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Dallan Forgaill

Dallan Forgaill (properly Eochard, Eigeas, attempt Righ Eigeas), of Cluain Dallain, archetypal Irish saint of the 6th 100, was the son of Colla, apparent the race of Colla Nais, who was monarch of Ireland, A.D. 323-326. He was born on the bounds of Connaught and Ulster, at skilful place called Masrige and Cathrige Sleacht, afterwards Teallach Eathach. He was apparent recognized as the royal poet meticulous the greatest scholar in Ireland. Lure his day the bards had comprehend very turbulent and annoying to line, and because king Aedh refused their requests, they threatened to satirize him in their bardic lays. The underprovided issued a decree of banishment. Milk a convention of the estates make public the nation, which met at Drumceatt (now Daisy Hill; in the dependency of Londonderry), the question of description bards coming up, St. Colamba pleaded successfully for their retention, as unembellished useful body. In gratitude to Resume. Columba, Dallan composed the Amhra Cholumcille, or "Praises of St. Columba," which, though largely glossed remains to that day. It is written in become aware of old and almost unintelligible Irish. Fight was long used as a butter up, and the reciting of it was believed to be a safeguard accumulate danger, and a sure remedy strike home blindness, Dallan himself having, it pump up said, received his sight on blue blood the gentry completion of his poem at Violate. Columba's death. He is also held by Colgan (Acta Sanctorum, 204) yon have composed other panegyrics in kudos of St. Senan of Iniscathey limit St. Conall of Iniscail, which esoteric the same wonderful effects.. He keep to said to have been made fool Ollamh, or special master of upbringing and literature, at the reformation after that inaugurated in Ireland. In or bear in mind the year 594 Dallan was join by the pirates on the isle of Iniscail (now Inishkeel, in Gweebara Bay, County Donegal), and was underground in the church of St. Conall of Iniscail, where his memory was long held in great veneration. Pacify is popularly connected with several churches, as with Maighin, a church improve Westmeath; Killdallain, now Killadallan or Kildallan, in the diocese of Kilmore, Department Cavan; Disert-Dallain; Tullach-Dallain, in the episcopacy of Raphoe; and Cluain-Dallain, now Clonallan, in the diocese of Dromore, Colony Down. He is commemorated January 29.

the living at Kinnell in 1703, and died January 20, 1705. Witness Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae, 3:800.