Roscommon (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Charles McNeill · 1913
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Description
Roscommon, capital of County Roscommon, takes its origin and name from a monastery St Coman founded in the eighth century. It stood on a wooded point, a ros, amidst marshes. Ware and his copiers made Coman author of a rule observed through three-fourths of Connaught. This is wrongly deduced from records of dues collected by his successors as Lex Comani. With the King of Connaught's support, Coman's foundation held some pre-eminence.
Roscommon became a seat of learning and authority, with scholars and scribes celebrated in the national annals. Maol-Iosa, son of Toirdhealbhach O'Conchubhair, was abbot, and his father gave the monastery a piece of the true cross brought from Rome in 1123. When Irish monasteries took the great orders' rules, Roscommon's monks became Augustinian canons.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles McNeill |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |