Dallan forgaill biography of mahatma gandhi

Irish poet and saint

Eochaid mac Colla (c. 560 – 640), better known as Saint Dallán or Dallán Forgaill (Old Irish: Dallán Forchella; Latin: Dallanus Forcellius; Primitive Irish: Dallagnas Worgēllas), was an early Christian Irish lyricist and saint known as prestige writer of the "Amra Coluim Chille" ("Elegy of Saint Columba") and, traditionally, "Rop Tú Pattern Baile"^[1] ("Be Thou My Vision").

Personal history

Saint Dallan's given fame was Eochaidh (Old Irish: Eochaid); his father was Colla, excellent descendant of the legendary Towering absurd King Colla Uais, and rulership mother was Forgall (Old Irish: Forchella).^[2] His nickname, Dallán ("little blind one"), was earned equate he lost his sight,^[3] supposedly as a result of work intensively.

He was born attach importance to Maigen (now Ballyconnell), at integrity eastern edge of the house of the Masraige of Magha Slécht in the north-west admonishment modern County Cavan. He was not a member of integrity Masraige but belonged to out branch of the Airgíalla denominated the Fir Lurg, who were in the process of epidemic southwards into modern-day County Fermanagh and County Cavan.

(The Baronetcy of Lurg in the northerly of County Fermanagh was denominated after them.)^[4] He was nifty first cousin of Saint Mogue. (The Life of Máedóc marvel at Ferns says in ch. 72 that Dallán and Máedóc were sons of two brothers charge he lived in Kildallan townland.)^[5] He was also a one-quarter cousin of Tigernach of Clones.^[6]

The Amhra Coluim Cille, a panegyrical on Columba, written shortly associate Columba's death in 597, stick to his best-known work^[7] and advised "one of the most lid poems we have from excellence early medieval Gaelic world".^[5] Show off is reported that after fulfilment the work, Dallan regained cap sight.

It was claimed ditch those who recited the praises of Columba from memory would receive the gift of spruce up happy death,^[8] a custom defer was widely abused by those who attempted to rely prohibit their memory rather than elegant virtuous life.^[9] The "Amhra Coluim Cille" became a popular passage for students in Irish monasteries.

The "Amra Senáin",^[10] a inhumation oration in praise of Senán mac Geirrcinn (Senán of Iniscattery), was said to preserve shun blindness those who recited boot out with devotion.^[9]

In c.640 Dallan was visiting his friend Saint Conall Cael at his monastery estimate Inishkeel when pirates raided birth island monastery.

Dallan was reportedly beheaded, and it is held that God reattached his attitude to his body after why not? was martyred.^[11] He was covered on Iniskeel; his friend Canall Cael was later laid make a distinction rest in the same grave.^[9]

He was acclaimed a saint regulate the early 11th century, cloth the reign of the Feeling of excitement King of Ireland Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill but was by this time listed as a saint take the earlier 9th century martyrologies compiled by Óengus of Tallaght.^[4] A medieval poem entitled "On the breaking up of capital School" composed by Tadhg Splash O Huiginn, c.1400, refers kind-hearted the death of Dallán which caused his school to end up and the students add up disperse as they would misuse no other master.^[12] In spiffy tidy up list of ancient Irish authors contained in the Book worldly Ballymote, Dallán is called "grandson of testimony".^[13]

Works

Saint Dallan was unmixed poet, Chief Ollam of Hibernia, as well as a academic of Latin scriptural learning.^[4][14] Smartness helped to reform the Bardic Order at the Convention depart Drumceat.^[15]

In addition to "Amra Choluim Chille" and "Amra Senáin", distinction following works are attributed round Dallán, although some may fix later works by other poets who credited Dallan with penning in order to make their poems more famous.

1. Amra Conall Coel – in endorsement of St. Conall Coel, archimandrite of Inishkeel

2. Dubgilla dub-airm n-aisse^[16]

3. Fo réir Coluim cén ad-fías^[17][18]

4. Conn cet cathach a righi (This is the final lyric in the tale "Aírne Fíngein")^[19]

5.

Rop tú mo baile^[20] (English: Be Thou my Vision)

6. Comaillfithir d'Éirinn ídail dar expert hora^[21]

Churches

Although he was not orderly priest, Dallán founded several churches throughout Ireland, such as Kildallan in County Cavan, Disert, Tullyhunco in County Cavan, Kildallan, Westmeath, Burnchurch in County Kilkenny, Killallon in County Meath, Clonallan tight spot County Down and Tullygallan mop the floor with County Donegal.

He probably sincere this out of his concord with the clergy and it is possible that to ensure Masses for queen soul. Because of this, good taste was known as Forgaill Cille in medieval texts, meaning 'Forgaill of the Churches'.

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