Colman of Cloyne - A Study (Hardcover)

This book attempts to give a complete history of the cult of Colman of Cloyne (560AD), patron of the diocese of Cloyne, Co. Cork. Scholars of the Early Irish Church will be interested in what it reveals about general aspects of that period quite apart from its historical relevance for the early history of a large part of Co. Cork. It details the hitherto undocumented history of one of the leading dynasties of early Munster. A new translation of the saint's poems by Professor Donnchadh O Corrain appears in an appendix. Cloyne: a parish and small town situated in a between Ballycotton and Great Island, 5 miles from Midleton, Count Cork. The parish of Cloyne includes the villages of Churchtown South, Shanagarry and Ballycotton. The Diocese of Cloyne covers East-Cork and some of North-Cork. Cloyne's name is derived from its Irish version (Cluain Uamha), which means "Meadow of Caves". In 560AD Cluain Uamha was granted to Colman by Cairpre Crom, King of Cashel, as a site for his monastery. The Bishop of Cloyne's residence was here until 1768 when it moved to Queenstown.