60; two sorts of distinguished, 592, '3;
abused for promoting private ends, &c.,
in the Anglo-Romish period of Ir.
history, ib., 626, &c.; fulminated
against E. Bruce and his Irish rebel-
lion, 633; against English tax payers,
€52; against such as should violate the
statute of Kilkenny, 660, 661; against
all friends of an abp. of Cashel, by his
suffragan in Limerick, with bell, book,
and candle, 662; against the dean and
chapter of Raphoe, by primate Prene,
663; degraded to an engine of state
policy, 665, denounced against Henry
VIII. and his supporters, by P. Paul
III. and Primate Cromer, 708, 694,
1201-3; against Q Elizabeth by P.
Pius V., 695, 1258 seqq.; (see also
835) against all who should oppose
Henry II. in his invasion of Id., 1087;
against the abettors of L. Simnel's re-
bellion, 1103, 4; against highway rob-
bers, &c., by primate Fitz Ralph, from
which, however, they got absolution
from the friars, 1110; to be issued
against all enemies of King Edward II.
in Id., 1179; used against Bp. Bedell
by Romish titulars, 1240; see also
1325, 1426, &c.

Exeter, invaded by an Irish force. 1015.
"Exhortation and Remission for the
Catholics of Id.," (A.D. 1605) 855,
1306-'9.

Exorcists (ecclesiastical office) explained
for the Irish by Gilbert, 443.
Extreme Unction, ordered to be perform-

ed without charge, at Kells, 1043; mi-
racle of S. Malachy in support of, 481.
Ezekiel, S. Columbinus desires to have
P. Gregory's comment on, 292.
Faerie Queen, the, written in Id., 803.
Fagan, Luke, ninth titu ar abp. of Dub-
lin, 1256.

Faith, with heretics, not to be kept, 708,
1202 seqq.

Famines, occasioned by wars in Id., by

Bruce and the Scots, 632; by the Ger-
aldine commotions in Munster, 801,
802; by H. O'Neill, &c., 1296 seqq.
Fasting, of the early monks, 235; St.
Aidan's, 239, 240; its use as a penalty,
280; observations on the subject in
the rule of S. Columbanus. 283; in
Lent, from flesh meat, not used by the
old Irish, 538; of the Irish clergy in
the 12th century, 610; of S. Kente-
gern's disciples, 1008; titular legisla-
tion on, (A.D. 1614,) 893.
"Father of Spirits on earth," a title
given to the pope, 836, 1283.

Fear leighion, (pronounced Far lea-
yun) meaning of, &c, 501.

Fees, papal, of promotion to the primacy
of Armagh, noticed, 1109.

Feilire, the, or Festilogium of Engus
Ceile De, 354.

Fermanagh, disturbed by rebellion in
1594, 818; desolate condition of the
country in 1607, 862 seqq.; partly in-
cluded in the plantation, 868.
Ferns, (Co. Wexford) founded by St.
Aedan, 126; for a time an archiepisco-
pal sec, 448; ravaged by the Danes,
382, 383; see also 452 n., 576, 870;
notion of the subjection of the see to
Menevia, 994; the bpk. offered to Gir-
aldus Cambrensis, 1094.

Ferrar, Nich., his devoutness noticed,
285 n.

Festivals of the Church, superstitiously
abused in Anglo-Romish times, 592;
regulations of Abp. Dowdall concern-
ing, in the Synod of Drogheda, 1112;
Romish canons about, (in A.D. 1614,)
1365.

Fethlimidh, or Feidhlimidh, (Phelimy,)
father of S. Columba, 75.

Fiadh Mac Engusa, Synod of, 450.
Fiech, Bp. of Sletty, his Hymn, or Life
of S. Patrick, 9, 54.

Field, or O'Fihel, Thos., bp. of Leigh-
lin, (A.D. 1560,) 1215.

Finian, St., two of the name, 61; life of

S. Finian of Clonard, 67; of S. Finian
of Moville, 68; (see also, 76, 79, 80 ;)
scriptural knowledge, and school, of
the former saint, 68, 323, 324; his
visit to Britain, 122; note on the le-
gends of his life, 362.

Fintan, St., of Clonenagh, 71.
Fintan Munnu, or S. Munna, of Tagh-
mon, 170.

First fruits, (ecclesiastical tax,) neglected

among the old Irish, 462; stoppage of
their payment to Rome in England,
678, 1194; Irish Act assigning them to
the King of England, 685.

Fish, use of, by the old Irish monks, 272,
284.

