The book of obits and martyrology of the cathedral church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin / Edited from the original manuscript in the library of Trinity college, Dublin, by John Clarke Crosthwaite ... With an introduction, by James Henthorn Todd.

Date:
1844
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Credit: The book of obits and martyrology of the cathedral church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church, Dublin / Edited from the original manuscript in the library of Trinity college, Dublin, by John Clarke Crosthwaite ... With an introduction, by James Henthorn Todd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of Domnacli Padruic, now Donoughpatrick, about four miles N. W. from Navan, in tlie County of Meatli: “ Posthsec sanctus Antistes reflexit iter versus Temoriam [Tara], et dum transiret per Domnacli Padruic, Conallum Principem unice dilectum, bene- dictione sua rauniendo revisit; et in ecclesia prsedicta, quasi quoddam memo- riale et pignus suse specialis dilectionis, reliquit altare suum portable, ob signorum mirificam virtutem summe tunc et postea venerabile. Sed cum inde pergens susceptum continuaret iter, lapis ille altaris, nemine portante, per aera motus, eum secutus est ad usque locum ubi nunc crux apud molendinum juxta fluvium posita est. Lapidem autem ilium portatilem, sive potius volatilem, retulit collocavitque vir sanctus fixum, et ab inde importabilem reliquit in ecclesia de Domnacli Padruic, apud quosdam e discipulis. Et prsedicens multas vir- tutes et signa per earn in isto loco dispensante lapide angulari Christo Jesu fore patranda, prsemonuit ut sub dierum vitae breviandorum interminatione nemo eum inde moveat, vel confugientibus ad ejus tutelare asylum, violentiam vel injuriam inferat3.” Notwithstanding this, however, it appears that the “ altare porta- tile” found its way afterwards to Armagh, if it be true that it was taken from thence (according to the authorities already quoted) by William Fitz-Aldelm, and deposited in Christ Church, Dublin. Of its subsequent history nothing is known. No mention is made of it in the account of the destruction of the charters and relics by the fall of the east window in 1460. The a Vit. Trip, part ii. c. 7, ap. Colg. Tr. Th. p. 130. b See p. xix. The superaltare is com- memorated in the Office of St. Patrick, printed at Paris in 1622, and published by Colgan, Appendix I. Actorum S. Patr. (Tr. Th. p. 139.) Ad primas Yesperas ; Antiph. Altare lapideum sancti preti- osum, ultra maris alveum transvexit le- prosum.” In the Glastonbury version of the Le- gend of St. Patrick, published by Dug- dale, Monast. vol. i. p. 11, the saint is made to cross the sea himself from Ire- land to Cornwall on the superaltare. “ Ab eo [Coelestino] Patricius Hiberniam, in opus evangelii missus, anno Domini qua- dringentesimo vicesimo quinto, datus est illis gentibus Doctor et Apostolus. Ille opus injunctum gnaviter executus, Hiber-