The Monastery of Ennisnag (Middle English: Inisnag and Irish: Inis Snaig meaning "the Island or Islet of the Crane or Heron") was an early Irish Christian monastery, and later a medieval prebendalchurch, located at Ennisnag, in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The medieval monastery and church are no longer extant. From the ruins, St Peter's church, of Protestant denomination, was established in the early 19th century.
Little is known about the monastic community here. Canon William Carrigan suggested "an ancient Church stood on the site from time immemorial to after the Cromwellian era".[1]John O'Hanlon reported that Diocese of Ossory ecclesiastical records names Saint Manchan as patron saint writing "at Inisnag, diocese of Ossory, St. Manchan, whose feast occurs on the 14th of February, was venerated as a patron (Statuta Dioecesis Ossoriensis)".[2] This implies the church was founded in the fifth, or early sixth century. The monastery of Inis-Snaig was probably small in scale.
Modern tradition names Máedóc of Ferns as patron saint of Ennisnag though the claim "his feast day was celebrated here on the 14th of February"[1] suggests confusion regarding patron Saints.[n 1] Nevertheless, his holy well called "Tobermogue" (Irish: Tobair Mogue) is preserved.[1]
The church of Inisnag was recorded as prebendal of Ossory diocese, in the Taxatio Ecclesiastica of AD 1291–1292. The Treasurer of the DiocesanChapter of Ossory, possessed the prebend of Ennisnag from the 15th century. This Diocesan Chapter, consisted of a Dean, Archdeacon, Chancellor, precentor and Treasurer, is traceable back to Felix O'Dulaney (1178–1202), the late 12th century onwards. The prebendal church of Ennisnag is included in the list of churches, or parishes, possessed by ecclesiastics of the Diocesan Chapter of Ossory, right down to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. According to a papal document titled "Ecllesia De Inisnage Prebend -£ ix.", preserved by the ProtestantBishop of Ossory, with Rev. James Graves once holding a correct transcript of same, the prebend of Inisnag was granted on "the authority of Pope Nicholas IV, 1291 [liber ruber Ossoriensis]".[1]
"chaplain, obtained royal grant of the Prebend of Ensnak" on 12 January 1404.[7]
bef. 1409 – bef. 1419
Maurice Talbot
Possession of the "Prebend of Insnake, on the strength of Apostolic Letters", pardoned by the King, 28 March 1409.[7]
bef. 1419 – 1419 (d.)
John Ocuyrk
The deceased "John Ocuyrk", dean of Ossory, possessed the "canonries and prebends of Inysnak in Ossory" as prebend.[8]
1419 – 1424 (res.)
Nicholas Haket
He had possession of the "Prebendary of Insnake, in the Church of Ossory", on 1 August 1419,[7] succeeding as dean of Ossory, securing the "canonries and prebends of Inysnak in Ossory" as prebend.[8] Nicholas resigned c.AD 1424.[9]
1424 – aft. 1424
Thomas Faunt
Being a canon of Limerick, and priest, secured "the canonry and prebend of Insnak in Ossory, value not exceeding 10 marks", succeeding Haket.[9]
MacShamhráin, Ailbhe (2008–2009). "Inis Snaig" (Compiled October 2003 to January 2007, revised and expanded with fuller bibliography, February 2007 to August 2008, Onlineed.). DIAS.
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