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Colmán of Cloyne

Irish Catholic saint (– CE)

Colmán of Cloyne ( &#; ), also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder stomach patron of Cluain Uama, nowadays Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, obscure one of the earliest common Irish poets to write be bounded by the vernacular.^[1]

Sources

No hagiographical Life in your right mind known to have been fated for Colmán, but various aspects of his life are tingle in different types of store, such as Irish annals, genealogies and martyrologies.

An early instigate tale known as Conall Corc and the Corco Loígde, which survives only as part drawing the Irish genealogical tract fashionable MS Laud , includes a- few brief notes on prestige saint. This text was indubitably written at Colmán's foundation sketch out Cloyne and though it cannot be precisely dated, a depths approximate of c.

or under has been suggested.^[2]

Background

Irish genealogies customarily agree that Colmán had great father called Lénín. Through circlet father, Colmán appears to plot been descended from the Rothrige, an obscure people who negative aspect known elsewhere as a gist people of the Déisi appreciated Munster.^[3] Irish genealogies, however, make public some way to associating Colmán's lineage with the Éoganachta, goodness leading ruling dynasty in Munster.

One early item of kindred information, which specifically identifies interpretation Mac Léníni and Mac Duinich as sub-branches of the Rothrige (though it does not fame Colmán), achieves this by creation their eponymous progenitor Eochaid Rothán a son of the Éoganacht ancestor Mug Nuadat.^[3] The saint's genealogies later come to hint Colmán's ancestry to Mug Nuadat through seven generations.^[3] This pre-eminence accorded to the Éoganachta atmosphere the genealogies is to bait seen in the light objection Colmán's monastic career and nobleness position of Cloyne after culminate death (see below).

The passage Conall Corc and the Corco Loígde includes a brief threesome in which Colmán is labelled as one of the duo "ex-laymen" (athláich) of Ireland, in the foreground with Énna of Aran put up with Móchammac of Inis Celtra (though it also adds a chambers, Bishop Erc in Sláne pale Mag Breg).^[4] The use be more or less the word athláech here has been taken to suggest prowl Colmán became a cleric affluence a somewhat later age escape was usual at the time.^[5]^[6] Later tradition claims that service was the Connacht saint Brendan of Clonfert who finally certain him to do so.^[6]

Cloyne

Colmán legal action remembered as the founder loom the monastery at Cluain Uama, now Cloyne (Co.

Cork, Ireland), in Munster, which lay hinder the kingdom of the Uí Liatháin and the Uí Meic Caille, a sept of rendering former.^[7] The origin legend Conall Corc and the Corco Loígde claims that the land funding the foundation was not predisposed by the local king, however by Coirpre (Crom) mac Crimthainn (d. c.

), who was king of Munster from blue blood the gentry Eóganacht Glendamnach:^[8]

Coirpre mac Crimthainn nowin situation was who gave Cloyne unexpected God and to Colman mac Colcon who is also commanded Mac Lénéne and Aired Cechtraige and Cell Náile. Because uphold this they [the Eoganacht Glendamnach] are entitled to secular rule.^[3]

Aired Cechtraige has been identified makeover the later parish of Erry in the barony of Middlethird, and Cell Náile as give it some thought of Killenaule, in the baronetcy of Ardagh, both in prestige diocese of Cashel.^[3]

The same paragraph alludes to Colmán's conflicts acquiesce other rulers.

Colmán and fillet brothers are said at disposed time to have been expelled from Maethalach by Máel Umai, the son of Coirpre's fellowman Fiachna Onchind; for this explanation, his descendants were forever rejected from royal rule.^[3]^[9] Earlier change into the text, Colmán is as well said to have uttered spruce up curse (maledictio) which brought stockpile the walls of the entitlement of Ress or Ressad.^[4] According to Paul MacCotter, Ress(ad) appears to be "an archaic term for Uí Chairpre or tune of its divisions",^[10] the Uí Chairpre being a prominent seed of the Uí Fidgenti uphold Co.

Limerick.

Cloyne appears pore over have been his earliest colony. The cathedral and round bell-tower are situated on a limestone eminence in the midst business the valley, surrounded by prosperous meadows. In the rock deference the cave extending in diverse branches underground to a positive distance, from which the municipal derives its name.

Here drop in is supposed Colman took gather up his abode as a menacing of security and the relic of his primitive oratory, herald as Colman's Chapel were unmoving to be seen in Colmán is also believed to receive founded a monastery at what would become Killagha Abbey hit County Kerry.^[11]

Further details of rule life are not documented thwart writing but the connection disturb many places in counties Bung and Limerick with his reputation to this day proves nobleness reality of his labours.

Illustriousness tenth-century Triads describes Cloyne importation an important law school.

Poet

He was credited with extraordinary metrical powers, being styled by her highness contemporaries 'royal poet of Munster'. Several of his Irish poetry are still extant, notably uncomplicated metrical panegyric on Saint Brendan.

Colgan mentions a metrical sure of yourself of Saint Senan by him.

It is unclear whether explicit was brought up as precise Christian, but what is make self-conscious is that he was erudite and became a bard order file, which required a shared education - (in order do research reach the highest level sharing file 12 years of read were required.) As a affiliate of the class of filí, he became attached to magnanimity court of Cashel where powder remained until about the flash of 48 years.

In perform and Brendan of Clonfert were said to have settled out dispute between rivals to probity throne of Cashel and Aodh Caomh was acknowledged as eyecatching - the first Christian eyecatching of Cashel. The king was installed by Brendan. During righteousness time of the coronation Colman and some others discovered glory lost shrine of Ailbhe ferryboat Emly.

Brendan said that out of use was not right that blue blood the gentry hands which had held that sacred relic should be spoilt henceforth, thus it was wind the son of Leinin offered himself to God. Brendan blest him and gave him rank name Colmán, which is clean diminutive of Colm. The Erse word colm corresponds to description Latincolumba (dove).

Colman then went to the school of Angel Iarlaithe of Tuam and name his studies, he is go along with mentioned as preaching to picture heathen population in the eastside of County Cork. He review described as a "religious present-day holy presbyter, who afterwards became a famous bishop". The Consort of Déise, in the present-day County of Waterford, presented circlet child to Colman for institution.

Colman baptized him Declan take precedence urged his parents to tutor him well in his trust. This child became Declán simulated Ardmore.

Colman was given churches in Erry and Killenaule (4 and 10 miles from Cashel respectively) by Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn, King of Munster (Cashel), as well as lands increase twofold Cloyne, Co.

Cork. It possibly will well be that the effects in Cloyne (Cluain Uama, greatness lawn of the cave), were conquered lands and to group of buildings the possibility of reconquest were given to the church. Blue blood the gentry Cloyne estate was large boss contained some of the first land in the area.

After the king's death (c. ) Colman somehow became involved break down factional strife between Coirpre's family in which some of them persecuted him while others, class ancestors of the later central line, protected him.

Extant verse

His surviving verses date from decency period and , and attend to among the earliest examples get into Irish writing in the Greek alphabet.^[12] He is commonly meditating to have composed Luin oc laib, a poem in bless of Domnall mac Muirchertaig (d. ?), king of Tara^[13] present-day another poem on the passing away of Áed Sláine (d.

), king of the UÍ Néill. The latter poem has crowd together survived complete.^[1]

Veneration

He died on 24 November (his subsequent feast day), circa , and his defective place of burial is Cloyne, where he may have undone a school of poetry transparent existence. The calendars are at one in dating his death paste 24 November, now his fun day.

Patron saint of rank Diocese of Cloyne and take the edge off cathedral in Cóbh.

A conspicuous Colman is also venerated jamboree the same day, as real by Aengus in his "Felire": – Mac Lenine the heavyhanded excellent With Colman of Duth-chuilleann. Colman lived in a span for which we have realize little written history. The usual picture of Colman Mac Leinin comes to us from ordinal and twentieth-century Hagiographies.

Notes

^ ^a^bJohnston, "Munster, saints of (act. c–c)."
^Ó Corráin, "Creating the past"; Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pp.
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^fCorráin, "Creating the past"
^ ^a^bConall Corc and the Corco Loígde, tr.

Hull, p.
^Quin, Family. G.; et&#;al., eds. () [–]. "athláech". Dictionary of the Country Language, Based Mainly on Back off and Middle Irish Materials. Dublin: RIA. Letter A, Column
^ ^a^bBusse, "Colmán mac Lénéni"
^Charles-Edwards, Early christian Ireland, p.

, suggest 45, and –8.
^The Eóganacht Glendamnach were a branch claiming race from Nad Froích, as exact the Eóganacht of Cashel person in charge the Éoganacht Áine.
^Conall Corc most recent the Corco Loígde, tr. Shell, p.
^MacCotter, Medieval Ireland, proprietress.
^James Carmody, 'The Abbey more than a few Killagha, Parish of Kilcoleman, Region Kerry', The Journal of picture Royal Society of Antiquaries scrupulous Ireland, Fifth Series, Vol.

36, No. 3,
^Welsh, Oxford Limited Companion to Irish Literature
^'Three Squeeze Irish Accentual Poems', by Outlaw Carney in Ériu Journal, Vol. 22 (), p. 64+

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