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 . c y bin to mean white; for a *...., ..;illi-bin. with ban to mean wonuin is in- ai!i: I ? I -. 111. I Arch- i licUitd, vol. i., Mr Vir )• Sec t)l>onov3n» Annals of the Four am sanctandar« of St. !rrt!nry, f Dublin V p. 41 «• ^^ arti. ir, [I I ;. ut 460 LIVES OF THE IJ^ISn SAFNIS. [January 27. holier memories, or brighter associations, than that elevated site, which the
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 . c y bin to mean white; for a *...., ..;illi-bin. with ban to mean wonuin is in- ai!i: I ? I -. 111. I Arch- i licUitd, vol. i., Mr Vir )• Sec t)l>onov3n» Annals of the Four am sanctandar« of St. !rrt!nry, f Dublin V p. 41 «• ^^ arti. ir, [I I ;. ut 460 LIVES OF THE IJ^ISn SAFNIS. [January 27. holier memories, or brighter associations, than that elevated site, which thepresent distinguished man contrilnited to hallow by his rule. Muirghen,Abl>ot of Cileann-lisean, is mcnlioned in the Martyrologics of Tallagh^ andof Honegal, on this day. In the table appended to this latter, the epithet(Marigena)* is found after his name and This, however, seems ratherlo have reference to the virgin Muirgen, likewise venerated on this Iissen has been modernized into Killeshin, a i)arish in the baronyof Slicvcmarigiie, in the Queens County.^ Here there had been a religiouscstiiblishment from a very remote period. There is a fine old ruined church,. Ancient Church at Killeshin, with the Modem C. Church in the distance. within the graveyard at Killeshin, which is situated near a mountain stream,that runs through a deep ravine.^ Below this spot, and on the churchyardside of this rivulet, the people have a tradition that a town formerlystood.* It would seem that interments were frequent at this place, likewise, a canon from the priory was always residenton the Island of the Purgatory to receive,direct, and cxliort pilgrims. Ibid., n., p. 45- Article viii.— This is often a favouriteresort of the ecclesiastical and lay studentsof Carlow College on the weekly walk-day. Considerably over thirty years haveclap>scd since it was the writers privilege tojoin in those thoroughly enjoyable excursions. txlitc-d by the Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xiii
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