The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-17

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plain of Moy-Slecht, in Leitrim. Her
he built the church Domnach- Nor an,
| appointed st. Maurau as its pastor nh
saint, after leaving Briefly, havin.
cIossea the shannon, entered Con
naughI one, lord in Maghere Con
naught, gave him Imleach, or Elnbin
on winch he raised a church, and PLACED
over IL Aslcus as bishop. He theme,
proceeded to the County Sligo, where ht
papIlzed Maine, of royal descent fwb(
was afterwards bishop and founded II
III i"o churches, Sencheall-D umhaigt
anu oinlnach. There is within one
lniie OF Ballyhaunis, Mayo, we'll, ant
oy it q small reliquary. These being
called after him is an evidence that The
apostle visited that place. To this day
II Is resorted to by pilgrims, as is HOLY,
| cross, between Dunmore and Cloonfad
from this place he travelled to the ba,
fohy OF Clare, in the, County Galway
ana baptized Duach, son of Brian. and
rounded the church Domnach- Phadrig
near Tough Hacket. He proceeded
through Parity and Umalie, in Mayo
where he founded the church Achadll
tobhlur, of which st. Senach was the
olshop. After this he spent the Lent in
contemplation and prayer on Croagh.
Phadrig, the former name of which was
.Cruachan Aichle,n or Mount Eagle. i'm
the same county, and having celebrated
Easter at the church lust named he
went to Tir Amalgaidh (Tirawley. !
where he converted the seven sons Of
Amaigaidh and 200 persons. He erect
ed church; of this he made Mansuer.
MS bishop. On the bank Of the river
Moy, he bultachurch called Kill-Aladh
(Killala), to preside over which he con.
secrated Mureadoch bishop.
Having founded forty seven churches
IN Connaught, the saint returned to
Sligo, passed through the territories of
Calrbre, who opposed him, as did Co
nall, though one of his converts. How
ever, he arrived at Inis Eoghan Inish
owen, where he baptized Eoghan, the
prince, and all his family, and founded
two churches, Domnach- Nor MUCH (of
which Mac Carthan was first bisbop)
and DOmnach Bile. Having thence
crossed Tough Foyle, he passed through
kineacta, where he baptized Seadhia
(sheana) and his family; his son was
bishop Of Duleik, i'm Meath.
Having left this place, the apostle
journeyed to Coleraine, in Dalraida, in
Down, where he met the twelve BROTH
ers, sons of CaOlbach, of the race of the
Clanna Rory; of these the chief were
Saran, who opposed him, and Conla,
who was converted by him. Here be
built a church Cumuir for canons reou.
lar, also the churches Domnach- Nor,
'Rath-Lithe, Tulchaiu, Espic- Innic,
(tIpann Ip,Ioonl,
preached on the borders of Tough
Neagh, where having raised some
churches, he established the bishopric
of "O'Cane's chieftaincy," which he
gave to Killian, and another in Tyrone,
over which he set st. Columb. He
founded the see of Clogher, of which he
was bishop. Thereupon he went to
Drum Sileach, where he organized a
city, and made it the metropolitan see.
at the request of Daire, who was the
prince OF the territory. 100
The saint, in order the more easily to
supply the want of ministers, introduced
the Roman alphabet to those who were
to enter holy orders. Some obscure
writers assert that he at this time went
TO Britain to resist the Pelagian heresy.
But the fact is that he attended St. Ger
man of AuXerre, in u crusade against
Pelagius, some time before he was con-
secrated bishop for the mission of Ire
land. This appears from Lanigan and
other distinguished authorities. Having
held synod in Armagh, he started for
Leinster, built the church of Bile-Tor-
tan, in Meath, whence he travelled
to Baile-atha-cliath (Dublin) where he
| baptised all the inhabitants, with Alpin
| their king, and near the fountain, in
which he haptised them, he built a
| church, named after himself.
The saint having converted the two
princes, sons of Dunlang, built two
| placed Auxilius) and Kill-Cuillin, whose
| first bishop was Issernin he then visit
ed LEX, Ossory, and Hy-Kinseallach.
| In these he raised seventy churches,
and baptized Criomthan (Creevan), king
of Leinster, who gave land on which to
| build church, over which was placed
Fiech, as bishop of Sletty, who acted in
the capacity of Archbishop of Leinster,
| though not such.
After preaching with effect in Lein-
ster he then proceeded to Munster,
where he baptized King Aongus and all
his household: during the baptism OF
the king, the saints staff pierced his
foot, but he never complained, as he
thought it belonged to the ceremony,
He held a Synod at Cashel, and confirm.
ed in the possession of the churches
thew had founded, Saints Ailbe, Declan
Kieran and Thar. He then took leave
of Aongus, and passed through Aradha
Limneach, and the Shannon, into Tho
mond, where he converted the inhabit
ants, with Carthan Fioun, their prince
he preached in Kerry, returned by De
sic to Cashel. After a space of seven
wears devoted to the conversion of the
nrovince. the inhabitants, for his servi
ces. undertook to pay him an annua
tribute, called Cain Phadrig.
The saint, having discharged his mis-
sion in Munster, returned TO ulster
where having spent six years III VISITING
churches, confirming Christians inthel
faith, and converting those who perse
vered in idolatory, he resigned the Be
of Armagh to Benignus, and Withdrew
to misunderstanding, in Down, to pre-
pare for DEATH as be foresaw his END wa
approacbiug. Here he died in the Lore
attended by st. Tassagh and other mol.
persons. His body was Inferred II
| Down. >, =,
The popular tradition attributes TIL
exelnption of the country from venom
ons creatures to the benediction OF y
! Patrick. even by his staff, which wa
called the staff of Jesus, which was KEEP
with great veneration in Dublin, as
mentioned in the year 1860, by Ralp
Higden, in his Polychronicon, publishe
bv MIR. Gale and others. The isle
Malta is said to derive like priviieg