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That she was Irish, appears from the situation of the church, 

 and fr'om the tradition associating her with S. Levan. And if 

 there be any reliance to be placed on this tradition, then she 

 belonged to the close of the 5th and beginning of the 6th 

 centuries. 



The name Manacca is the same as Monaca, in Irish 

 Midnach, or Midhnech or Midnat. 



Now we do find that there was such a person placed by S. 

 Patrick in a hermitage called Disert Phaidrig, where was a holy 

 fountain, in the west of Ireland. Her principal church seems 

 to have been Killucan, the situation of which is not determined. 



A statement is made by one Irish author that she was a 

 child of Darerca, sister of S. Patrick. 



But we can obtain nothing approaching to certainty relative 

 to 8. Manacca. It is possible enough that Manaccan means no 

 more than Minster, a monastic establishment. 



The day of S. Midhnach is Aug. 4 or Nov. 18. 



Manaccan feast is on October 14. 



S. Manaccus or Mancus, Bishop, Confessor. 



Lanreath church is dedicated to S. Monach or Manaccus. 

 "William of Worcester says that he was a bishop, and that his 

 body reposed at Lanreath. 



Manaccus is the "Welsh Mygnach, who was the son of 

 Mydno, of Carnarvon, and he was for sometime registrar of the 

 College of S. Cuby at Holy-head, and afterwards its abbot. 



A dialogue in verse between him and Taliesin is published 

 in the Myvyrian Archaeology. 



It is somewhat noticeable how much Lleyn the promontory 

 of Carnarvon was frequented by saints of Cornwall. Llangybi 

 there was an important foundation of S. Cuby. S. Petrock also 

 had a settlement there at Llanpedrog. Jestin, Aelhaiarn, and 

 Madryn are common to both peninsulas. 



• As Mygnach' s fr-iend and master, Cuby lived for some time 

 and had important foundations in Cornwall ; it is probable that he 

 either followed Cuby there, or, more probably was sent there by 



