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Cormac Mac Ciaran
Cormac mac Ciaran (died 879) was Abbot of Tuam. Cormac mac Ciaran is the fourth known abbot of Tuam, since its foundation as a Christian monastery by Jarlath in the 520's, and the first one known by name in over one hundred years. According to his obituary in the Annals of the Four Masters, he was also Prior of Clonfert. Events which occurred during his lifetime included: * 857 – A peace conference held at Rath Aedha Mic Bric, overseen by King Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid. * 859 – The battle of Druim Da Mhaighe; Máel Sechnaill defeats the Vikings of Dublin. * 862 – Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid dies on 27 November. * 864 – Osraighe slaughters the Vikings, with Cinnedidh mac Gaithin, at Mindroichet. * 870 – ''The plundering of the men of the Three Plains, and of the Comanns as far as Sliabh Bladhma'' by Vikings. * 874 – ''Ruaidhri, son of Mormind, King of Britain, came to Ireland, to shun the Dubhghoill.'' * 877 – ''The first year of Flann Sinna, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is abbess. Origins The title had its origin in the monasteries of Egypt and Syria, spread through the eastern Mediterranean, and soon became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery. The word is derived from the Aramaic ' meaning "father" or ', meaning "my father" (it still has this meaning in contemporary Hebrew: אבא and Aramaic: ܐܒܐ) In the Septuagint, it was written as "abbas". At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk, but it was soon restricted by canon law to certain priestly superiors. At times it was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the ' ("of the palace"') and ' ("of the camp") were chaplains to the Merovingian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flann Sinna
Flann Sinna ( lit. ''Flann of the Shannon''; Irish: ''Flann na Sionainne''; 84725 May 916), also known as Flann mac Máel Sechnaill, was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Southern Uí Néill. He was King of Mide from 877 onwards and a High King of Ireland. His mother Land ingen Dúngaile was a sister of Cerball mac Dúnlainge, King of Osraige. Flann was chosen as the High King of Ireland, also known as King of Tara, following the death of his first cousin and stepfather Áed Findliath on 20 November 879. Flann's reign followed the usual pattern of Irish High Kings, beginning by levying hostages and tribute from Leinster and then to wars with Munster, Ulster and Connacht. Flann was more successful than most kings of Ireland. However, rather than the military and diplomatic successes of his reign, it is his propaganda statements, in the form of monumental high crosses naming him and his father as kings of Ireland, that are exceptional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th-century Irish Abbots
The 9th century was a period from 801 ( DCCCI) through 900 ( CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the House of Wisdom was founded in Abbasid Baghdad, attracting many scholars to the city. The field of algebra was founded by the Muslim polymath al-Khwarizmi. The most famous Islamic Scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal was tortured and imprisoned by Abbasid official Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad during the reign of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim and caliph al-Wathiq. In Southeast Asia, the height of the Mataram Kingdom happened in this century, while Burma would see the establishment of the major kingdom of Pagan. Tang China started the century with the effective rule under Emperor Xianzong and ended the century with the Huang Chao rebellions. While the Maya experienced widespread political collapse in the central Maya region, resulting in internecine warfare, the abandonment of cities, and a northward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Clergy From County Galway
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity College Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last into endless future times , founder = Queen Elizabeth I , established = , named_for = Trinity, The Holy Trinity.The Trinity was the patron of The Dublin Guild Merchant, primary instigators of the foundation of the University, the arms of which guild are also similar to those of the College. , previous_names = , status = , architect = , architectural_style =Neoclassical architecture , colours = , gender = , sister_colleges = St. John's College, CambridgeOriel College, Oxford , freshman_dorm = , head_label = , head = , master = , vice_head_label = , vice_head = , warden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aedh Mac Ailell
Aedh mac Ailell (died 914) was Abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The fem ... of Clonfert. References * * ''Annals of Tigernach'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin. * Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, Christian clergy from County Galway [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connagan
Connagan (died 849) was Abbot and Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland. References * * ''Annals of Tigernach'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin
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, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ... .
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Lysaght, Eamonn (1978), The Surnames of Ireland. , pp. 233–34.
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Litan
Litan (died 900) was abbot of Tuam. Litan was the fifth known abbot of Tuam, County Galway, but nothing else appears to be known of him. He was the apparent successor of Cormac mac Ciaran but because the sabbatical succession of Tuam is fragmentary, this is uncertain. The next person listed in connection with the monastery at Tuam would be in 947 but titled ''airchinneach'' (Erenagh), and so was probably not its abbot. Events which occurred during his lifetime included: * 879 - Death of Conchobhar mac Tadhg Mor, ''King of the three divisions of Connaught''. * 881 - King Ainbhith of Ulaid killed by the Conaille Muirtheimne. * 888 - Death of Cerball mac Dúnlainge, King of Osraige. * 893 - Battle of Benfleet; ''A shower of blood was rained in Ard Cianachta.'' * 897 - ''The expulsion of the foreigners from Ireland, from the fortress of Ath Cliath.'' * 899 - Death of Alfred the Great of Wessex, succeeded by his son, Edward the Elder. * 900 - Diarmaid macCearbhall was driven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feardomhnach
Feardomhnach of Tuam, died 777. Feardomhnach may have been the successor of Nuada ua Bolcain as Abbot of Tuam, though he is not explicitly listed as such. Nothing else seems to be known of him. Because the abbatical succession at Tuam is only partly preserved, the next known abbot was listed over one hundred years later. Events in Ireland and Europe in the year of Feardomhnach's death included: * Charlemagne defeats the Saxons led by Widukind. * The battle of Cuirreach between the Uí Failghe and Laigin. * ''Artghal, son of Cathal, King of Connaught, took the pilgrim's staff, and went to Hi (Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...) on his pilgrimage.'' References * ''Annals of Ulster'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork* ''Annals o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osraighe
Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of the Osraige people, it existed from around the first century until the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. It was ruled by the Dál Birn dynasty, whose medieval descendants assumed the surname Mac Giolla Phádraig. According to tradition, Osraige was founded by Óengus Osrithe in the 1st century and was originally within the province of Leinster. In the 5th century, the Corcu Loígde of Munster displaced the Dál Birn and brought Osraige under Munster's direct control. The Dál Birn returned to power in the 7th century, though Osraige remained nominally part of Munster until 859, when it achieved formal independence under the powerful king Cerball mac Dúnlainge. Osraige's rulers remained major players in Irish politics fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuam
Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronze Age while the historic period dates from the sixth century. The town became increasingly important in the 11th and 12th centuries in political and religious aspects of Ireland. The market-based layout of the town and square indicates the importance of commerce. The red Latin cross of the Coat of arms is representative of Tuam's importance as an ecclesiastical centre. The double green flaunches at the sides, represent the two hills or shoulders of Tuam's ancient name, . The two crowns recall the High Kings, Tairrdelbach and Ruaidrí, who were based in Tuam. The broken chariot wheel is a reference to the foundation of the monastic town when St Jarlath's chariot wheel broke. The motto of the town, ''Tuath Thuama go Buan'', translates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
