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The Annals of Youghal |
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16-03-07: The full Annals will be online
very soon, 402. - About this year ST. Declan, one of the four primitive preachers of Christianity in Ireland, commenced his mission among the Pagans at Ardmore, 4 miles E. of Eo-chaille, or Youghal. This was thirty years antecedent to the preaching of ST. PATRICK. DECLAN was son of ERC, Chief of s noble family of the Deisi, and his mother's name was DETHYS. Such wonderful success attended his labours that the Deisi forsaking their Chief LORAN, an obstinate Pagan, followed DECLAN who placed them under the headship of FEARGALL McCORMAC, one of his own kindred. 416. - A seminary was founded by DECLAN at Ardmore, from which the light of Christianity radiated into all the contiguous districts; and the retired hamlet became a sanctuary of religion and letters. This school was in connexion with a monastic establishment of particular rule, which afterwards was changed into a house of Canons Regular of ST. AUGUSTINE. 448. - ST. DECLAN was confirmed in the see of Ardmore by the Synod of
Cashel which was held this year. Hs died 24 July 450, and was buried within
the little Damhliag or stone Oratory, which in his lifetime had been his
primitive Cathedral. His grave, or that reputed to be his, is still shown
and is superstitiously reverenced by the peasantry, who consider the clay
taken out of it to be efficacious in the removing of disease. |
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