CHAPTER XVII.

THE SCHOOL OF CLONENAGH.

I.--ST. FINTAN 398 Churches founded round the base of the Slieve Bloom mountains 398 Clonenagh 398 Fintan's _Rule_ 401 St. Comgall a pupil of the School of Clonenagh 402 Miracles of St. Fintan 403 Fintan, "Father of the Irish Monks" 404

II.--ST. ÆNGUS 404 A _Ceile De_ 405 He leads a solitary life 405 Dysert-Enos 406 Penitential Exercises 407 Ængus arrives at Tallagh 407 _Martyrology of Tallagh_ 408 _The Felire_ 409 Fothadh-na-Canoine 410 Invocation of the Saints 411 The _Saltair-na-Rann_ 412 Opinions of Dr. Stokes with regard to the writings of Ængus 412 Death of Ængus 413