use in Id., 722, 734, 747, 754; English |
influence promotes Romish agitation
in Id. after the Reformation, 877, 882.
English, or Anglo-Normans, their fawn-
ing on Rome, 1133; their early papal
taxations of Id., 1145 seqq.; hostility
between the settlers of their race in
Id. and the native Ir., A.D. 1322, 1425.
English rites in Divine Service, distinct
from those of the Irish, before the Re-
formation, 1170.

English masters to be appointed to the
diocesan free schools of Id. under Q.
Elizabeth, 779.

Ephesus, General Council of, cited by P.
Walsh, 1403.

Epiphanius, his testimony against the
adoration of saints, 48.

Episcopal appointments, how regulated
among the ancient Irish, 421, 426, 429,
430, 433; the mode of arranging them
altered by English and Romish influ-
ence, 547, 620, 1250, '51. See Election.
Episcopal discipline of the ancient Ir.
Church. 446 seqq., 449 n.; estimation
in which the episcopal office was held
by her members, 985 seqq.
Epworth, Wm., excommunicated for ga-
thering English taxes in Id, 652.
Equalization of clerical property, unde-
sirable, 1083, '4.

Equinox, the vernal, where placed in

the calendar of the ancient Church, 192.
Erasmus, qd. by Bp. Staples, 724.
Erenachs, their office in connection with

Ir. Church property, 461 n., 1061, '2.
Ergal, or Uriel, district, (Clogher dio-
cese) 994, 1001.

Eric, or fine for homicide, the clergy to
be excused from paying share of, 517.
Eric of Auxerre, his Acts of S. Germa-
nas, qd., 398.

Erigena. See Johannes.

Ernan, ancient Ir. saint of 3rd class, 62.
Ernulf, or Arnulph, Montgomery. See
Montgomery.

Esdras, the 4th book of, how regarded by
the old Irish, 365.

Essex, the Earl of, sent over to conduct
the war against H. O'Neill, 826; his
ill success, ib.. 838; his just view of
H. O'Neill's pretensions to a concern
about religion, $33.

Etchen, bp., ordains S. Columba, 77,
1011.

Ethelbert, king of Kent, converted, 128.
Ethelfrid, Saxon king of Northumber-
land, slaughters 1000 monks at Ban-
gor, 134.

Eucharist, anecdote of S. Columbkille,
connected with the, 987.
Eugenius III. See Pope.
Eusebius, his testimony to the antiquity
of Christianity in the British isles, 4;
qd. in illustration of the expression,
"birthdays" of the saints, 50.
Eustasius, abbot of Luxeu, sent to invite
S. Columbanus back to Burgundy
after his exile, 272; his death, 333.
Eutyches and Dioscorus, their heresy,
950; supposed by S. Columbanus to
have been countenanced in the Fifth
General Council, ib., 309.

Eva, daughter of D. Mac Murrough,
married to Strongbow, 498, 1039.
Evangelists, the, Apostles, and Prophets,
the rule of faith and good works with
the ancient Irish, 205, 300.
Everard, Sir J., leader of the recusant
opposition in K. James's first Irish par-
liament, 880; introduces the bill for
the attainder of O'Neill, &c., 884,
1438.

Evesham, (in Worcestershire,) John
Comyn elected abp. of Dublin in, 604.
Exchequer, Little Black Book of the,
qd., 533.

Exclusive dealing, a prop of Irish Ro-
manism in A.D. 1613, 872.
Excommunication, the mode of enforc-
ing, a mark of the unity prevalent
among the Irish saints of the 1st order,

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,
652; 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. Columbanus desires to have
P. Gregory's comment on, 292.
Faerie Queen, the, written in Id., 803.
Fagan, Luke, ninth titular 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 see, 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.

Fiesole, Italy, Donatus, bishop of, (A.D. |
844,) 397.

Finan, St., of Iona, appointed bp. of Lin-
disfarne, 178; his missionary zeal and
extensive influence, 179; he erects a
cathedral in Lindisfarne, 210; ap-
points Cedd missionary for the E. An-
gles, 988.

Fingals, the, their occupation of Dublin,
389.

Fingen, Irish abbot of Metz, patronised

by King Otho, 412.

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,
or Fitzgerald,) rises in rebellion
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

dance on military expeditions, 1106.
See 559.
Foulis's History of Romish Treasons, qd.
1201, '58, 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. în
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.

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

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

tains possession of the see of Enaghdun,
1175.

Fuller's Church History qd., 110, 226,
233, &c.

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 segg.

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