document in its original form, 1404
seqq.; the altered form, 1411 seqq.; the
original one, discouraged by the priests,
is favoured by the laity, 1409; its re-
jection, 1410.
"Rent, Catholic," the occasion of its
first assessment, &c., 882.
Renwick, Mr. James, his "deposition"
of James II., 1340, '1; his life, qd.,
963-'5.
Reve, Thos. le, bp. of Lismore, his ser-
vices for England noticed, 1141.
Rheims, Hinemar, abp. of, 400.
Rhine, river, St. Columbanus's journey-
ing along the, 267.
Riar Patraice, what, 1043.
Richard I., king of Engd., his corona-
tion referred to, 1172.
Richard II., Act of, against heretics, re-
vived by Q. Mary, for Id., 743.
Richard, St., of Dundalk. See Fitz
Ralph.
Riddlesford, W. de, A.-Norman monas-
tery founder in Id., 571.
Riding, in the Irish fashion made illegal,
658.
Ridley, bp., his burning referred to, 843.
Rinuncini, papal agent, his arrival in Id.,
and subsequent proceedings, 1240, '54.
Ripon, deserted by its Irish monks, to
avoid submission to Rome, 185; ac-
count of the erection of a Church there
by Wilfrid, &c., 212.
Rites, and practices, of the ancient Bri-
tish Church. contrary to those of
Rome, 134; those of Id. ordered to
conform to the Roman system in A.D.
1172, 581; (see 603, '5;) the use of the
Anglican forms hated by the Irish be-
fore the Refn., 672; that rites and
ceremonies should be the same in Id.
and England, not necessary, 922.
Robbers, Italian, a gang of, sent to Id. to
defend "the Catholic faith," 789, 808,
1369-71; Irish, in Armagh diocese,
A.D. 1360, excommunicated by Pri-
mate Fitz Ralph, but absolved by the
friars, 1110.
Rochfort, Simon, bp. of Meath, founds a
Cathedral Church at Newtown, Trim,
571; holds a synod there, and pro-
motes in it the suppression of the small
sees of Id., 616, '7; a candidate for the
primacy, 619.
Rock, Danl., his tract against the inde-
pendence of the ancient Irish Church
of the see of Rome qd., 313.
Roderic, last king of Id. See O'Conor.
Rolls of parlt., qd., 743.
Roman wars in Britain, 116, 117.
Romanists, the Irish, left not communion
with the Church under Q. Elizabeth,
755; not punished for their creed by
her, 843, 1399; often loyal to her au-
thority, 828. 1437.
Roman supremacy. See Rome inf., Su-
premacy, &c.
Romanising Irishmen of the seventh
cent., their peculiar opinions, 164 seqq. ;
advantages possessed by their party
in Engd., 206 seqq.
Rome, the Church of, not "the Catholic
and Apostolic Church" in the opinion
of the old Irish, 148; how regarded by
those of them who cherished commun-
ion with her, 165-'9; did not allow
the Irish at large to be Catholics in
the 7th cent., but regarded with con-
tempt their 'sect' and sentiments alto-
gether, 184 (see Catholic:) her obstin-
ate quarrels with the British Churches,
188; feelings of St. Columbanus to-
wards her, 306 Gillebert the first great
promoter of her influence in Id., 441
seqq.; her customs, &c., promoted also
by Malachy, 458, 464; who was the
first Irish primate to seek the sanction
of her authority, 471; the English in-
vasion employed as her means of reduc-
ing the Irish to subjection, 492; her
influence in Id. promoted by the Synod
of Cashel, 519; whether her authority
was at all acknowledged in Id. before
A.D. 1172, or not, utterly unknown to
P. Alexander III., 538, '9; manner of
the introduction of such authority,
540, '1; its rise and early progress,
579-581; state of Id. under her au-
spices, 578-599, 808; her power not
unchecked in Id. before the Refn.,
598, '9; all the calamities inflicted by
the Anglo-Normans, traced by the
Irish (A.D. 1318) to her influence, 637 ;
which continues to crush them further,
661; appeals to her at length forbid-
den, 684; her instigation of the Irish
to rebellion against Engd., 694, '7;
her authority rejected by the Ir. chiefs,
704-710; her power to depose princes
asserted by P. Paul III, 708; her
making of changes in the mass refd. to,
724; her power restored in Id. by Q.
