Site: Roscommon

Name:Roscommon CISP No:RCMMN
Place:Roscommon Grid Ref:M 8740 6380 (IR)   Map
Parish:Ballintober South Stones:1
County:Roscommon (Ros Comáin) , Ireland Saint(s):none
Site Type:ecclesiastical

Site Notes

Petrie/1878, 10: `The first Abbey of Roscommon was founded in the year 742. The entries in the Annals respecting it are as follows: --

A.D. 742. Comman of Ross, who was Abbot of Clonmacnois, and eke a man full of the grace of God was he, died.

A.D. 774. Forbhasach, son of Maeltola, Abbot of Ros-Comain, died.

A.D. 788. The law of St. Comman was promulgated by Aeldobhair, ie. Abbot of Ross-Commain, and by Muirgheas throughout the three divisions of Connaught.

A.D. 795. Aeldobhar, Abbot of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 811. Joseph, scribe of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 813. Siadhail, Abbot and Bishop of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 828. Joseph son of Nechtan, Abbot of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 835. Ceallach, son of Forbhasach, Airchinnech of Ros-Commain, was slain.

A.D. 914. Martin, Abbot of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 928. Donnghal, Abbot of Ros-Commain, died.

A.D. 979. Murchadh, son of Riada, Abbot of Ross Chomain, and Prior of Cluain-mic-Nois, died.

A.D. 1050. The Cloictheach (bell-house) of Ros-Commain was burned by the men of Breifne.

A.D. 1135. Ros-Commain was plundered and burned, both houses and churches, by the Conmhaicni [of the county of Mayo].'

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