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 . nt,Tot Monastery, regarding which a curiouslegend has come down in popular tradition. Some maintain that tlie Irioryof Muncrct, within the Liberties of Limerick, was first founded by , in the tifth century.^ Other writers state, that St. Nessan was thefounder of this monaster), or at least its first abbot. Hence probably theplace derived its name in ancient times ; for we are told it
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 . nt,Tot Monastery, regarding which a curiouslegend has come down in popular tradition. Some maintain that tlie Irioryof Muncrct, within the Liberties of Limerick, was first founded by , in the tifth century.^ Other writers state, that St. Nessan was thefounder of this monaster), or at least its first abbot. Hence probably theplace derived its name in ancient times ; for we are told it was formcrlycalled the City of Deochain-assain.* Whetlier before or after his ajjpoinl-mcnt as Bishop of Limerick is not stated ; but, it has been thought, , in due course of time, succeeded St. Nessan as abbot over Mun-gret or Ihis house or colony contained 1,500 monks,*^ 500 ofwhom were devoted to jireaching, 500 others were so classed and dividedas to have a per|)etual full choir day and night, while the remaining 500 wereold men of exemplary piety, who devoted themselves to charitable and re-ligious This statement seems to have been founded on a *lLLin » Old Church at Mungret. Mungret parish is situated partly within the Liberties of Limerick andpartly in the barony of Pubblebrien. The River Shannon forms its northernboundary.^ Although it has been stated on the authority of the Psalter of C}i.\P. II.— See Ollallorans Historyof Ireland, vol. ii., p. 97. Kev. Dr. Reeves identifies him with thepatron saint of Limerick. See a paper readl)efore the Royal Irish Academy, June loth,1861, on Augustine, an Irish Writer of theseventh century. Note. 3 See Ferrars History of Limerick,part iii., chap, iii., pp. 136, 186, 187. * According to Cormac MacCuillenan, inthe Psalter of Cashel, as quoted in GoughsCamdens Britannia, vol. iii., p. 519. - See Lenihans Limerick, its History and Antiquities, chap, liv., pp. 539, 540. * .See an illus
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