Mary, 739-744; the Acts against her
authority reintroduced by Elizabeth,
754; confederate with Spain in designs
on Id., 765, 8, 777, 8, 786, '8 seqq., to
792, 7, 801, 824, '6, '7; her natural
indifference to the national feelings of
Id., 840; her priests, why punished
by Q. Elizabeth, 843-5, 857, 1398-
1404; and under K. James I., 1330
seqq.; her attempts to regain ascen-
dency on the accession of the latter,
853 seqq.; order for her clergy to leave
Id., 855; real, or supposed, willing-
ness of her priests to conform, A.D.
1607, 863; Bp. Ram's efforts to with-
draw the people of his charge from her
seducements, 871; her view of rebel-
lion in the Synod of Drogheda, A.D.
1614, 897; the Church lands of Id. not
originally hers, 1059; Henry II. re-
quested to establish her power in Id.,
1090; her taxations of Id, 1145 seqq. ;
her apprehension of a fall when for-
saken by the Irish, 1204; her abetting
of English agressions, noticed by Mr.
T. Moore, 1426; her novelty in Id.,
903; how far "the Head of Churches,"
according to the views of S. Cummian,
&c., 165, '6; see 940, 953.
Roscommon ravaged by the Danes, 379;
by some of the Irish, 394; anciently
an episcopal see, 484 n., 995.
Roscrea, formerly an episcopal see, 995.
Ross, the see of, 995, &c.; a titr. bp. of,
at Trent, 1217; see, 700, 791, 1375.
Ross, or Rous, of Warwick, English his-
torian, qd., 530 n.
Roth, or Routh, David, his Analecta,
qd., 763 n., 766 n., 1252, &c., the au-
thor a pretended vice-primate of Id.,
905; his account of Rd. Creagh's life,
&c., 772, 1228-36; (see 1368;) Mr.
Phelan's translation of a passage from
the Analecta, corrected, 1232 n.; P.
Lombard's commission to him to be
his vicar-general, 1321-3; his affec-
tion for sedition, 1360; see notices of
him also at pp. 1349, '53, 54, '57, '91,
n.; his life, 1373, '4.
Royalty and its rights, a "Covenanters
view of, 1339-'41.
Ruadan, St., of Lorrah, some account
of, 70.
Rupert, St., first bp. of Saltzburgh, 348.
Rural deanries, instances of their origin
in ancient episcopal sees, 617.
Rural deans, Romish, appointed in the
17th cent. to nurse their schism, 895,
1364.
Russell, Sir W., Ld. deputy. of Id., 822.
Russell, Patrick, fifth titr. abp. of Dub-
lin, notice of his life, synods, and con-
stitutions, 1255; allows Primate Ma-
guire to have precedency in his dio-
cese, 1245.
Russia, why few bpks. in. 984.
See O'Melrian.
Ryan, Cornelius.
Rydcors Castle, a Norman stronghold in
Wales, 1027, '30.
Rymers Fœdera, qd., 533 n., 643 n.,
1085.
Rythmarch, abp. of St. David's 1029.
Ryvere, W. de, Canon of Sarum, papal
collector in Id., 1151.
Sabbath day, in the 7th century, still
meant Saturday, 90, 91.
Sacraments, abp. Comyn's preaching
concerning, and canons relative to,
enacted in the Dublin Synod of A.D.
1186, 609, 611; abuses connected with
that of the Lord's Supper, as noticed
by Bp. Bale. 732; titular legislation
relative to, 893, 1364; see 901.
Sacrifices for the dead, 50.
Saigir, St. Kieran of, 69; its monastery
ravaged by the Danes, 383.
Saints not invoked by the most ancient
Irish Christians, S. Patrick, &c., 44,
67; not by S. Columba, nor Columba-
nus, 250; (see Inrocation ;) supersti-
tious views connected with them in
later times, illustrated in the litanies
of Angus, 355, '6; and by a reference
to transactions of the Anglo-Romish
period, 585; John Bale imprisoned
in Henry VIII's time for preaching
against the invocation of their names,
&c., 731; notes on the expression
"merits and intervention of the saints,"
in a sermon of St. Columbanus, 969,
970; the ancient Irish saints divided
into 3 orders, 60-62, 982; their love
for seclusion, 1058; an Act of Abp.
Dowdall, relative to saints' days no-
ticed. 1113; (see 893, 1365;) burning
of their images at the time of the
Reformation exemplified in S. Mary of
Trim, 1194; and S. Dominick at Cork,
1216.
Saladin's taking of Jerusalem, noticed,
1145.
Salamanca, university, various titular
prelates for Id. educated in, 1238, 48,
54 n.; combines with Valladolid in a
"judgment" approving strongly of H.
O'Neill's rebellion, with denunciation
of its opponents, 850, 1300-1306.
Salmeron, Alphonso, Jesuit, brings Con
O'Neill a seditious epistle from Pope
Paul, III., 1206.
