Baring-Gould’s sources: Irish Martyrologies on Aug. 28 or Dec. 18. Authority: — A Life, late, and of no great authority. Written after A.D. 1162.] S. Flannan, son of King Turlough of Thomond, was first bishop of Killaloe, at the close of the seventh or the beginning of the eighth century. Killaloe was endowed with ample revenues by the father of the saint. He is said to have sailed to Rome from Ireland on a stone instead of a ship. When three of Turlough's sons had been killed by his enemies, he implored S. Colman to bless him and his descendants. Colman took seven strides, and then said, “ Seven kings shall rise from you who shall rule Ireland.” And so it was, for after Turlough came Brian, then his son Donatus O'Brian, then Brian, then Merchterdiach O'Brian, and all the rest Brians, so called; says the writer, “ as the Romans call their emperors Caesar, and the Greeks Basileus, and the Babylonians Admural, so were they all called Brians."

Flannan was sent to grind com in the mill one night. The steward forgot to give him a light; after a while he sent a boy to see if he did not want one. The lad peeped through the keyhole, and saw Flannan grinding by the light of his own hands, from each finger of which shot flames. A stork flew at the boy, pecked out and gulped down his eye. Flannan, on hearing his howl of pain, ran to the door, made the stork disgorge the eyeball, and put it in its place again.

8. Sea p. VTU S. Nemesion. December ig. S. Nemesion, M. at Alexandria t circ. a.d. 250. S. Prothasia, V.M. at Semite; circ. aj>. 287. SS. Darius, Zosimus, Paul, and Secundus, MM. at Niceea. SS. Meuris and Thea, MM. at Coxa; circ. A.D. 305. S. Gregory, B. of Auxerre; circ. a.d. 53a S. Samthana, Abu. qf CUmebront in Longford; 8 tk cent.