Saint Maighneann

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Saint Maighneann was a Christian abbot in the 7th century who lived in Dublin, Ireland in an area now known as Kilmainham. Some of his teachings were recorded in a 15th-century manuscript titled A Life of St Maighneann, an Irish saint of the seventh century.

History

Maighnean is thought to have lived during the first half of the 7th century CE. He set up his church on a ridge between two rivers, the River Liffey and the River Camac and presided there as abbot, though in some instances he is referred to with the title bishop . [1] [2] Maighneann was followed by twenty-seven monks who travelled with him during pilgrimages around the country. [1] He visited several other Irish saints including Saint Maelruain of Tallaght, Saint Dublitir of Fingal and Saint Finnin of Strangford. While at Tallaght he made his confession to Saint Maelruain. Maelruain considered Maighneann lazy because he shied away from manual labour. Nonetheless, Maelruain praised Maighneann for keeping his ritual fire, which he kept constantly alight for over thirty years. [3] Such was Maighneann's fame that the historic area of Kilmainham was named after his church "Cill Mhaighneann." [4] [5] Subsequently two famous buildings Kilmainham Priory, established by Strongbow after his invasion in 1169, [6] and survived until it was suppressed by Henry VIII, and The Royal Hospital Kilmainham which was built by the Duke of Ormonde in 1680 [7] occupied the same site.

Maighnean was also the subject of a 15th-century manuscript titled, A Life of St Maighneann, an Irish saint of the seventh century written by Ulliam Mac an Lega. [8] [9] In it, the manuscript contains a collection of his precepts on topics such as discipline and eschatology, and even a discussion on the Antichrist. Many of these discussions were derived from Maighnean's interactions with other saints that he visited during his lifetime. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ O'Broin, Seosamh (1999). Inchicore,Kilmainham and District. Cois Camoige Publications. pp. 22–24. ISBN   978-0953592906.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Colum (1995). Kilmainham; A settlement Older than Dublin. Four Courts Press. pp. 15–21. ISBN   9781851822195.
  4. ↑ Ó Cléirigh, Mícheál (1856). Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, from the earliest times to the year 1616 (2 ed.). p. 911.
  5. ↑ John O'Donovan; Michael O'Flanagan (1928). Letters Containing Information Relative to the Antiquities of the Counties. Great Britain Ordnance Survey. p. xxxi.
  6. ↑ Roche, Richard (1995). The Norman Invasion of Ireland. Anvil Press. pp. 47–49. ISBN   978-0947962814.
  7. ↑ Childers, Maj. E.S.E (2009). The Story of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Naval and Military Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN   978-1843427766.
  8. ↑ Simms, Katherine (2000). From kings to warlords : the changing political structure of Gaelic Ireland in the later Middle Ages. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. p. 93. ISBN   085115784X.
  9. 1 2 Martínez, Florentino García; Luttikhuizen, Gerard P., eds. (2003). Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome: Studies in ancient cultural interaction in honour of A. Hilhorst ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Leiden [u.a.]: Brill. ISBN   9004135847.
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