Four Tipperary Saints: The lLves of Colum of Terryglass, Crónán of Roscrea, Mochaomhóg of Leigh and Ruadhán of Lorrha

151 Pages·2014·49.765 MB·English

by  Pádraig Ó Riain

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four tipperary saints
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four tipperary saints
the lives of
Colum of Terryglass, Crónán of Roscrea
Mochaomhóg of Leigh
and
Ruadhán of Lorrha
pádraig Ó riain
four Courts press
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Contents
list of illustrations vi
list of aBBreviations vii
prefaCe x
editorial poliCy xii
the life of Colum of terryglass 1
the life of Crónán of roscrea 19
the life of Mochaomhóg of leigh 39
the life of ruadhán of lorrha 64
notes to the lives 86
BiBliography 111
index of persons, plaCes and peoples 117
index of suBJeCts 127
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illustrations
Figures
1 Map of Co. tipperary. xi
2 title and opening passage of the life of Colum. 2
3 Church of ireland church, terryglass. 4
4 islands at the confluence of the fergus and shannon. 14
5 gable end and doorway of the church at roscrea. 20
6 remains of the romanesque church at Monaincha. 22
7 stone cross at Monaincha. 26
8 remains of the abbey of Kilcooly. 41
9 door-keeper in the former schottenkloster in regensburg,
germany. 66
10 figure over the door at the priory at lorrha. 69
11 Church remains at pollrone, Co. Kilkenny. 79
Colour plates (between p. 52 and p. 53)
1 evangelist Mark from Book of dimma.
2 shrine of the Book of dimma.
3 shrine of the stowe Missal.
4 roscrea round tower.
5 Monaincha priory.
6 roscrea high cross.
7 roscrea round tower and doorway.
8 Beginning of the life of Crónán.
9 remains of the abbey of Kilcooly.
10 Beginning of the life of Mochaomhóg.
11 remains of liath church.
12 Beginning of the life of ruadhán.
13 remains of the priory at lorrha.
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abbreviations
AClon. annals of Clonmacnoise being the annals of ireland from
the earliest period to ad1408, ed. d. Murphy (dublin, 1896)
Acta sanctorum Acta sanctorumquotquot toto orbe coluntur, ed. J. Bolland et
al. (antwerp and Brussels, 1643–)
add. additional
adfC ‘aided diarmada meic fergusa cerrbeoil’ in s.h. o’grady
(ed.), Silva gadelica (i–xxxi), 2 vols (london, 1892), i, 72–82
AFM Annála ríoghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of
Ireland by the Four Masters, 7 vols, ed. J. o’donovan
(dublin, 1848–51; 2nd ed. 1856; facs. repr. with intr. and
appendix by K.n. nicholls, dublin, 1990)
AI The Annals of Inisfallen (MS Rawlinson B503), ed. s. Mac
airt (dublin, 1951)
atig. ‘the annals of tigernach’, ed. W. stokes, in Revue Celtique,
16 (1895), 374–419; 17 (1896), 6–33, 119–263, 337–420; 18
(1897), 9–59, 150–97, 267–303; repr. 2 vols (felinfach, 1993)
ATigIndex The Annals of Tigernach: index of names, d. Ó Murchadha
(london, 1997)
AU Annála Uladh:Annals of Ulster, 4 vols, ed. W.M. hennessy
and B. Mac Carthy (dublin, 1887–1901; facs. repr. with
new intr. by n. Ó Muraíle, dublin, 1998)
b. barony
bb baronies
BB The Book of Ballymote, photo-lithogr. facs., with intr. by
r.atkinson (dublin, 1887)
BNÉ Bethada náem nÉrenn. Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, ed.
C.plummer (oxford, 1922)
Br Brussels, Bibliothèque royale Ms 2324–40
Co. County
col. column
DIS A dictionary of Irish saints, p. Ó riain (dublin, 2011)
e. east(ern)
ed. editor/edition
facs. facsimile
vii
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viii Four Tipperary saints
Fiants The Irish fiants of the Tudor sovereigns (1543–1603), 4 vols
(dublin, 1879–90; repr. dublin, 1994)
gen. genitive
intr. introduced by/introduction
LL The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, 6 vols,
ed. r.i. Best, o. Bergin, M.a. o’Brien and a. o’sullivan
(dublin, 1954–83)
lr lower
M Marsh’s library, dublin, Ms Z.3.1.5
MartG Félire hÚi Gormáin: The martyrology of Gorman, ed. W.
stokes (london, 1895)
MartO Féilire Oengusso céli Dé: The martyrology of Oengus the Culdee,
ed. W. stokes (london, 1905; repr. dublin, 1984)
MartO1 ‘on the calendar of oengus’, ed. W. stokes, Transactions of
the Royal Irish Academy, 1 (1880), 1–32, i–ccclii
MartT The martyrology of Tallaght, ed. r.i. Best and h.J. lawlor
(london, 1931)
Ms manuscript
MT ‘the Monastery of tallaght’, ed. e.J. gwynn and W.J. purton,
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 29C (1911), 115–79
n. north(ern)
nr near
OSLOY Ordnance Survey letters, Offaly, ed. M. herity (dublin, 2008)
OSLTY Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the
county of Tipperary … in 1840, ed. M. o’flanagan (Bray, 1930)
p. parish
pha petworth house archive
repr. reprint/reprinted
rev. revised
r Bodleian library, oxford, Ms rawlinson B485
ria royal irish academy
s Bibliothèque royale, Brussels, Ms 7672–4
(Salmanticensis)
s. south(ern)
s.a. sub anno
saB ‘stair ar aed baclámh’ in s.h. o’grady (ed.), Silva gadelica
(i–xxxi), 2 vols (london, 1892), i, 66–72
st saint
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Abbreviations ix
st. royal irish academy, dublin, Ms a iv 1
t trinity College dublin, Ms e.iii.11
tCd trinity College dublin
terr. territory/territorial
tl. townland
tn town
upr upper
v.l. varia lectio
VSHH Vitae sanctorum Hiberniaee Codice olim Salmanticensi, ed.
W.W. heist (Brussels, 1965)
VSHP Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae, 2 vols, ed. C. plummer
(oxford, 1910; repr. 1968)
W. west(ern)
COUNTIES
ah armagh lh louth
aM antrim lK limerick
Ce Clare lM leitrim
CK Cork ls laois
Cn Cavan Mh Meath
CW Carlow Mn Monaghan
dB dublin Mo Mayo
dl donegal oy offaly
dn down rn roscommon
dy derry so sligo
fh fermanagh te tyrone
gy galway ty tipperary
Ke Kildare Wd Waterford
KK Kilkenny Wh Westmeath
Ky Kerry WW Wicklow
ld longford Wx Wexford