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>>> Diane Auslander >>> I am entering the fray at this particular moment out of curiosity as to where Jonathan Gilbert found Eunan and a variant of Adamnan. I have spent some time with the early Irish saints - mainly Brigit, I confess, but I have dabbled a bit in Patrick, Columba and, by association, Adamnan - and I have never come across it. Where does it appear? <<< In this instance, they appeared in one of Carolyn Muessig's regular postings of the saints celebrated on each day -- specifically, the posting for Sept. 23. The names piqued my curiosity and so I asked ... Since Ms. Muessig has mentioned that the usual source for her information on daily saints is Butler's "Lives of the Saints" that's presumably one place where the names Adamnan and Eunan can be found. I should probably admit once again that I am a "lay" reader of this list in all possible senses (well, I'm an early-music student; there's arguably some relationship between the fields) and have very little right to post, as far as that goes. Hence I generally maintain a respectful silence as well. Jonathan Gilbert %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%