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APPENDICESMartyrology of Oengus the CuldeeA Martyrology is an official register of Christian martyrs. Originally these were lists of martyrs which, under thedate of the festival, merely gave the martyr’s name and his place of martyrdom. In this sense they were calledCalendars. The martyrology had a liturgical function, and was meant to be read right through, at least the entriesfor one day.There are several Irish martyrologies, the best known of which are the Martyrology of Tallaght, Félire Óengusso(Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee), Féilire hui Gormain (Martyrology of Gorman). Recently Professor Padraig ORiain of University College Cork, has shown that the Martyrology of Tallaght and the Martyrology of Oengus maybe dated to about 830.Martyrology of DonegalThe Martyrology of Donegal (1630) was written in Irish prose in the Franciscan monastery in Donegal and containsnames of Irish persons only.Book of ArmaghThis book, now in Trinity College, is almost as beautifully illuminated as the Book of Kells. The accomplishedscribe was Ferdomnach of Armagh, who finished the book in 807. It is chiefly in Latin, with a good deal of OldIrish interspersed. It contains a life of St. Patrick; a number of Notes on his life, by Bishop Tirechán; a completecopy of the New Testament; and St. Patrick’s Confession, in which the saint gives a brief account, in simple,unaffected Latin, of his mission in Ireland; this Confession was copied by Ferdomnach from the very handwritingof St. Patrick.In the year 1004, a highly interesting and important entry was made in this book. In that year the great king BrianBoru, arriving at Armagh, made an offering of twenty ounces of gold on the altar of St. Patrick. He confirmedthe ancient ecclesiastical supremacy of Armagh, and caused his secretary, Mailsuthain, to enter in the Book ofArmagh this decree, which is as plain now as the day it was written.The Book of FermoyReference no.: RIA MS 23 E 29The Book of Fermoy was written in 1373 by Adam O Cianáin on twenty-two folios. The first eight folios are still boundtogether, while the other fourteen were split off, and now form the “Stowe Fragment” held at the same library.The manuscript contains The Book of Invasions, Fosterage of the Houses of the Two Milk Vessels, The wooing ofEmer, The Adventures of Art son of Conn, The Voyage of Bran, and many more stories, with numerous variationswith those found in other manuscripts.The Voyage of Bran (Imram Brain)The Voyage of Bran (Imram Brain) was one of the oldest tales in Irish literature. It was said that the narrative wasfirst compiled in the seventh century. However, the present work was preserved in two extant works: the Book ofthe Dun Cow (early eleventh century) and the Book of Leinster (mid twelfth century).Battle of Ros na RigA mythological tale from the Ulster Cycle, formerly the Red Branch Cycle, that is a large body of prose and versecentering around the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster.Life of Colum Cille — Betha Choluim CilleLife of St Columcille compiled by Manus O’Donnell in 1532.87