyrology of Tamlacht seems to have understood it, for we find there Sepman mac
The full entry in the Martyrology of Tamlacht is, Cobar\car», Sutbam 5uir\c.
by
distinguished
Roman Martyrology, Germanus, Bishop of A uxerre, is commemorated on this day; but, in that of Marianas OGorman, on the
ocurpb
Gort,
Article
Quinta Appendix ad Acta S. Columbx, ing, that the text is to be translated "Cobai—r,
to have been identical with probably
July 30. ] LIVESOFTHEIRISHSAINTS. 507
nameofCobuir,sonofGoll. 6 Fromthislatterpatronymic,itseemsclear,that the present holy man must be distinguished from St. Auxilius,? son of Ua- Baird, St. Patrick's disciple, and the Patron of Killossy, county of Kildarc.
8
Article III. —St. Maeltuile, of Disert-Maeltuile, now Dysart,
2
appears in the Martyrology of Donegal, at this same date, as Maeltuile, son
of Nochaire. His place was known as Disert Maeltuile, meaning St. Mael-
tuile's desert or wilderness. It is now called Dysart, a townland giving name
to a parish, situated on the west side of Lough-Ainninn, or Lough Ennell, in
the barony of Rathconrath, and county of Westmeath. The present saint
gave name to the place. 3 His holy well, called Tobar-Multilly, is still pointed
out, near the old churchyard of Dysart. * It is probable, the present saint may have been identical with one bearing the same name, venerated, as Ave
have seen, at the 29th of May. s
ArticleIV. —St. Cobthach,DiscipleofColumkille. Thisdevoted
follower of the great Abbot of Iona, was the son of Brendan, and brother of
12
St. Baithene, who immediately succeeded St. Columkille in the monastery
at Iona. He was one of the twelve first disciples, who sailed from Ireland
to that island with the founder. We find a commemoration for him at the
30th of July, on the authority of George Petrie, LL. D. , and John O'Dono- van,LL. D. 3 TheRev. Dr. Reeves,whenalludingtotheearlycompanions of St. Columkille, remarks,4 that Camerarius gives him a day, at the 7th of
6
Article V. —St. Saran.
The simple entry, Saran, appears in the 12
His feast, in one instance, has been referred to the 16th September.
CountyofWestmeath. TheMartyrologyofTallagh'
afestival atthe30thofJuly,inhonourofMaoltuilemacMochuire. Hebelongedto the race of Laeghaire, son to Niall, according to the O'Clerys. The name also
August, in the Calendar,5 but without any authority.
Martyrologies of Tallagh and of Donegal, at the 30th of July. . In the
day following. This may, perhaps, have caused the confusion. At the end of this
4"
See Rev. Anthony Cogan's Diocese
of Meath, Ancient and Modern," vol. iii. ,
chap, lxxiv. , p. 559.
5 See the Fifth Volume of this work,
at that date, Art—. v.
J
Article iv. Venerated at the 9U1 of
See his Life, at the 9th of June, in the Sixth Volume of this work, Art. i.
3 See " Memoir of the City and North- Western Liberties of Londonderry," Pre- face, p. 6, and part ii. , sect. 2, p. 27.
"
4 See Adamnan's Life of St. Columba,"
Additional Notes, note A, n. (h), p. 245. s See De Sanctis Scotise, p. 166.
day the more recent hand adds, triAC 5U1II. "
"
SeruriAn
f Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 204,205.
entry. See ibid.
7 His feast occurs, at the 27th of August.
8 In connexion with an entry to this effect,
we are referred to Cobran, at the 19th of
July, and the present Cobair, at the 30th of
July. See Table of the Martyrology, appended to Drs. Todd's and Reeves' edi-
tion of the Donegal Martyrology, pp. 360, 361.
6 A note Dr. 5, by
where an account of him be seen, may
at
the meaning to be attached for such an in the Sixth Volume of this work, Art. ii.
Article hi.
*
Edited by Rev. Dr.
—
See Colgan's "Trias Thaumaturga,"
Todd,
Goll, explains June,
Kelly, p. xxx.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
204, 205.
3 See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the
Four Masters," vol. ii. , n. (a), p. 828.
p.
2
6
ad Acta S.
Quarta Appendix Columbse,
cap. x. , p. 488, p. 501.
Article v. —1 Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
xxx.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
206, 207.
registers
5o8
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
[July 30.
Irish Calendar^ belonging to the Royal Irish Academy, at the iii. of the August Kalends—July 30th—there is an entry of Saran, without any epithet to distinguish him. Among the Scottish Entries in the Kalendars of David Camerarius, there is one for St. Saran, also, at the 30th ofJuly. 4
ArticleVI. —St. German,SonofGoll,orofMacGuill. Venera-
tion was
at the
of 30th July,
as we read in the of Martyrologies
1 Tallagh,
of
given Marianus^O'Gorman,
and of
Donegal,
2 to
German,
or
Germanus,3 son of
Goll, as the latter record has it written, or of Mac Guill, as found in the
former. It has been conjectured,* that the present holy man may be identi-
fied with a St. German, who left Ireland for France, in the beginning of the
sixth century. He is said to have been accompanied by six holy brothers
and three by
sisters. 5 The names of the former were St. 6 Gibrian, St.
