Moling (see Feb
Martyrological notice
16. — S. Finan, surnaraed " lobrjAft — Leprosus," abbot, and ac- cording to some accounts, founder of Swords, Mart. Tal. Son of Conall, of a noble family in Eile-O'Carroll. Founder of Ardfinnan (Ard Finain), on the Suir, and of Inisfallen in the Lake of Ki Har- ney, Mart. Tal. C. Mag. Cal. Cas. M. Gor. M. Dung., which also connect him with Clonmore in Wexford. A poem attributed to St Moling (see Feb. 8) states that he rests in Clonmore, but it is more probable that he died at Swords. His memory honoured in Ardfinnan (" in quo, ipsius ut loci fundatoris et patroni, hac die 16 Martii, memoria solemni festo solet celebrari ut tabulae illius ecclesiae testantur. Styled by jEngus "Finanus prafulgidus." A.A. S.S. p. 627 et seq. n. 7, 14.
Historical martyrology witness · Calendar of Irish Saints / Martyrology of Tallaght (1857)
16. — S. Finan, surnaraed " lobrjAft — Leprosus," abbot, and ac- cording to some accounts, founder of Swords, Mart. Tal. Son of Conall, of a noble family in Eile-O'Carroll. Founder of Ardfinnan (Ard Finain), on the Suir, and of Inisfallen in the Lake of Ki Har- ney, Mart. Tal. C. Mag. Cal. Cas. M. Gor. M. Dung., which also connect him with Clonmore in Wexford. A poem attributed to St Moling (see Feb. 8) states that he rests in Clonmore, but it is more probable that he died at Swords. His memory honoured in Ardfinnan (" in quo, ipsius ut loci fundatoris et patroni, hac die 16 Martii, memoria solemni festo solet celebrari ut tabulae illius ecclesiae testantur. Styled by jEngus "Finanus prafulgidus." A.A. S.S. p. 627 et seq. n. 7, 14.