Salop, the earl and earldom of, 1023, 6,
&c.
Saltuir-na-Rann, of Engus Ceile-De.
account of, 354.
Saltzburgh, St. Virgilius builds a cathe-
dral in, 348, his labours there, 348, 9.
Salvation by Christ only, Bp. Bale's dili-
gence in setting forth, 733, '4.
Samuel, fourth bp. of Dublin, conseed.
at Canterbury, 429; reproved by Pri
mate Anselm for pride and cupidity,
ib., 430.
Sanders, Dr., 788; joins the Irish rebel-
lion of J. Fitzmaurice, 790, 1270; ar-
rives in Kerry, ib., 792; his miserable
end, 800; his letter to the Irish peo-
ple, &c., 1267 seqq. See 1270, 1369.
San Josepho, papal captain for the Irish
rebn., A.D., 1577, 790.
Santa Cruce, Maurice and Calvagh de,
murdered, 1127.
Sardica, Council of. See Council.
Sarum Use, in divine service, its popula
rity, 520 n.
Saul, or Sabhal, (Co. Down,) the site of
St. Patrick's first Church in Id., 33.
Saundford, abp. de, interdicts the city of
Dublin, to enforce payment of clerical
dues, 624.
Saxons, their invasion of Britain, 116;
their establishment of the Heptarchy,
117, '18; their conversion to Christia-
nity, 127 seqq.; supposed by Camden
to have received the use of letters from
the Irish, 351; oppressed by the A.
Normans, 551, 1022; further note on
their obligations to the Irish, 1441, ‘2.
See 326.
Scaramp, Peter, his mission to Id. as
papal minister, 1239,
Scarlet Robe, why worn by the pope,
according to Gillebert, 444.
Schism, charged on the old Irish by the
Church of Rome, 136, 151, 442, 527—
529, 931 seqq.; no open schism yet
in the Irish Church in Henry VIII.'s
time, 717; schism, from the Reformed
Catholic Church in Id. enjoined as a
duty by Romish emissaries, 898, 1255;
from Rome, denounced as the sin
against the H. Ghost, 1308; in what
sense the ancient Irish were always
regarded as free from schism, 1424.
Stable, a Church converted into, 1362.
Schools, Free, (see Diocesan ;) those of
the Church in Id. denounced by Rome,
A.D. 1612, 872.
Sclavi, St. Columbanus's desire for their
conversion, 269; successful exertions
of S. Methodius among them noticed,
968; their mother tongue, the Scla-
vonic, sanctioned by a pope for use in
divine worship, 966.
"Scorch Villain" and "Burn Bill,"
Irish nicknames of J. Comyn, 623.
Scotia, anciently the name of Id., 1135.
See Scots.
Scotichronicon, the, of J. Jordan, qd.,
633 n., seqq., 1119 seqq.
Scotland, anciently named Albania, 5,
84; conversion of its northern parts
undertaken by S. Columba, 78; the
southern part colonised by the Scots
from Id., A.D. 506, 84, 86; visit of
Cardinal Vivian to the country, as
pope's legate, 601.
Scots, anciently the name of the Irish
people, 2, 5, 60, 77, 138, 139, 141, '2 '8,
'9, 156, '9, 184, 326, '8, '31, '40, '50, '80,
'87, '88, 401, 437-'9, 487, 1007; their
wars with the people of Britain, 116.
Scots, or Scotch, their invasion of Id.,
under E. Bruce, 632 seqq.
Scotus. See Johannes.
Scriptures, the Holy, familiarly known
by the ancient Britons in the 4th cent.,
4; by St. Patrick, (forming the ground
for his coming to Id.,) 25, 26, 38, 43;
disseminated by S. Brigid, 67, 321,
322; lectured on by S. Finnian of
Clonard, 68, 324; made the subject of
8. Columbkille's preaching, 78; and
also transcribed by him, 79; his ear-
nest studying of them, 101; made by
his followers their guide and rule of
practice in regard to good works, 105;
burned in the Dioclesian persecution
in Britain, 113; used by Germanus
and Lupus for uprooting the Pelagian
heresy, 115; studied by Gildas in Bri-
tain and Id., 124; and made the sub-
ject of his own teaching, ib.; studied
in Id. for many years by St. Petroc of
Cornwall, 126; consulted by S. Cum-
mian as his first guide, in the question
about Easter, 155; largely quoted by
him, ib., seqq.; diligently and con-
stantly studied by St. Aidan and his
Irish followers, 175; appealed to at
Whitby by S. Colman against the tra-
ditions of Rome, 183; used as the rule
of their faith by the Irish generally in
the Paschal controversy with the Ro-
man party, 202, '3; employed by S.