Fisher, bp. of Rochester, his stedfast

support of papal supremacy, 679; he
assists in consecrating G. Browne for
the see of Dublin, 682.

Fitz Aldelm, Anglo-Norman adventurer,
504; appointed to treat between Hen-
ry II. and Rodk. O'Conor, 506; sent
over to Waterford with Adrian's bull,
527; appointed by Henry II. a joint
governor of Id. with others, 548, 600;
style of the writ appointing him to
that office, 560; founds the abbey of
St. Thomas, Dublin, 567.

Fitz Bernard, Robt., Anglo-Norman ad-
venturer in Id., 504.

Fitz Gerald, family, their origin, 1017,
&c. See Desmond.

Fitz Gerald, Maurice, a principal one of
the Anglo-Norman invaders, 497, 561.
Fitz Gerald, Ld. Thos., the form of his
excommunication noticed, 1427,"8; his
rebellion referred to, 1430.

Fitz Gerald, Thos., Franciscan friar, his
account of the state of Irish Romanism
in A.D. 1613, 1346 seqq.; vid. 1351.
Fitz Gibbon, Maurice R., murderous ti
tular abp. of Cashel, 1215, 1372, '83;
pensioned for his services by the King
of Spain, 1436.

Fitz Hamon, Robt., his acquisitions in
Wales, 1023, '6, Wm. do., knighted,
1040.

Fitz John, Dominick, mayor of Galway,
chief founder of the college there, 1184.
Fitz John, Wm., appointed Abp. of
Cashel, (A.D. 1315,) 648 n.

Fitz Maurice, Jas., (or James Geraldine.
Fitzgerald,) rises in rebellion

or

against Q. Elizabeth's government,
776; applies to Rome and Spain for
aid, 777, 8; his ill success, ib.; prac-
tices beyond seas, 787; O'Sullevan's
notice of his proceedings, ib.-789;
picks up with Stukely, O'Melrian,
&c., 788; through the influence of P.
Gregory XIII., gets a gang of high-
waymen from Italy to come and fight
for religion in Id., 789; arrives in
Spain, 790; lands at Smerwick, ib.,
792; aided by a papal bull, 791; starts
on an expedition into the country
from Smerwick, 793; and is killed,
794; (see also 1252;) Gregory's bull
in his favour, 1262-4; Card. Galli's
letter to, on the eccl. affairs of Id.,
1265, 6; Camden's account of his re-
bellion, 1270; some additional reflec
tions on the character of his interest
for the faith, 1369-71; he the first
who brought an European league to
bear upon Id., and with what motive.
1435.

Fitz Maurice, James, bp. of Ardfert, his

military sons give aid to Q. Elizabeth's
forces, and meet with their end in
consequence, 1216.
Fitzpatrick's Life of S. Patrick qd., 1226.
Fitz Ralph, Richard, Abp. of Armagh,
called also St. Richard of Dundalk,
and Ricardus Armacanus, his Defen-
sorium Curatorum qd., 589, 655, 1110,
account of the author, 653; his quar-
rel with the friars, 654, '5.

Fitz Richard, Robt., founds an Austin
nunnery at Timolin, 571.
Fitz Robert, Geoffrey, founds an estab-
lishment for Austin canons at Kells,
(Co. Kilkenny.) 571; and brings over
inmates thereto from England, 575.
Fitz Simon, W., abp. of Dublin, 1098;
joins Simnel's rebellion, 1101; per-
Imitted to collate Irish clerks, for a
stated time, to Irish benefices, 1104.
Fitz Simon, Patk., twelfth titular Abp.
of Dublin, 1256.

Fitz Stephen, Robt., invader of Id., 497,

1038; involved in the charge of sacri-
lege by Giraldus, 573 n.; appointed a
governor of Id., 600.

Fitz Symonds, his Britannomachia qd.,
773; its tale about the consecration of
Parker, (abp. of Cant.,) confuted, 1236.
Fitz Thomas, John, “Earl of Adar," his
murderous doings, 1128.

Fitz Thomas, James, made by H. O'Neill
titular (or Sugan) Earl of Desmond,
836; his letter to the King of Spain,
1275-'8; Oviedo's letter to, 1288.
Fitz Walter, Theobald, his monastic
foundations at Nenagh and Abingdon,
571; his superstitious views in such
erections, 584.

Fitz William, Ld. Deputy of Id., (A.D.
1594,) his evil character, &c., 818.
Flaherty, warlike abbot of Inniscattery,
ill effects of his turbulence, 408.
Flan Mac Eogan, old book of, qd., 1045.
Flan Sionna, King of Id., (A.D. 902,)
405-407.