holy
TressaiV St. Helan,8 St. Aleran,9 St. Petran,10 and St. Veran;11 while the latter were called Saints Fracla, Promptia and Posemna. 12 Another Festival has been assigned for this St. German, at the 3rd of December. ^
Article VII. —Festival of St. Aodh mac Brice, of Sleibh Liage, CountyofDonegal. TheinsertionofAodhmacBrice,ofSle—ibhLiacc,
1
of atthe of This ifnotan
in the—
appears Martyrology Tallagh, 30th July.
inexact entry seems to have been a festival of St. Aedh, son of Breac, Bishop of Cill air, in the county of Meath, and of Sliabh Liag, in the county Donegal. Hisprincipalfeastisnoticed,atthe10thofNovember,wherehis biography may be perused.
Article VIII. —St. Febrithae, or Febrithe. The Martyrology of Tallagh entersthenameofFebrithaeashavingbeenvenerated,atthe30th of July. The identification of this saint with time, family, or place, does not
to be known. In the of 2 the name Febrithe appear Martyrology Donegal,
occurs, at this same date. 3
Article IX. —St. Colman, Bishop. The
records a festival at this date, in honour of Colman, a Bishop. Nothing more is known concerning him.
3 See Ordnance Survey Office Copy, Com- mon Place Book F, p. 66. —
8 9
present.
His festival is not known.
" At the of some account 3rd December,
ofhimmaybefound.
" It has not been discovered, that these
sisters had any festivals.
I3 The reader is referred to that date. Article VII. — Edited by Rev. Dr.
4 Thus
:
"Sanctus Saranus. " Bishop
be known at
Forbes' "Kalendars of Scottish Saints,"
,0
p. 239.
Article vl—'
Edited
by
Rev. Dr.
Kelly, p. xxx.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
206, 207.
3 A note by Dr. Reeves says at German :
" This entry is by the more recent hand. "
«
Kelly, p. xxx. Article vm. —1
Kelly, p. xxx.
'
Edited
Rev. Dr
By Father John Colgan.
by
5 See
"
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae," vii.
Februarii, Appendix ad Acta S. Tressani,
Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp- 206, 207.
3 A note by Dr. Todd says at Febrithe The more recent hand adds here Ferbritea. M. Tarn. , meaning that the name is so written in the Mart, of Tallaght. "
Article ix. — l Edited
cap. iii. , pp. 274, 275.
6 See his Acts, at the 8th of Fifth Volume of this work.
May,
in the
:
7 See his Life, in the Second Volume of
this work, at the 7th day of February, Art. i.
by
Rev. Dr.
of x Martyrology Tallagh
See for notices of him, at theSthof October. If he had a feast-day, it does not seem to
July 31. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 509
Article X. —Festival of Saints Abdon and Sennen, Martyrs, at
""1
Rome. In the Feilire of St. ^Fngus, the Festival of Saints Abdon and
Sennan is entered, at this day ; showing that in olden times, these illustrious MartyrswereveneratedintheancientIrishChurch. Thecommentatorhas a note explanatory of their suffering for the Faith in Rome. 2 Their short Acts,3 with a previous commentary,* may be found in the great Bollandist collection. s An account of the Translation of their Relics follows. 6
Article XI. —Reputed Feast of St. Erentrudis. In the anony-
1
mous Calendar of the Irish Saints, issued by O'Sullevan Beare, we find a
St. Erentrudis, at the 30th of July ; but, no other authority appears to warrant
2
C&trtg*ffr*t ©ap of 3uty<
ARTICLE I. —FESTIVAL FOR THE SONS OF NADFRAECH, VIZ. , COLMAN, FOLLAMAN, PAPAN, IERNOC AND NATALIS.
p MUC
such an entry.
[FIFTH AND SIXTH CENTURIES. }
H uncertainty prevails, as we shall see, regarding the parentage and
the sons—if were not rather the —of Nad- laces, they grandsons
fraech, should have in our histories and calendars. We do not read of his
conversion to Christianity, nor any very particular allusion to him, in the Acts of 1
St. Patrick, althoughhissony£ngus,KingofMinister,becameadistinguished convert, when the Gospel was preached in that part of Ireland. 2 However, it is likely, in this case, the father's name has been set down for that of his
son iEngus. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,3 the sons of Nad-
Kelly, p. xxx. —
Article x. ' In the "Leabhar Breac"
copy is the following rann, at the 30th of
are annexed.
4 In three sections, and forty-five para-
graphs, with an engraving of their tomb.
with an Whitley Stokes :—
translation
by
Dr.
s See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus
July,
English
vii. ,
Heche Cjurc neoch nochAncAip CoruitiAib A-oglencip
"OiavLuaj; rnpnich Atipoc •<\b-oon ocu]' Sennir*.
Julii xxx. De SS. Abdon et Sennen Martt.
Romse, pp. 130 to 138.
6
"2 Christ's law to every one they used to
sing, with mysteries which they used to
learn : in their host was n—ot found heedless-
ness, Abdon and Sennis. " "Transactions of and
the Royal Irish Academy," Irish Manu- script Series, vol. i. , part i.