INDEX.

Romanists, 904; who accompanied
him to Drumceath, 982; his ordina-
tion by Etchen, 1010, '11; pretended
"translation" of his relics to Downpa-
trick, 1050.

Columbanus, St., his Irish ways not re-
lished by the clergy of Rome, 139; his
history, 249; materials for his biogra-
phy, 250; birth, 251; early acquaint-
ance with the Holy Scriptures, ib., 252;
leaves Ireland for France, 253; his dili-
gence in exhorting and instructing men,
254; settlement in the Vosges, 255;
foundation of Luxeu, ib., 256; diffi-
culties with the French clergy about
Easter, 256-258: reproves King The-
odoric for sin, and incurs persecution
in consequence, 260 seqq.; banished
from Luxeu, 263; journey to Nantes,
&c., 265; he visits Switzerland, 267;
preaches to the Suevi, 268; removes
to Italy, 269-271; writes against the
Arians, and on the Three Chapters,
ib.; founds the monastery of Bobio,
271; invited back to Luxeu, he de-
clines the offer, 272; his death, 273;
missionary zeal, 274; discipline of his
monasteries independent of episcopal
authority, 275; his influence in the
Continental Church, 276, 277; his
writings, 278; monastic rule, ib., seqq.;
its penalties, 280; strictness of disci-
pline, 281; rule concerning fasting,
283, 284; concerning divine service,
&c., 285 seqq.; his Letters, 288 seqq.;
epistle to P. Gregory on the Paschal
question, 257, 288-293; letter to the
prelates of Gaul on the same occasion,
257, 293-299; his great regard for
the Holy Scriptures, 292, 296, 299, 300;
his letter to the monks of Luxeu, 301;
his humility and lowly dependance on
divine grace, 302, 303; his epistle to
P. Boniface IV, 304-316, 938-960;
his independence of papal supremacy
and views connected with Romish in-

fallibility, ib., passim; where he got
his notions about the Three Chapters,
937; signification of his name and its
synonymes, 958.

Columbanus ad Hibernos, 715, &c., 1333
seqq. See O'Conor.

Comber (Co. Down) Cistertian abbey
founded 575; supplied with monks
from England, ib.

Comgall, St., 61; his history, 70.
Commandments, the Ten, circulated
under Henry VIII., 700.
Commissioners of public records in Id. ;
their reports qd., 871 n.
Common Prayer, the Book of, Bp. Bale
endeavours in vain to bring into use,
734; supposed to be the first book
printed in Id., 747; to be used in Eng-
lish or Latin, in Id., by Act of Uni-
formity, 755; Bp. Walsh preaches
against, 760; translated into Irish,
780, 781; denounced, as equally pro-
fane with idolatry, by the schismatical
preachers of Rome, 855, 1308.
Communion, the Holy, used in both
kinds by the ancient Ir., 368; law
concerning it passed in the Synod of
Dublin, under John Comyn, 611; its
reception rcommended to rebels, 1287.
Vid. q. 732.

Comorbans, Corbes, or Coarbs, their
office explained, 461 n., 989.

Comyn, John, Abp. of Dublin, 606 seqq.,.
1096, 1172.

Conan ap Iago, his intercourse with the
Irish, 1024.

Conal, King of the Albanian Scots, 84;
succeeded by Aidan, 86.

fert, appointed a commissioner to treat
Concors, abbot of S. Brendan's, Clon-
between K. Henry II. and Roderic
O'Conor, 545.

Concubinage of the clergy, condemned at
Kells, 1043, 1424.

Confederation of the Ecclesiastics of Ire-
land, 627, 1109, 1114.

INDEX.

Conference of titular ecclesiastics for the
establishment of a new Church in Ire-
land, under the Roman court, 890 segg.
Confession, auricular, neglected by the
Irish before Malachy's time, 462; he
promotes its use, 459, 464; the hear-
ing of confessions by friars, protected
by the pope, 055.

Confirmation, "the sacrament of," pro-
moted by S. Malachy, 459.
"Confirmation" of bishops explained,
1194 seqq.

Cong, one of the sees of Id., as settled at
Rathbreasail, 452 n., 999, 1172. See 619,
Conge d'elire, what, 1108.

Conlath, first Bp. of Kildare, 66.
Conmacne, ancient see of, (or Ardagh,)
represented at Kells, 484 n.
Connaught, anciently one of the five
kingdoms of Id., 378; ravaged by Tur-
gesius the Norwegian, 382; primatial
visitation of, 476, (rid. q. 1106, 1107 ;)
its chieftains accept Henry VIII.'s su-
premacy, 705. See 769, 818, 9, and
O'Conor, Roderic.

