Gobhan of Seagoe, who is identified as Gobban Find mac Lugdach. Gobanus of Killamery, near the mountain called Slievenaman." Lanigan clearly states that he believes the Gobanus( Latin) - St.Gobban of Killamery is the same historical person as St. The distinguished Irish Church historian John Lanigan states - " Gobanus – Goba of Teg da-goba – Seagoe, on the bank of the Bann in Iveagh of Ulidia (also) St. Gobban's feast, a shout of thousands, with a train of great martyrdom, angelic wall, abbot of virginity, lucid descendant of Lane." Gobanus - Gobban-Goba Laserian, retiring in 632 to Killamery in Ossory,(Kingdom of Ossory) died this year and was interred at Clonenagh. Gobban, who founded the monastery of Old Leighlin, and afterwards resigned it to St. " The Martyrology of Oengus" states “of Gobban of Cell Lamraide in Hui Cathrenn in the west of Ossory, a thousand monks it had, as experts say and of them was Gobban." Also from the now lost Annals of Cloneagh-"A.D. Gobban associated with:Ī) Old Leighlin: seanleithglinn County Carlow.ī) Killamery: Cell Lamraidhe County Kilkenny.Ĭ) Seagoe: teg-da-goba'. ![]() (1861) cites one reference to St.Gobban and none for a St.Goban.Īnalysis of the references overwhelming cite a St. (John Lanigan:1829) cites eight references to St.Gobban and one reference to St.Goban.ģ) "Journal of the Royal Antiquaries of Ireland". Goban.Ģ) "An ecclesiastical history of Ireland". (John Stevens:1722) cites five references to St.Gobban and 1 reference to St. ![]() Gobhan.ġ) "Monasticon Hibernicum Or the Monastical History of Ireland". ![]() and that the references to St.Gobban link this saint to St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin plus Killamery: Cell Lamraidhe and identify this saint as Gobban Find mac Lugdach alternatively anglicized as St. However, by applying objectivity (philosophy) to the analysis of references in pertinent hagiography and eminent biographies we can reach a constructive conclusion that the number of references to a St. However the ecclesiastic integrity and merit of the Saint(s) is often debased by confusing, composite attempted biographies. Gobhan is the name of various Saints of early Christian Ireland.
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