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550 Of'the'BA1sHocP‘s of L‘I.S'MORE.
' Mal-eDm'n O-Rebzmzin, [called Comorlzmz of Moclvtzdzz in the Annals of the
Font Ma&ers,] ’died in 1091. ’ -
,‘ Mat-Ali:-ZEdumn died in 1 I I3. - . . ' ‘ V e -
Gillzz-Moczizdu O-Rrbaczziiz [which lignilies Rebaczzizz the Servant of Macudu] died
,1nxt29-. ' w r>
is - car A L” .0s U 3.
"T , M [Flor. 1134,] ‘ M
MALCH,US flourifhed inithe year 1134; 9‘ 'He was an old Man (fays St.
, “V Berm1rd,q]full'of Days, ‘and full of: Virtues, and the VVifdom of God
9‘ ‘was in him. [He was by birth an Irxflsmzm, ‘ but had his Education in England,
S‘ where he becarne ga Monk in the Abby of IVimbejler; from whence he" ‘was
S‘, taken, andsadvanced tothe Bifhoprick of Lzfmoref’ There ' he grew eminent
not only for his Exemplary Life, and great Learning; but alfo, if you will be-
lieve St. Bernard) for his Miracles; of which he gives two inftances. He'was Tu.
tor to Alalarbj. 0--Imzrgair, afterwards‘ Archbifhop of zlrmczgla, for fame years ;
(butl think this’ was before he was Bilhop of Lifmore ;) and i had the Honour
to "receive and entertain a King of Mmzjier, who had been deprived of his King.
dom by a Faction raifed by his Brother. It was by the perfwalions of this Bi-
lhop, joined with the lnftances and Solicitations of Gillibert, Bifhop of Limerick,
the Pope’s Legate, that Malrwby O-Margair was perfwaded to accept of his Elec-‘
tion to the Archbilhoprick of Armaglx] I muff leave it to the Enquiry of others,
whether he was the fame Perfon with Mzlmorzeclaiu O-Lonfic, whorn our'Ann3Is
can Bifhop of Lzfmora, and place his Death under the Year 1 150,
..CHRISTIl14N O-CONHRCHK
[tS‘1tcc.?cirt'.u 1 I 59. lliyggz. circ. I 175.] ‘
i i H R I S 7' IA N O-Ciumrcby; [was born " near Bangor in Uljfer, and was
L‘ y Difciple, andnt la(’c4Ar'chdeacon to the famous Malaclay Aforgair 5 .gug
whether in the See of Armltzgla, or"Down, is incertain. Alalaclaj fcnt this Clirif.
Iizm, together with fome others of his Pupils, to St Bernard, to be inftruftecl ii;
the Inltitutes of Vtl1e.Ci[t‘ertiyzz‘1z Order, where he] was for a tirnea Cilfartian Monk
in the.Abby. of Clarevalle, under St. Bernard, by whom he was fent over’ into
zrgzamz A, D.i‘ 1 142, and made the Iirlt Abbat of Mcllifom‘ ; [which was that
year ‘founded by .Do‘r[atiOy-Cairirbl, King of Ergzzl.]t He was afterwfirds confecm-
ted Bifhop ofvLymqre, about the year 1 150, and conftituted the Pope’s'Legi1;ey in
Irrlaiztl. Sonic: fay ‘lie was made Archbiihop of Jlrrizagb, others ‘, Bilhop of
Dawn ; but they are grofly rniftaken, as j‘olm Calgan“ evidently demonltrates.
While he fatin this See, the Synod of Kmanm’ or Kelly was celebrated, A,
1152 ; inwhich‘ Cardinal 701271 Paptzro, Lcgate 4 lattre, and this Prelate, prefided,
[Inithe year x‘15'7‘hepreI'ided.'a‘t 'anotI1erSynod.held at Mellifcaizt, at which 1713;.
fhops; together with GcIaniLt,i'Il&'tc'hbifl1opof Jrmgzgb, afliited. I In this Synod’, the
Abbiatiali Church ofM:llzfarzi wgts confecrated -, to which great Prefents were made.
by-the Kings jand Pett‘y’Pr’inces 5of' that Country ; for an account ‘of which fee
beforcipi 4 59.] iHe"was ‘aherwards Prelident at 9. Synod convened at Brz'gl:-tbm'g in
r158; which I mentioned before in the account given of Edtbbgrt 0-3rg[m;;,
Bifhop of Derry. [Keating 2: fays, that this Prelate was not only Bilhop. or Lif-
q Vit- -Malach Armach..ch. 3. r Aft. s:ma..p. 6
E: 2‘:,.t‘;f’;:.’2‘;‘;.W MW
53. Col. 2,. . . I‘ Arnold Wion
t Martyrol of Hugh Menard ad 18. March.‘
‘w HiIf.'z pnp. I03. ' '
‘ ‘ : more,