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 . 107. ? Ware. vul. 1., *• * ?( * See A. la iMnim llil», xvi. CI p. Itx;. Jaauarii. Dc li, Dunthado, Abb., Cluan- » See Colgan* AcU Sanctorann llibci- 294 IIIES OF THE IJilSH SAINTS. [January i6. The titles of abbot and of anchoret are invariably applied to him. Onthe banks of the Shannon may be scon at Clonmacnois/- a venerable groupof niins known as the seven churches, with t
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 . 107. ? Ware. vul. 1., *• * ?( * See A. la iMnim llil», xvi. CI p. Itx;. Jaauarii. Dc li, Dunthado, Abb., Cluan- » See Colgan* AcU Sanctorann llibci- 294 IIIES OF THE IJilSH SAINTS. [January i6. The titles of abbot and of anchoret are invariably applied to him. Onthe banks of the Shannon may be scon at Clonmacnois/- a venerable groupof niins known as the seven churches, with two round towers yet very wellpreserved. Here the old burial-ground is covered with graves. As in someother great monastic institutions, abbots were not always bishops at Clonmac-. Round Tower and Cross at Clonmacnoise. noise. Neither were the bishops regularly abbots. This saint is called aholy and devout anchorite, and he is regarded as a Through his prayers, Almighty God restored to life the infant son of awoman. This mother left her dead child at the entrance of our saints then retired so as not to be seen, but she hoped that the saint wouldpray, and procure the infants resuscitation. With this request he miracle is alluded to by Tighernach, author of the Annals of Clonmac-nois. This writer lived in the eleventh century. Tighernach says, thatDunchad was the last of the Irish saints, through whose intercession Godhad restored a dead person to life.* Another miracle was wrought in favourof this holy man. For one festival day of St. Andrew, the Apostle, whenDunchad had been exhausted from the effects of severe fasting, he began todesire some nourishing diet. He prayed to God for such relief; and then a niae, xvi. Januarii. De B.
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