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 . ur saints acts and to the foregoing * Colgans Acta Sanctorum Hibemije, authority. See Colgans Acta Sanctorum xx. Januarii. Vita S. Molaggse, cap. xiii., Hibemise, xx. Januarii, n. 22, p. 150. xiv., xv., p. I47. January ao.] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 347 Under this the chieftain had long laboured. In gratitude towards Molagga,the toparch assigned him a place, in Fingall, where he erected a chu
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 . ur saints acts and to the foregoing * Colgans Acta Sanctorum Hibemije, authority. See Colgans Acta Sanctorum xx. Januarii. Vita S. Molaggse, cap. xiii., Hibemise, xx. Januarii, n. 22, p. 150. xiv., xv., p. I47. January ao.] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 347 Under this the chieftain had long laboured. In gratitude towards Molagga,the toparch assigned him a place, in Fingall, where he erected a church,and an annual tribute was paid for its support.** It is said, our saint re-moved to this spot the bees, which were brought by St. Modhomnoc,? fromWales. In consequence, this locality was afterwards named, Lann Beachaire,»*or, Church of the Bees.»9 Some are of opinion, that this place is identicalwith Breemore, where the remains of a castle, belonging to a branch of theBamewall family, and situated a little to the north of Balbriggan town, in thepansh of Balrothery and barony of Balrothery East, in the county of Dublin,may be ° Here too are the ruins of an old church, or chapel,J sur-. ^^«^ ; V V Ruins of Brcmore, near Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. rounded by a graveyard, still much used for interments.^* In the year laoo,the Archbishop of Dublin gave the chapel of Lambechcr, at Bremore, to thereligious house of the Blessed Virgin of Kilbixy, and to the canons thereserving God. Another conjecture has been offered, that Lann Beachaire » The Calendar of Cxshel, at the 20th of ianuary, has a notice tliat St. Mola(;a hadcen rcvrrcd at La in Fingali. ** Professor OI. aiscript Life Itatcs, that the tribute of a pin^in (penny)from every one in Ath Cliath (Dublin) waiordered by the King of Dun Dubhiine to liepaid c%cry third year to Molnga, while hewas decreed to have a Uailc (home) in FineGall (FinRal), , Ijnn licchuirc, page 13. ** The rcailiT is rcfcrrc<l to the 13th
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