Lives of the Irish saints, Volume 10James Duffy and Sons, 15 Wellington-Quay, and 1a Paternoster-Row, London., 1875 - Christian saints - 17 pages |
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Abbot According Acta Sanctorum Acta Sanctorum Hiberniæ afterwards ancient Archbishop ARTICLE Austrasia barony Bishop Bollandists Boniface Book of Leinster Brecknockshire Brychan called Canice Cathedral celebrated century chap Christian church of St Cluain Colman Cologne Columba commemorated companions County death diocese Donegal Ecclesiastical Edited by Drs Edited by Rev entered Father feast Feilire Hui Gormain festival Fintan Fortchern Four Masters Gall History holy honour ibid Ireland Irish Calendar Irish Saints John Kelly Kilkenny King Leinster copy lived Lullus Marianus O'Gorman martyrdom Martyrology of Donegal Martyrology of Marianus Martyrology of Tallagh martyrs monastery monks Non-Subscribers notice October Octobris parish Patricii Patrick Prævius present pretermitted published Martyrology Queen's County recorded relics religious Roman Royal Irish Academy Sancti sect Sletty Surius Todd and Reeves Tomus viii townland Ursula Usuard venerated Victor de Buck Vies des Saints Virgin Vita Volume Whitley Stokes writer
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