Lives of the Irish saints : with special festivals, and the commemorations of holy persons, compiled from calendars, martyrologies and various sources, relating to the ancient Church history of Ireland . in the county of Londonderr). See lugan, although from the context it seemsRev, Dr. Reeves Adamnans Life of St. probaVile enough the latter was , n. (d.) p. 136. There are islands of this name near 7 See Colgans Trias Thaumaturga, Scarba, among the Hebrides. January 3.] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 55 clenxly be ascertained Again, St. Columbkille is said to have founded areligious e
Lives of the Irish saints : with special festivals, and the commemorations of holy persons, compiled from calendars, martyrologies and various sources, relating to the ancient Church history of Ireland . in the county of Londonderr). See lugan, although from the context it seemsRev, Dr. Reeves Adamnans Life of St. probaVile enough the latter was , n. (d.) p. 136. There are islands of this name near 7 See Colgans Trias Thaumaturga, Scarba, among the Hebrides. January 3.] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 55 clenxly be ascertained Again, St. Columbkille is said to have founded areligious establishment at a jilace near Lough Foylc, in the barony ofKcnaught, county of Londondcny. The townland is called the house thus established the great father of Irish monasticism placedhis disciple, Finlog, as first abbot. Hence the place seems to have derivedIts appellation of Taralachtfinlaghan.^ It is now a parish in the diocese ofDerr) The place of the old monastic site is marked by a much fre(|uentedcemetery, within the enclosure of which are the ruins of an old churchWhether any portion of this building dates back to the time of St. Finlog mayver> fairly be V. -. 585. ? Sec \vi, ••r„|,.,I)icti.) of Ireland, vol. ii., j). 592. Norcfcrcmo, however, is civen for the ilatc Tam-lcchta, |.laj,ucgravcs. TherfKit-wonl is supposed to \yc /.»/«.tabes, l)yWhitley .Stokes alitor of * Sauas Chor-niaic,orConnacsGlo-isar^-, p. Ko. In*? ^** i-«»« lainla. ht is explained by : aUnit ralLi^jh, ? ? ? ,,. „ .,.lii.,( II,, V , Ip. IMS, itjg. lo the II) l)r. ODonovan adheres ii^.m ,* ri tin interi) advanced by others lotli. .Ill cum tl,. hill > of I lie Ordnance hurvey. , I2J.* .Sec Archdalls .MonaMicnn IIil)cmi- Archdall incorrectly reinlentlion into Hnj,lish, ns theI iiinlugan. Dr. W W. Joyce <\ correctly declares the word Taimh- it to mean a plaj^ue monument, or a i)lace when jieop
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