{Molua

MacCarthy Mac (meic) Carthaig
Maelisa } Malchus Mael Isa
Malchus }
Malachy Malachias Mael Maedoc
Moriarty Ua Muirchertaig
Munster Mumonia Muma
Murrough Murchadh
Murtough Mauricius Muirchertach

Nehemiah Nehemias Gilla na Naem
Niall Nigellus Niall

O'Boyle Ua Baigill
O'Brien Ua Briain
O'Carroll Ua Cerbaill
O'Conor Ua Conchobair
O'Hagan Ua hAedacain
O'Hanratty Ua hIndrechtaig
O'Hanley Ua hAingli
O'Kelly Ua Cellaig
O'Loughlin Ua Lochlainn
Oriel Oirgialla
O'Rorke Ua Ruarc

Patrick Patricius Patraic

Rory Ruaidhri

Saul {Saballum } Sabal Phatraic
{Saballinum}
Shalvey Ua Selbaig

Teague Tadhg
Thomond Tuathmuma
Turlough Toirdelbach

Ulaid Ulydia Ulaid
Usnagh Uisnech

Waterford Port Lairge

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of this Introduction is to give an account of a
movement which changed the whole face of the Irish Church, and to the
advancement of which St. Malachy devoted his life. In default of a
better word we may call the movement a Reformation, though it might
perhaps be more accurately described as an ecclesiastical revolution.
Without some knowledge of its aims and progress it is impossible to
assign to Malachy his true place in the history of his native country.

That such a movement actually took place in the twelfth century is
beyond doubt. From about the year 1200 on it is certain that the
or