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 . read : ITIaotjoS o ?JTcApiiA Tnoi]\, o for one night in the month of April, 11opnbe]\, o OpuimbeACxiti. Maodoc of 1595, See Dr. ODonovans Annals of Ferns Mor, of Rosinver, and of Drumlane, the Four Masters, vol. vi., pp. 1964, 714. January 5.] LIVES OF 7H/: /R/Sff SAINTS. 69 metrical composition has this statement. It probably conveys the pith oflocal traditions. Here templ
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 . read : ITIaotjoS o ?JTcApiiA Tnoi]\, o for one night in the month of April, 11opnbe]\, o OpuimbeACxiti. Maodoc of 1595, See Dr. ODonovans Annals of Ferns Mor, of Rosinver, and of Drumlane, the Four Masters, vol. vi., pp. 1964, 714. January 5.] LIVES OF 7H/: /R/Sff SAINTS. 69 metrical composition has this statement. It probably conveys the pith oflocal traditions. Here temples rose and idols fell ; in i>land5 green the pealingWxs listened of the Sabbath-lx;!!, while hosts to Heaven were smiling vale of silver streams (the niins still respected),St. Moeg s holy abbey gleams, by angel hands erected.* St. Mogiie is thought to have built a church—the time has not been ascer-tained—at this place ; but in the Irish Ordnance Sur\ey Records, the founderis incorrectly supposed to have been identical with Mogue, the Patron Saintof Near the church there is a well called after^him.* And not farremoved, there is another well dedicated to St. ^•^•^^: ?^ Rosbinver Church Ruins, county of Lcitrim. A considerable portion of Rossinvcrs crumbling pile, as altered or rebuiltduring the middle ages, yet remains. It constitutes a vcr)- pictiircsquf style was Decorated ; however, at present, little work of an ornamentalcharacter may there be foimd. A part of the west end seems intended tohave been used for a dwelling. Within the churchyard boimds some curiousheadstones appear. A very early /,;ic or llag-slone, bearing an ancient Irishcross, and perhaps referable to St. .Moegs time, may be observed. At a littledistance from the church, near its south-eastern angle, this object will befound. * .Sec lines written i)y .Mr. I. Nf • , and pul>lishe<l in that admirable < ? < of \V. F. Wakeman, ;h Kri
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