Flanders, a deluge in, occasions the set-
tling of some of its inhabitants in
Wales, 1031, 33, '36.

Flax included in the Dublin tithe law
of 1186, 612.

Fleming's Collectanea Sacra qd., 250 n.,
256 n., 279 n., 307 n., &c.
Fleming, Patrick, erroneously named a
titular primate of Id., 1238.
Fleming, T., third titr. abp. of Dublin,
1253; patronises E. O'Reilly, 1241;
obtains a licence from P. Urban VIII.
to have priests ordained for the Ro-
mish schism in Id. on the title of the
"mission in Id.," 1254, 1392-'5.
Flesh meat, abstinence of the old monks
from, 284, use of, in Lent, by the an-
cient Irish, 538, 1088; supposed enor-
mity of the practice, ib., 1297.
Fleury's Church History referred to,
273 n., 304, &c.

Focluth, a district in the west of Id., S.
Patrick's labours in, 23, 34.
Fontaines, S. Columbanus's monastery
at, 256.

Food of the old monks, advice of S. Co-
lumbanus about the, 283.

Forannan, primate, banished from Ar-
magh by the Danes, 385.

Fordun, J., his Scotichronicon qd., 633
n., 1119 seqq.

Foreign influence, the means of intro-
ducing the pope's authority into Id.,
419 seqq., passim; its help to establish
a schism in favour of Rome in the 17th
cent., 900.

Forgiveness of enemies, inculcated by
example, by S. Columbanus, 270.
Fort de l'Or, or Golden Fort, (Kerry.)
notice of the circumstances of J. Fitz-
maurice's rebellion, &c., connected
with the place, 792, '3 n., '8, '9 n
Fosterage customs of the Welsh alluded
to, 1030. See Gossipred.

Fothadius, abbot, obtains for the Irish
clergy liberty of absence from atten-

dance on military expeditions, 1106.
See 559.
Foulis's History of Romish Treasons, qd.
1201, 5, 73, 75, 88, 1395-'7, &c.
Four Masters, the, their account of the
quarrel between Cahir O'Dogherty,
and Sir Geo. Paulet, 867 n.; qd. in
connection with J. Fitzmaurice's re-
bellion, 793 n. Vid. q. 1042, 49, 1213,
16, '19; their account of Henry VIII.'s
changes, 1193, '4; note on their mode
of mentioning Q. Elizabeth's prelates,

1216.

Francis, St., founder of the Franciscans,
589. 653.

Franciscans, Irish: sundry of them no-
ticed, 655, 662, 697, 788-790, 1346
seqq.; their activity against the Re-
formed religion, and for promoting a
Romish schism in Id. in the 17th cen-
tury, 891, 1349, '61.
Frederick, emperor, the pope's war with,
to be supported by Irish taxes, 679.
French people, some of them resident in
Id. before the Conquest, 1019.
Friars, their origin and abuses, 589, 654,
&c.; mentioned as the only preachers
of God's Word in Id., (A.D. 1475) 597;
Fitz Ralph's controversy with, see
Fitz Ralph; the Anglican ones in Id.
complained of to the pope, by the Irish,
for their misdoings, 1126; specimen of
the missionary preaching of their class
against the Reformation, 851, 1343-5;
their mode of subsistence after the
changes connected with it, 1355. See
also 1349, &c.

Friday, its observance as a fast by the
old monks, 235; by those of Id. in par-
ticular, 284.

Friesland, the scene of missionary labours

on the part of Wilfrid, 224; and of S.
Willibrord, 329.

Faith na ngall, castle, erected by S.
O'Neill, 767.

Fulburn, Stephen de, abp. of Tuam, ob-

Furness abbey (Lancashire) supplies
monks for Ireland, 574.

Furseus, or S. Fursey, his history, 335;
his earnestness in preaching repen-
tance, ib.; visits England, and preaches
the Gospel there, 336; his settlement
in France, and death, 337.
Gallagher, Redmond, papal bishop of
Derry. See O'Gallagher.

Gallican Liturgy introduced into Britain
by S. Germanus, 116.

Gall, St., in Switzerland, named after an
Irishman, 319.

Gallus, or St. Gall, disciple of S. Colum-
banus, 270; left sick at Bregenz, ib.,
332; settles on the Stinace, ib.; is of
fered the bpk. of Constance, which he
declines, 333; also the abbacy of
Luxeu, ib.; his death, and missionary
zeal, &c., 334.

