Cumann Seanchais Ard Mhacha/Armagh Diocesan Historical Society

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SEANCHAS ARD MHACHA

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(g) SEANCHAS ARD MHACHA 1995

Printed for the Society by

R. & S. Printers, Monaghan

The illustration is a design for a painting 4 St Patrick administering

Confirmation' by Fr Jack Hanlon. Frontispiece photograph courtesy of P?draig ? N?ill.

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Stained Glass window from Harry Clarke's Studios in Porch of St. Mary's Church,

Knockbridge.

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Seanchas Ard Mhacha

JOURNAL OF THE

ARMAGH DIOCESAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Edited by R?amonn ? Muir?

'in honorent et laudem Domini atque in amabilem Patricii mem?ri?m' ?

the honour and praise of the Lord and in beloved memory of Patrick' ? from The Book of Armagh

Vol. 16 No. 2 PATRICIAN ISSUE 1995

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TO THE READER Seanchas Ard hthacha is the organ of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society, founded at a meeting of clergy and laity representative of all parts of the archdiocese

on 17 May 1953, when the Constitution of the Society was approved. With subsequent amendments it now reads as follows:?

CONSTITUTION 1 The object of the Society is to promote the advancement of education of the

public by the study of history, both ecclesiastical and secular, of the Archdiocese

of Armagh. In pursuance of this aim it is the intention of the Society to continue

to make a positive contribution to interdenominational understanding and to a

mutual appreciation and knowledge of the different historical traditions.

The object will be furthered by:? (a) the publication of a historical journal; (b) the reading of a paper concerning some aspect of the history of the

archdiocese at an annual general meeting;

(c) the formation of local groups which shall provide a suitable programme to

cater for the needs of their areas;

(d) assisting and co-ordinating the labours of individual workers in the fields of diocesan and regional history and in kindred or auxiliary subjects such as

toponymy, folklore and archaeology;

(e) co-operating with other societies engaged in like work.

2 The Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh is ex officio patron of the Society. Other patrons may be named by decision of the Committee of the Society. The Dean of

the Archdiocese is the President of the Society. 3 Membership of the Society shall be of two kinds:?

(1) ordinary members who shall pay an annual subscription, the amount of which

shall be decided at the AGM of the Society. (2) honorary members who shall be nominated by the Committee in recognition

of their services to the Society and who shall be elected by the AGM of the Society.

4 Each member shall receive a copy of the Journal and shall have the right of free

admission to all meetings and lectures of the Society. 5 The business of the Society shall be managed by a Committee elected at the

AGM.

6 Only members of the Society shall be eligible for election to the Committee. 7 The Committee shall consist of 21 members representative of all districts of the

Archdiocese.

8 Members of the Committee shall normally hold office for a period of 3 years. 9 One-third of the members of the Committee in turn shall vacate office each year.

Out-going members shall be eligible for re-election.

10 The Committee shall at its first meeting following the AGM elect an Executive consisting of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Registrar, Publications Manager and Editor.

11 Six of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Committee. 12 Amendments or additions to the Constitution of the Society shall be made only at

the AGM, provided that no amendment may be made which would cause the

Society to cease to be a charity at law. Notice of any such amendments or

additions must be lodged with the Secretary at least one month before the date of the AGM.

13 In the event of the Society being dissolved, any remaining assets shall not be distributed among the members but will be transferred to some other charity with

similar objects.

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CONTENTS Page

R?amhr? xi

ARTICLES

Jacques Fontaine: The Bishop in the Western Church of the Fifth

Century (L'?v?que occidental du Ve si?cle) 1

Edel Bhreathnach: Caput, Civitas, Oppidum, Borg: Tara a Renowned Fortress 22

Cormac Bourke: Further Notes on the Clonmore Shrine 27

Elizabeth Hickey: Notes on the Topography of Early Monastic Clonard 33

D?aglan de Paor: Oilithreacht Ph?draig 39

Seosamh ? Dufaigh: Saint Patrick and How He is Remembered 69

R?is?n Ni Mheara: The Cult of Patr?cius in Europe 83

Tom Hamill: The Inner Desert of Patr?cius Filius Calpornii 93

A. J. Hughes: The Term Iarann Ph?draig 'St Patrick's Iron' as

'Tongs' in Tyrone Irish 103

Tomas ? Fiaich (* 1990): St Patrick and Armagh 107

Henry A. Jefferies: Diocesan Synods and Convocations in Armagh on the Eve of the Tudor Reformations 120

CHRONICLE

Cardinal Canal . Daly: Saint Patrick ? The Spiritual Legacy 134 Cardinal Adrianus J. Simonis: The European Outreach of the

