I think that the only information for St. Ultan comes from an entry in
the Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee. Does anyone know of an online
resource for this, in English?
Fr Ambrose
> Can any of the celticists on the list supply more
> information about this miracle of Ultans - or its
> source? for that matter,
> any good modern studies of norse:irish relations during the
> viking period would be appreciated.
>
> > * Ultan, bishop (657)
> > - while feeding children with his right hand, he put Nordic
> > invaders to flight with his left hand; an early Irish writer said of
> > him: 'Had it been the right hand that noble Ultan raised against
them,
> > no foreigner would ever have come into the land of Erin'
>
> > * Ida of Herzfeld, widow (825)
> > - to remind herself of her all-too-human destiny, she had a stone
> > coffin made for herself, which she would fill daily with food before
> > distributing it to the poor
>
> How usual or unusual would a STONE coffin be at this time (either
> Idas own time, or that of the hagiographer - if he is known)
>
>
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