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.

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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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    vii. Kal. Maii (April 17), p. 108. This account of St. Mark the Evangelist is copied, with some mistakes, additions, and omissions, from the Martyrology of Notker. iv. Kal. Maii (April 28), p. no. “ Item in Iberna Sancti Ro- berti.” These words are added in the margin in a hand of the sixteenth century. St. Robert, Abbot of Molesmes, founder of the Cistercian order, is probably intended. But his day in the Roman Martyrology is April 29; and there is another mistake in entering him “ in Iberna,” if that be intended for “ in Ibernia,” for St. Robert was a Frenchman. In the Calendar, p. 64, his day is also made to be the 28th of April; but his name is inserted there by a modern hand. Non. Maii (May 7), p. 113. “ Ciaroc et Bretanus (read Brecanus) Confessores.” Ciaroc occurs, under the name of Mo-Chuaroc, in the Martyrology of Aengus (ad 7 Maii), in conjunction with Brecan :— “ TTIochuapoc la 6peccan, “ Mochuaroc with Breccan, t)i jepaic arjlamiu, Two heroes of purity [i. e. milites Ckristi] Cappac Cpipc ap oiliu.” Who loved Christ faithfully.” And on the word Breccan there is the following gloss: “ .1. o 6chopuim 6pecain 1 cocpich “ i. e. of Echdruim Brecain, on the t)ail apaioe 7 Oail piacai.” border of Dailaradia and Dailriataie. Brecan, or Breccan, was the son of Saranus, the chieftain who opposed St. Patrick in Dalaradia, and incurred the malediction of the saintf; notwithstanding which, says Colgan : “ non caruit pro- genie sanctag.” e The territory of Dalaradia is stated by Mr. O’Donovan to have included the whole of the present county of Down, and that part of Antrim which lies south of the mountain Sliabh Mis, now Slemmish.—. Battle of Magh Rath, page 39, note r. Dailriatai, or Dalriedia, was the north and north-west of the county of Antrim, now called the Routs. See Lanigan, vol. i. p. 217, note (24), and Ussher, Primord., p. 1029. f Yit. Tripart, part ii. c. 132. g Colgan, Acta SS. ad Febr. 20, in vit. S. Olcani, p. 378, n. 13.