Connor, ravaged by the Danes, 382; one
of the sees of 1d., as named at Rath-
breasail, 452 n.; Malachy made Bp.
of, 462; state of, at that time, ib.,
463; separated from its union with
Down by him, 470; represented at
Kells, 484 n.; several ancient sees in-
cluded in the modern one of this name,
991.

Conroy, Florence, (see O'Melconry,)
first titular Abp. of Tuam, 890; pro-
cures the establishment of an Irish
College in Louvain by l'aul III, 1253;
his advancement described, 1348; see
also 1349, 1354; account of his life,
1373.

Consecration, mode of, in use among the
ancient Britons and Irish, 424, 1006-
'14.

Constance, the bpk. of, offered to St.
Gallus, 332,

Constantine the Great, his letter to the
Churches, (A.D. 325,) and observa-
tions on the subject of Easter, 143,
144; his pretended grant to the see of
Rome, 489, 1090. (Vid. 611.)
Constantius Chlorus tolerates Christia-
nity in Britain, 114.

Constitutions, the apostolic, qd., 1011.
Continency of the clergy, Albin O'Mul-
Convocations of the old Irish, 485;
loy on, 609.
that of A.D. 1560, 760; vid. 688, 9:
the first Irish convocation of the mo-
dern kind, 884; that of 1634 receives
the English articles, 885; discussion
therein relative to the English canons,
921 seqq.

Cooper, Austin, Esq.,his copy of Harris's
Ware cited, 1101, &c.

1004,

Copying of manuscripts, an occupation
of the old Irish saints, 79, 91, 100.
Corbe. See Comorban.
Corcumroe, or Kilfenora, see of,
&c.
Cork, ravaged by the Nortmans, or
Danes, 381, 383, 384 n.. 408; its epis-
copal see one of those named at Rath-
breasail, 452 n.; represented at Kells.
484 n.; the king of, submits to Heury
II., 504; ancient monastery of, 563:
its rebellious disposition at the acces
sion of K. James I., 850, 851; part of
the county confiscated, 802.
Cormac Mac Cuillenan, king and bp.
406, 407; his writings, 408; Cormac's
chapel, ib.

Cormac (Mac Carthy), king of Munster,
his acquaintance with S. Malachy at
Lismore, 460; and kindness to him
afterwards, 464.

Cornelius the Centurion, date of his
conversion, 109.

Cornwall, shelters the British Christians
from the Saxons, 118; bitterness of
the ancient inhabitants there against
the Roman Christians in England, 151.

INDEX.

152; lateness of their submission to
the Roman Easter, 186.
Corporal oath, what, 1115.
Corrib, Lough, 1172, 3.

Cotton MSS. qd. on the mission of St.
Patrick, 30; on the introduction of the
Gallican liturgy into Britain, 116.
Council, the, of Ariminum, (A.D. 359,)
attended by British bps., 114; of An-
tioch, its law relative to episcopal con-
secration, 1011; of Arles, attended by
British bps., 114; referred to by S.
Cummian, 155; of Armagh, condemns
slavery, 501, 502; of Calchythe, enacts
a law against Irish priests, &c, 387;
of Cashel, ordered by Henry II, 508,
509; time of its assembly, 510; its
acts, as recorded by Giraldus, 513
seqq.; prelates in attendance, 515;
statutes enacted, 516-518; their ten-
dency, 519 seqq.; a letter sent by the
Council to Rome, complaining of the
barbarities of the Irish, 514, 524, 525,
537; secret intriguing observable in
the proceedings of this synod, 530,
531; its want of popularity, 522, 671;
of Chalcedon, enforces monastic celi-
bacy, 233; its connection with the
controversy of the Three Chapters,
931. seqq., 950 n.; of Chalons sur
Saone, on Irish ordinations, 37; of
Clane, enacts that all Irish professors
of theology should attend the school of
Armagh, 500; of Cloreshore, its law
relative to the observance of the Lord's
day, 371 n.; of Constantinople, or Fifth
General Council, rejected by 8. Co-
lumbanus, 305, vid. 931, 950 seqq.; of
Fiadh Mac Angusa, 450; of Holmpa-
trick, arranges to have Romish palls
sought for, for the Irish abps., 478; of
Kells, in which the palls are distri-
buted, 483 seqq., 541; of Lateran,
third general, attended by Laurence
O'Toole, &c., 500; of Lyons, the se-
cond, decrees a subsidy for the crusa-