Early Irish Church 145 Cardinal Francis Arinze: The Modern Irish Missionary

Endeavour 147 Cardinal Thomas J. Winning: Irish Links with Scotland 154 Archbishop Derek Worlock, Bishop David Sheppard: Healing,

Reconciliation, and Peace 158 Cardinal Bernard Law: Patrick ? a Light to the Nations 162

REVIEWS 167

Yolande de Pontfarcy, Marie de France, VEspurgatoire Seint Patriz

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A. Ford, J. McGuire, . Milne (ed.), As by Law Established: the Church of Ireland since the Reformation

K. Meyer (ed.), The Death Tales of the Ulster Heroes K. Meyer (ed.), Fianaigecht: Irish Poems relating to Finn and his

Fianna

A. O'Kelleher, G. Schoepperle (ed.), Betha Colam Chille: Life of Columcille

Holger Pedersen, Ole Munch-Pedersen, Sc?alta Mh?irt?n eile:

Baili?ch?n Sc?alta ? Arainn S?amus Mac Math?na, Ailbhe ? Corr?in, Collins Gem Irish

Dictionary: English-Irish, B?arla-Gaeilge

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?DAIR NA nALT

Jacques Fontaine. Born in Paris 1922. Member of the Institute of Higher Spanish Studies (Casa de Vel?zquez, Madrid) 1943-46; professor of classical literature at Lyc?e Malherbe de Caen 1949-54; doctorate, 1957; professor in the faculty of arts, Caen University, 1958; titular professor of Latin language and arts, Sorbonne, 1959-88; director of doctorate theses 4Christianisme

ancien, Antiquit? tardive, haut Moyen Age' at the University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris-IV), 1975-88. Member of l'Institut de France

(Acad?mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres) since 1983. Member of many national and international societies and academies of patristic, Latin and medieval studies.

breand?n ? doibhlin. Priest of the diocese of Deny. Born in 1931 in

County Tyrone. Doctorate in medieval history, 1956, on early mendicant and

preaching movements. MA in French literature, University College, Dublin, 1957. Appointed Professor of Modern Languages, Maynooth College, 1958.

Vice-president, Maynooth College, 1977-80. Rector, Coll?ge des Irlandais, Paris, since 1984. Chevalier d l'Ordre National du M?rite. Author N?al

Maidine agus Tine O?che (FNT, Dublin, 1964); The Christian in his World

(ed. Maynooth Summer School Papers, 1968); Amhr?in Doch?is (poems translated from the Book of Isaiah, 1970); Leabhair ?se?ia F?idh (The Book of Isaiah, translation from Hebrew into Irish as member of official team of translators of the Bible, 1970-75); Litr?ocht agus L?itheoireacht (1973); Aist? Critice agus Cult?ir (1973), An Branar gan cur (novel, 1979), Smaointe le Blaise Pascal (translation of the Pens?es, 1994); ?n Fhraincis. Aistri?ch?in

(anthology of French poetry from the Middle Ages to 1900 translated into Gaelic verse); Inion Mhaor an Uachta (1994, three-act play set during the Ulster Plantation, won the Abbey Theatre Prize at the Oireachtas in 1993).

EDEL Bhreathnach. Holds the Tara Research Fellowship, The Discovery Programme (a programme of archaeological research, one project of which involves an archaeological survey of Tara and a study of the documentary evidence relating to the site). Author of Tara: a select bibliography (Dublin, 1995). Doctoral thesis (1991) on the historical context of Middle Irish poetry emanating from the province of Leinster.

CORMAC BOURKE. Native of Dublin. Curator of Medieval Antiquities at the Ulster Museum in Belfast since 1983. Instrumental in securing archaeological material from the dredging of the River Blackwater and has done much to communicate its importance. His principal interest is in the metalwork of the

early Irish church and he has published widely on the subject in scholarly journals in Ireland and abroad. He has written Patrick, The Archaeology of a Saint (Belfast, 1993) and edited From the Isles of the North, Early Medieval Art in Ireland and Britain (Belfast, 1995).