Galway, Bull for the foundation of a
collegiate church in, 671, 1169–71;
the port of, 1142; ancient episcopal see
of, 995; modern Romish do., 1386;
hospitality of the inhabitants, 1185;
plunder of the college property by the
wild Irish, 1186, '7.

Gardens, to be tithed, by Dublin canon
of 1186, 612.

Gartin, (Co. Donegal,) the birth-place of
S. Columba, 75.

Gaul, or France, its religious aspect in
the time of S. Columbanus, 253, 4;
disputes of the prelates there with him,
256-8; origin of the French monar-
chy, &c., 258 seqq.

Gaveloch, or Geivleach. See O'Neill.
Geilana, wife of Duke Gozbert of Fran-
conia, murders S. Kilian 339.
Gelasius, or (Gilla Mac Liagh) appointed
primate of Id., 470; his primatial vi-
sitation of Munster, &c., 476; visited

by Cardinal Paparo, 483; present at
the Synod of Kells, 484; holds the
Synod of Clane, 500; not with the pre-
lates who met Henry II in Waterford,
505; he meets him in Dublin and sub-
mits to all his interferences, 518; his
death, ib.; his primacy and precedency
as the successor of S. Patrick super-
seded by the authority of a pope's le-
gate bp. of Lismore, 534, 1085; in re-
turn for which submissiveness he is
allowed a pall from Rome, 482; being
the first Irish primate who was de-
graded by the like, 581.

Gerald de Windsor, ancestor of the Fitz-
geralds of Id., 1017; made steward of
Pembroc, 1027; his mission to King
Murcart, 1029; becomes ruler of Di-
vetia, 1030; rebuilds the castle of Pem-
broke, 1031; abduction of his wife, &c.
ib.; his harbouring of Gruffyth ap
Rees, 1036.

Geraldines. See Desmond, and Fitz-
maurice, James.

German aid promised to Irish rebels

against England, A.D. 1605, 856, 1308.
Germanus, bp. of Auxerre, said to have
instructed St. Patrick, 28, 30; his ser-
vices against Pelagianism in Britain,
115; promotes education, and intro-
duces the Gallican Liturgy, 116, 121;
his miraculous aid against the Saxons,
116; the Acts of S. Germanus by
Eric, qd., 398.
Germany, visited by Irish missionaries,
344, &c.; why few bpks. in, 984.
Geruntius, British king, Aldhelm's let-
ter to, 151, '2, 202.

Gibbon, M. R., murderous titular of
Cashel. See Fitz Gibbon.
Gilbert, bp. of Enaghoun, obtains pos-
session of the see in spite of the efforts
of the abp. of Tuam, 1176; is perse-
cuted thereupon, 1177; his character,
1178.

Gilbert, Earl of Clare, obtains a grant of

land in Wales, and builds Carmarthen
Castle, 1034, '7; his death, ib.
Gildas, the Briton, 109, 112, 113; his
account of the wretched state of the
British Church in his days, 119, 120,
his life, 122-124.

Gillebert, or Gille, bp. of Limerick, first
pope's legate for Id., 435, 541, 580;
his efforts to introduce the power and
ritual of Rome into this country, 439
seqq., 1060; his acquaintance with An-
selm, 440; his work on the services and
government of the Church, 441, 442;
its view of the popes peculiar office and
privileges, 443, 4; his success in such
exertions, 449; he presides as legate in
the Synod of Rathbreasail, 451 ; advan-
tages possess by his party, 453; recom-
mends Malachy to assume the primacy,
468; by whom also, on resigning his
legateship, he is succeeded in that
office, 473.

Giraldus Cambrensis, his account of the
Synod of Armagh, A.D. 1172, which
condemned slavery, 501, '2; do. of the
Synod of Cashel, 513 seqq.; notice of
himself and his Hibernia Expugnata,
514 n.; vindicated from Dr. Lanigan's
unjust attacks, ib.; extract from the
old English version of his History of
the Conquest, 526-'8; note on do. ib.,
529; the printed copies of the Hib.
Exp. imperfect, 530 n.; his charge of
sacrilege against the Ango-Norman
settlers, 573 n; his de Rebus, &c., qd.,
609 n., 610; his visit to Id. with prince
John, ib.; and sermon at the Synod of
Dublin, ib.; his praise of the Irish
clergy, ib.; his Guide through Cam-
bria, qd., 1017; his notes on the policy
of the Normans towards Wales and Id.,
qd., 1093 seyq.; his motives in refusing
promotion to the episcopate, 1094; his,
origin alluded to, 1095; his anecdote of
D. Mac Murrough's barbarity com-
mented on by Mr. Wright, foolishly,