of

ders, 1147 of Mellifont, A.D. 1157,
479 n., 542 n.; of Nice, (A.D. 325,)
probably attended by British bps., 114;
cited by S. Cummian, 155; its rule
concerning consecration, 1011;
Nidd, 223; of Onestresfield, 222; of
Rathbreasail, 451, 998, &c.; of Sar-
dica, (A.D. 347,) attended by British
bps., 114; of Trim, or Newtown, Trim,
in which is passed an act for carrying
on the suppression of the small sees of
Ireland, 616-618; of Vercelli and
Rome, Berenger's views condemned in,
404; of Waterford, receives papal bulls
for the subjugation of Ireland to Eng-
land, 525-527; of Whitby, account
of, 181-185; of Windsor, in which
peace is concluded between Henry II.
and Roderic O'Conor, 544 seqq.
Councils, ancient Christian, of Ireland,
their constitution, &c., 485, 558; al-
tered in the Synod of Cashel, 531.
Counties, formation of several in Ireland,
under James I., 874.

Courcy, John de, brings Joceline the
monk to Id., 10; his monastic founda-
tions, 508, 574; accused of sacrilege,
573 n.; sent over as governor of Id.
under Fitz Aldelm, 600; his invasion
of Down, and treatment of Cardinal
Vivian, ib., 601.

Courtney, m., Abp. of Canterbury,
silences Wm. Crump, 656.

Covenanters, the, sympathetic with
monks in some particulars, 963-965;
their notions of kingly power, 1340,
'41.

Coventry, Walter of, qd., 604 n.
Church, 989, 991; (see Comorban ;)
Cowarbs, their oflice in the ancient Irish
"Cowarba of St. Peter," a title for the
Bp. of Rome, 1048.

Cox. Sir Richard, his writings qd., 592,
695, 704, 794, 875 n., &c.
Cranmer, Abp. of Canterbury, conse-

crates Browne Abp. of Dublin, 682;

INDEX.

his judgment of Henry VIII's mar-
riage refd. to, 684; desired by Ed. VI.
to select a primate for Ireland, 727;
his amount of acquaintance with Id.,
729; burned, 735, 736, 843.
Creagh, Richard, first titular primate of
Id., (of the present succession,) 764,
766 n.; excommunicates S. O'Neill,
ib., 771; other particulars concerning
him, 771-774; his life and history
in a fuller and more accurate form,
1228 seqq.; his right to be regarded as
the first of the present race of titular
primates, 1227; his birth and early
life, 1229; becomes an ecclesiastic
abroad, revisits Id, and is imprisoned,
ib., 1230; his escape, and letter to him
from Bp. Goldwell, 1231; visits Id.
again, 1232; is imprisoned and sent to
London, 1233; dies in prison, ib.;
date or his consecration, ib., 1235; his
writings, 1236; whether invited to
consecrate English bps., 1237; note of
Dr. Elrington on his death, 1368; vid.
1371.

Creagh, Peter, sixth titular Abp. of Dub-
lin, 1256

Crede mihi, (ancient episcopal register
in Dublin,) 625 n.

Creed, the, in English, circulated by
Abp. Browne, 700; set up in the
churches, 716.

Cressy, Father, his protestation of alle-
giance noticed, 1408.

Crofts, Sir James, appointed Lord De-
puty of Ireland, 722; his conference
with Dowdall in S. Mary's abbey,
723-'6.

Crolly, Wm., D.D., seventeenth titular
primate of Id., brief account of his life,
1249.

Cromer, George, Abp. of Armagh, main-
tains papal supremacy against Henry
VIII., 680; his character, ib.; circu-
lates a seditious Romish vow, 694; op-
poses Henry and Abp. Browne in an

underhand way, 696; his death, 713.
See also 717.

Cromwell, Lord, Ld. Gray's letter to,
689; Browne's letter to, about Cro-
mer, &c., 696; letter of the Privy
Council of Id. to, relative to Abp.
Browne's controversial preaching in
the South, 701; letter of the Earl of
Ossory to, relative to the see of Enagh-
dun, 1187.

Cromwell, the usurper, his designs in Id.
promoted by the doings of titular pre-
lates therein, 1240. See 1241.
Crook Haven, Henry II. arrives in, 503.
Crosiers, oaths on, 1115 n.

Cross, episcopal, the use of, forbidden to
Samuel, Bp. of Dublin, by Anselm of
Canterbury, 429; to be limited to
pall-bearing abps., 430; contest about
the right to carry erect, between the
prelates of Armagh and Dublin, 630,
631, 1109-'ll.