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Elizabeth Hickey. Born in Edinburgh. Educated at Nairn Academy and

Trinity College Dublin. Has lived in Meath for the past forty-seven years and is an active member of Meath Archaeological and Historical Society. Author of several books associated with Meath including Skryne and the Early Normans (1994).

d?aglan de Paor. Rugadh agus t?gadh in Ard Mh?r Dh?agl?in ?. Anois i

gClochar na Toirbhearta, An Mhuine Bheag, Contae Cheatharloch tar ?is a saol a chaitheamh le m?inteoireacht. ?dar Ban-Fhond?ir? Atha Cliath

(Columba Press, 1988) agus Tadhg Gaelach ? S?illeabh?in 1715-1795

(Coisc?im, 1995). Foilseofar Patrick the Pilgrim Apostle of Ireland

(Blackfriar), P?draig Aspai ?ireann agus Naineo de N?gla 1718-1784

(Coisc?im) i mbliana.

Seosamh ? dufaigh. Bishop of Clogher. Author Patrick in his own Words

(Veritas, 1975). Frequent contributor to Clogher Record. Edited Comhairle Mhic Cl?mha ? Achadh na Muilleann (Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, 1966), Comhairle Comissarius na C l?ire (in Studia H ibernica, No. 10, 1970).

r?is?n Ni Mheara. Contributed The Wild Geese in Austria' to Seanchas Ard M hacha (1994). Autobiographical work R?is?n i gC?in (1990). Her book In Search of Irish Saints (1994) is the first of two volumes on Irish saints in mainland Europe. Helped to organise the exposition The Irish Monastery in Vienna and its music' in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 23.10.95-1.2.96.

tom Hamill. Co-ordinator of Armagh Diocesan Biblical Initiative. Biblical and classical scholar, poet. Translations and reviews in Seanchas Ard

M hacha.

A. J. Hughes. MA, PhD, M?sL (Rennes). Lecturer in Irish Studies in

Queen's University, Armagh, and the New University of Ulster. Former researcher in1 Place-names research project, Department of Celtic Studies, the

Queens' University, Belfast, and former lecteur in Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Celtic Civilisation at Universit? Rennes 2, Haute Bretagne. Joint author with R. J. Hannon of vol. two, County Down ii The Ards, Place-Names of Northern Ireland (1992). Translator of Irish literature into French and

English.

tom?s ? Fiaich. Founder editor of Seanchas Ard Mhacha. Archbishop of

Armagh, 1977-90. Died 8 May 1990.

Henry A. Jefferies. Teaches history at Thornhill College, Deny. A graduate of University College Cork, Currently preparing a major study of Armagh archdiocese in the sixteenth century. Author of a study of the 1560 parliament and church history studies on the dioceses of Derry and Dromore for the

forthcoming county histories of Deny and Down. Article in Seanchas Ard Mhacha 1993.

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Chronicle

Cardinal Cahal B. Daly, Archbishop of Armagh.

Cardinal Adrianus J. Simonis, Archbishop of Utrecht.

Cardinal Francis Arinze, President, Pontifical Council for inter-religious Dialogue, Rome.

Cardinal Thomas J. Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow.

Rt Rev. David Sheppard, Bishop of Liverpool.

Most Rev. Derek Worlock, late Archbishop of Liverpool.

Cardinal Bernard Law, Archbishop of Boston.

Reviews

Hugh Shields, Emeritus Professor of French, Trinity College, Dublin.

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ILLUSTRATIONS

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St Patrick, Knockbridge Frontispiece Jacques Fontaine ... 7

Symposium on St Patrick ... 12 Clonmore Shrine . 29, 30 St Patrick's Bell ... 32 St Patrick carrying the Fawn ... 43

F?inphortr?id ... 68 St Patrick's Holy Wells, Struel ... 76

Holy Well of St Patrick, F?choill ... 76 St Patrick's Parade in Armagh 1995 . . 78, 79 Codex Al, St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg ... 84 Grotto of St Patrick, Marmoutier ... 84

Antiphonary, Office of St Patrick, Vienna ... 86 Il Santuario di S. Patrizio ... 88 St Patrick, Hohenstadt ... 90 St Patrick, Il Santuario ... 90

Abbey Church, Berchtesgaden ... 91 Fresco in II Santuario ... 92

Archbishop Roncalli at II Santuario ... 92 TomHamill ... 96 Tom Finan ... 97

Symposium on St Patrick ... 97 Liam de Paor, R. ? Muir?, P. J. Campbell ... 102 Druim Saileach from Telach na Licci ... Ili Rural Deanaries of Armagh ... 121 Cardinal Cahal . Daly ... 135 Cardinal Francis Arinze & Archbp Se?n Brady . . . 149 Music Group from Kimmage Mission Institute ... 150 Cardinal Thomas J. Winning & Bp Francis Lagan ... 155 Colmchille Choir, Deny ... .156 An Cor Gaelach, DomhnachM?r ... 156 Cardinal Bernard Law & Archbp Emmanuel Gerada ...163

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