The Life And Works Of Saint Aengussius Hagiographus
Subtitle: or Saint Aengus the Culdee, bishop and abbot at Clonenagh and Dysartenos, Queen's County
Publisher: John F. Fowler
Published: 1868
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Dedication,  v; title: Chapter I. — Introduction. — Sources of biography to illustrate the acts of St. AEngus. — His pedigree and early life — His studies at the monastery of Clonenagh. — Monastic training and learning, 1; title: Chapter II. — St. AEngus retires to Dysart Enos. — His austerities. — He visits the Church of Coolbanagher. — A vision of angels. — The purpose it evoked,  5; title: Chapter III. — St. AEngus proceeds to the Monastery of Tallagh. — Seeks admission there in guise of a servant. — Manual labour at agricultural operations. — His humility and mortifications. — An accident which befel him, and his miraculous cure,  8; title: Chapter IV. — The incident which first discovered St. AEngus to the holy Abbot St. Melruan. — Friendship thenceforth existing between them. — Literary pursuits of our Saint. — Engages on the Fell re or Festology. — Presents a copy of it to Fothadius the Canonist. — Probable date, origin, and object of the Felire, 12; title: Chapter V. — Description and analysis of St. AEngus' Festology. — He resided at Dysart Betliach at the period of its completion. — Its first circulation in the reign of Aidus the Sixth. — The Martyrology of Tallagh, and interesting particulars regarding this composition, 17; title: Chapter VI. — St. AEngus was probably ordained Priest at Tallaght. — Treatise of St. AEngus "De Sanctis Hibemi" — The "Saltair-na-rann". — Pedigrees of Irish Saints attributed to his authorship, 28; title: Chapter VII. — Modes of life at Tallagh until the time arrived for departure. — St. AEngus returns to Clonenagh, where he is chosen as Abbot. — Supposed to have been a Chorepiscopus. — Occasional retirement to Dysart Enos. — His death and burial. — Value of St. AEngus hagiographical works. — Conclusion,  3