Aidan as his rule in matters of prac-
tical religious duty, 205; carefully
studied by the ancient monks, 225;
used by them daily, and more largely
on Sundays, 234, 5; their preserva
tion and transcription in the monas-
teries, 246; largely and carefully
studied by S. Columbanus, 251; com-
mented on by him, 252; made the sub-
ject of his preaching, 254; abbot Jonas's
high sense of the value of, 255; ap-
pealed to by S. Columbanus against
the Arians, 271; and against the Ro
man Easter, 290, studied by him with
the aid of commentatories, 292; alleged
as his rule and foundation in matters
of faith and practice, 295; appealed to
by him as the best authority on the
Easter question, against the French
prelates, 296; largely quoted and re-
ferred to by him, ib. seqq.; alleged as
the sole foundation of his belief in the
Holy Trinity, 299, 300; and as the sole
rule of doctrine with his countrymen
in Id., 300, 942; remark of St. Seachlin
on St. Patrick's high esteem for them,
320; use of, by St. Columbkille's dis-
ciples and successors, ib.; St. Brigid's
zeal in the circulation of, 321; her
daily use of them, ib.; study of them
by succeeding Irish saints, 322; testi-
fied by Dr. Lanigan, ib., 323; instanced
in the cases of SS. Petroc and Carthagh,
and the 50 students from the continent
to the schools of Id. ir. St. Senan's
time, ib.; St. Kieran of Saigir's great
love for them, ib., 324; use of them by
Boisil, preceptor of St. Cuthbert, in
his last illness, ib., 325; studied in
Ireland by Agilbert, afterwards bp. of
Paris, 327; similarly by Alfrid, king of
Northubd., ib., 328; St. Gallus's know-
ledge of them a main reason of his
being selected for the bpk. of Con-
stance, 333; Adamnanus "nobly in-
structed" in them, 341; priest Egbert
deeply learned in them, 342; studied
by him and Ceadda in Id., 343; two
Irish teachers, distinguished for their
learning in them, become eminent in
France under the patronage of Char-
lemagne, 350; contrast between their
contents, and the subject matter of Irish
Hagiology in general, 359 seqq.; their
estimation among the Irish of the 8th
century, 364; use of them in the Vul-
gar tongue in V. Bcde's time, 370;
studied on the Lord's day in particular
by the old Christians of these islands,
371; commented on by Sedulius, 391;
and by Marianus Scotus, 437; studied
in Id. by Sulgen, bp. of St. David's,
A.D. 1070, ib., 438; gross ignorance of
them prevalent in Id. in the Anglo-
Romish, ages, 597, '8; alleged to have
been translated into Irish by R. Fitz
Ralph, 655; a growing interest in them
evinced by an increased circulation in
Id., A.D. 1559, 752, '3; the translation
of them into Irish commenced, 781;
the printing of them in this tongue
effected, 782; not preached on by the
Irish priests enjoying Church livings,
A.D. 1593, 814; the days when the H.
Scriptures were known and loved in
Id. her brightest and happiest, 925; 8.
Columbanus's intimacy with them evi-
denced in his famous letter to P. Bo-
nifice IV., 940 seqq.; papally per-
verted, 1389, &c. &c.
Seachlin, St., his notice of St. Patrick's
Scriptural knowledge, 320.
Sebastian, king of Portugal, his unfor-
tunate expedition against Morocco,
789, 790.
Secular clergy of Id., changes made in
their condition by the Conquest, 557
Secular occupations forbidden to Rome's
priests, A.D. 1614, 895, '9.
Secundinus, or Seachlin, St. See Seach-
lin, sup.
Sedgrave, mayor of Dublin, A.D. 1559,
his idolatry, 750.
Sedulius, the commentator, notice of his
writings, &c., 391-3.
Sees, episcopal, of the ancient Irish
Church, very numerous, 38, 60 '61, 446 ;
some of them unsettled and migratory
in character, 447, '8; enumeration of
them as settled at Rathbreasail, 452 n.;
all the sees of Id. held by Protestants
in 1621,901, 3; general account of their
origin, &c., 981 seqq; arose out of
monastic foundations, 989; various an-
cient catalogues of them, 993 seqq., to
1005; see also 1114-15, 1140—44,
1153-9, 1211 seqq., 1378 seqq.; order
for suppressing the smaller sees of Id.
by Card. Paparo, 616, 7; this treat-
ment applied especially to such as were
situate among the mere Irish, 1179, '80.
See property of Id., its origin, 1062. See
lands, what rents off, 1074.
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