WebLóegaire, according to Muirchú (qv), initially opposed Patrick, but accepted Christianity after a contest between Patrick and royal druids at Tara, where only the master poet Dubthach (qv) of the moccu Lugair and the young Fiacc (qv), future bishop of Sletty, deferred to the saint. Nevertheless, it was prophesied that none of his descendants ... WebSlatey, Sleaty, Sletty. Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Iontráil: 562. 1838: The word is translated montes by Colgan, and Duald Mac Firbis, speaking of St. Fiacc, the patron of the place, calls him Fiacc of Cill Sleibhe. LSO (La) Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 22 Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is ...
Fiacc Dictionary of Irish Biography
WebFootnote 87 Fiacc, the younger poet, as stated in Muirchú’s account, became a bishop and founded the monastery at Sletty. It was one of Fiacc's successors in the bishopric at … WebST. FIACC OF SLETTY. $5 which Fiacc suffered, and wished to relieve him. Then Fiacc reluctantly consented to ride in the chariot. Thus it was that Fiacc spent a long life in labour, and prayer, and silence, enduring also much physical suffering, until the poet-saint had seen ' three twenties of his own disciples' precede him to the grave. aravind surya maddali
Omnium Sanctorum Hiberniae: October 2024
http://www.omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2024/10/?m=0 WebOct 7, 2014 · Tuesday, 7 October 2014 WebApr 23, 2024 · St. Fiacc and his monastery at Sleaty Co. Laois. Nestled on a low hillock approximately 500m west of the River Barrow, near Carlow Town, is the site of St. Fiacc’s monastery, in the townland of Sleaty, … baker hunt