Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir
Background information
References in the Annals of Ulster, Annals of Tigernach, Annals of Inisfallen and the Annals of the Four Masters
U592.2 Birth of Cuiméne Fata.
AI632.2 Death of Cobthach, king of the Déisi.
T642.4 Comgán [Mac Da Cherda] ‘son of two arts’ died.
AI645.2 Repose of Mac na Cerda.
AI645.3 Death of Mael Ochtraig, king of the Déisi.
AI661.1 Repose of Cumíne Fata, coarb of Brénainn.
M661.2 St. Cummine Foda, son of Fiactna, Bishop of Cluainfearta Breanainn [Clonfert], died on the twelfth day of November. Colman Ua Clasaigh, the tutor of Cummine, composed these verses:
The Luimneach did not bear on its bosom,
of the race of Munster, into Leath Chuinn,
A corpse in a boat so precious as he,
as Cummine, son of Fiachna.
If any one went across the sea,
to sojourn at the seat of Gregory,
If from Ireland, he requires no more
than the mention of Cumine Foda.
I sorrow after Cumine,
from the day that his shrine was covered;
My eyelids have been dropping tears; I have not laughed,
but mourned since the lamentation at his barque.
U662.1 Cuiméne the Tall rested in the 72nd year of his age.
AI671.1 The slaying of Bran Finn son of Mael Ochtraig, king of the Déisi of Mumu.
U671.3 Bran Finn son of Mael Ochtraig dies.
M1162.4 The relics of Bishop Maeinenn and of Cummaine Foda were removed from the earth by the clergy of Brenainn, and they were enclosed in a protecting shrine.
The History of Ireland (Geoffrey Keating), Volume 3
pp. 69-73 Guaire, son of Colman, and Cumin Foda, son of Fiachtna, and Caimin of Inis Cealtrach, were in the principal church of the island, and three questions were proposed between them. First, Caimin said, ‘O Guaire, what wouldst thou wish to have?’ ‘Gold and wealth to bestow,’ answered Guaire. ‘And thou, O Cuimin,’ said Guaire, ‘what wouldst thou like to have?’ ‘Many books containing the word of truth,’ said Cuimin. ‘And thou, O Caimin,’ said Cuimin, ‘what is thy wish?’ ‘Many diseases in my body,’ answered Caimin. And the three got their wishes.
Related poem online: The Song of the Old Woman of Beare
Kuno Meyer (ed & tr.), “Songs and Stories from Irish MSS. II: The Song of the Old Woman of Beare”, in: Otia Merseiana 1 (1899), pp. 119-129.
Digital Edition at Archive.org (pp. 119-129 (144-154))
p. 121 (146) “The Old Woman of Beare, Digdi was her name. Of Corcaguiny was she, i.e. of the Ui Maic Iair-Conchinn. Of them also was Bridget, the daughter of Iustan, and Liadain, the wife of Cuirither.” (See Section 1)
p. 121 (146) “For a hundred years she wore the veil which Cuimine [probably Cummíne Fota, Bishop of Clonfert] had placed upon her head.” (See Section 5)
Related text online: A Life of Cumaine Fota
Gearóid S. Mac Eoin (ed. & tr.), “A Life of Cumaine Fota,” Béaloideas, 39/41, 1971-1973, pp. 192-205.
Digital Edition at JSTOR
Related saga online: Mac Dá Cherda and Cummaine Foda
J. G. O’Keeffe (ed. & tr.), “Mac Dá Cherda and Cummaine Foda,” Ériu, 5, 1911, pp. 18-44.
Digital Edition at JSTOR
p. 35, “Mac Da Cherda who is spoken of here, was the son of Mael Ochtraig, son of Dinertach — to wit, king of the Deisi of Mag Femin, of Dun Letrach on the Suir. The material of a king, therefore, was Mac Da Cherda until he committed adultery with the wife of his father’s druid.
At this time Mael Ochtraig’s jester died.
‘What will you give me,’ said the druid, ‘for giving you a jester?’
‘I will give his price,’ said Mael Ochtraig.
He binds his security; whoever it should be on whom he would cast a wisp on the morrow, that all, even to the king himself, should cast on him also. He takes a wisp on the morrow, sings an incantation on it and casts it in the face of Mac Da Cherda.
They (all) cast it.
‘Woe is me!’ said the king.
He was disgraced thereby.”
p. 37, “He had a brother Bran Find, son of Mael Ochtraig, a royal prince also.” (See Section 3)
Seán Ó Coileáin, The Structure of a Literary Cycle, Ériu, 25, 1974, pp. 88-125
Digital Edition at JSTOR
(Includes a discussion of the genealogy of Comgán Mac Dá Cherda and Cummíne Fota)
Leabhar Imuinn or Liber Hymnorum (James Henthorn Todd)
p. 70 Cummain Fota compared to Pope Gregory the Great
pp. 71-80 The Hymn of St. Cummain Fota
pp. 81-84 Translation of Scoliast’s Preface
pp. 84-93 The History and Date of Cummain Fota
p. 87 Cummine Fota, Guaire Aidhne and Caimine of Inis Cealtra
pp. 88-90 How Comgan got the name Mac da Cherda
Aislinge Meic Conglinne (Kuno Meyer)
p. 7, l. 17 “Comgán ar mac Dá Cherda”
Sanas Chormaic: Cormac’s Glossary (O’Donovan/Stokes)
pp. 7-8 (25-26) The following quatrain about Cnoc Rafann is attributed to Comgan Mac Da Cerda. Cnoc Rafann (Knockgraffon) is a parish and townland in the barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary and the rath (Knockgraffon) referred to is still to be seen about 2 miles North of Cahir. The quatrain is quoted to illustrate the custom of leaving silver cups (‘ána’) at wells.
This great rath whereon I am
Wherein is a well with a bright cup,
Sweet was the voice of the wood of blackbirds,
Round the rath of Fiacha son of Moinche.
D = The Martyrology of Donegal (O’Donovan)
G = The Martyrology of Gorman (Stokes)
O = The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (Stokes)
D: 20 August, Coinchenn, of Cael-achadh (See Section 6), p. 225 (287)
G: 20 August, Coinchenn, from Coelachach (See Section 6), p. 161
D: 12 November, Cuimmin Foda, son of Fiachna, Bishop, of Cluainferta-Brenainn (See Section 5), p. 305-307 (367-369)
G: 12 November, Cuimmín the Tall, son of Fiachna, of the Eoganacht of Loch Léin, bishop of Cluain Ferta Brénainn (See Section 5), p. 217
O: 12 November, Cummíne the Tall, son of Fiachna, a successor of Brénainn of Cluain fearta, of the Eoganacht of Cashel was he (See Section 5), p. 234, p. 243
Cóir Anmann: Fitness of Names (Stokes), Irische Texte, Ser. III.2
Connachta §76 (See Section 1), p. 325, p. 414
Déissi §169 (See Section 9), p. 363, p. 419
Muma §1 (See Section 3), p. 289, p. 412
Wikipedia
Saint Cumméne Fota (d. 662); Saints of Ireland
Déisi
Killagha Abbey