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A CATALOGUE OF SAINTS CONNECTED WITH CORNWALL, 



WITH AN EPITOME OF THEIR LIVES, AND LIST OF 



CHURCHES AND CHAPELS DEDICATED TO THEM. 



By The Rev. S. BARING -GOUI^D, M.A. 



Part II. D—G. 



S. Dachuna, Virgin. 



According to Leland (Coll. I, 10) the body of S. Dachuna, 

 Virgin, reposed at Bodmin, 



The name Dachona or Dachonna is found in the Irish 

 Martyrologies, on Feb. 17, and Dachuimmne, which is the 

 same, on September 10. The name comes from Deochain, a 

 deacon. The Saints of similar names in Ireland are male. 

 It is possible that Leland may have been misled into supposing 

 Dachuna was female, by the a termination. 



Dachona was the son of Odhran, there are six of this latter 

 name commemorated in the martyrologies, and doubtless, it was 

 a common name. We cannot identify the father of Dachona. 



S. Dagan, Bishop, Abbot, Confessor. 



One of the disciples of S, Petrock, who, with his com- 

 panions Medan and Croidan was commemorated at Bodmin, on 

 June 4. 



Dagan was a nephew of S. Coemgen, S. Petrock's pupil or 

 companion in Ireland ; and one can quite understand Coemgen 

 (Kevin) trusting his nephew to his old friend. 



Dagan was the son of Colmad, of the illustrious Leinster 

 house of Dal-Messincorb. His mother, Coeltigherna, was 

 S. Coemgen's sister. He had two brothers, Mobai and Menoc, 

 and perhaps Medan may be this Mobai. 



Dagan was also a pupil of S. Pulcherius, of Liathmore, 

 After a while he founded a monastery at Inverdaoile, or 

 Ennereilly, near Arklow. He was a great traveller and is said 

 to have visited Pome. He was consecrated Bishop about 600. 

 If this be so, then he must have been quite a child when with 

 S. Petrock, before he was sent to S. Pulcherius. 