Cross, sign of the, its use by S. Columba,

223; by the Saxons, ib.; by S. Co-
lumbanus and his disciples, 287.
Cross, county of, an old name for Tippe-
rary, 1354, '59.

Crosses, of wood, more ridiculous than
edifying, according to the more sober
monks, 236; dispute about, between
Dungal and Claude of Turin, 395;
used in worship, A.D. 1186, 611.
Cruithnechan, or Cronaghan, supposed
instructor of S. Columba, 76.
Crump, Henry, persecuted by the Men-
dicant Friars, 656, is tried before the
Abp. of Canterbury, and silenced,
ib.

Crusades, Id, taxed in support of, 1146;
their merit and rewards to be enjoyed
Cuildreimne, or Culedreivne, battle of,
by Irish rebels, 791, 795, 837, 1264.

81, 82.

Cuilrathain, Coleraine, 991.

Culdees, improperly fathered upon S.
Columbkille, 107; the name incor-

INDEX.

rectly given to Engus the Hagiolo-
gist, 355; the disciples of S. Kente-
gern so called, 1009.

Cullen, P., D.D., eighteenth titular pri-
mate of Id., 1249; note on the mode
of his appointment, ib., seqq.
Culligius, said to have poisoned
Creagh, 772. See 1368.

Bp.

Cumin, St., his life of S. Columba, 88.
Vid. 575.

Cumin, or Comyn, John, Abp. of Dub-
lin, founds Grace Dieu nunnery, 571;
the first Irish bp. ordained by a pope,
581; account of his appointment, ordi-
nation, &c., 604-608; followed by Eng-
lish successors for 500 years, 606; his
synod in Dublin, and sermon on the
sacraments, 609; quarrels with H. de
Valois, and places Dublin under an
interdict, 613.

Cummian, St., adopts the Roman Eas-
ter, 146; his letter of apology on the
subject, ib., and 153-172, called by
the Irish a heretic for his conforming
to the Roman customs, 147, 157; yet
was no believer in papal supremacy or
infallibility, 165; qd. by Mr. Moore as
an authority for Romish views, 1423.
Vid. 986.

Curnan, prince of Connaught, guilty of
homicide, flees for protection to S. Co-
lumba, but in vain, 81.

Curtis, P., fifteenth titular primate of
Id., his life and character, 1248.
Curwen, Hugh, Abp. of Dublin, pro-
moted by Q. Mary, 741; favours ido-
latry, ib.; preaches in such style as
to encourage the favourers of religious
reformation, 742; present at introduc-
tion of the English liturgy at Christ
Church, Dublin, 749; detects the Ro-
mish imposture on that occasion, 750;
his sermon on the subject, 751; a
helper of fhe Reformation, 763.
Cusack, Thomas, Lord Chancellor of
Id., A.D. 1552, his words of apology for

the poor and ignorant people of this
country, 728.

Cuthbert, St., his dying words on the
Paschal controversy and on Church
unity. 151; vid. 221; his character
and life, 242, 243; his missionary zeal
for instructing the English peasantry,
ib.

Cycles for calculating the moon's age,
and time for Easter, among the old
Irish, 154, 155, 159, 185; that of Sul-
picius Severus commonly used by
them, 195; that of Anatolius by the
Romans, 196, 289-291, 295.
Cyprian, St., on Church unity qd. in S.
Cummian's Paschal epistle, 158.
Dallan, Forgaill, qd., 982.
Dalton's Archbishops, &c., of Dublin,
qd., 898, 1225, 1252 seqq.
Damasus. See Pope.

Daniel, Wm., Abp. of Tuam, his Irish
labours, 781.

fuses to eat in the same house with the
Daganus, Irish bp. (of the 7th cent.) re-
Romish Abp. of Canterbury, 139.
Dairmagh, or Durrow, St. Columba's
connection with, 76, 77, 102, 1012.
Dale, J., his account of the sale of Bibles
in Id. in 1559, 752.

Dalrieda, in Britain, colonised in the 6th
cent. from Id., 84, 86.

Damhliag, or Duleek, the see of, 993
seqq.
Damnation, eternal, assigned to Henry

VIII. by P. Paul III., 708.

Danes, the, their invasion of Id., 377
seqq., to 390, 405 seqq.; conversion of
some of them to Christianity, 409,
420; their assistance of Brian Boru in
seizing on the chief monarchy of Ire-
land, 413; defeated at Clontarf, 415;
their influence in introducing the
pope's power into Id., 419 seqq., 579 ;
damage done by them to the Irish
Church, 1060.

Darcy, Oliver, titular bp. of Dromore,