Patterns of Commemoration in Medieval Irish Martyrologies

This paper analyses the inter-relationships between three martyrologies, the Martyrology of Tallaght, Félire Óengusso and the Martyrology of Gorman. The two latter use the former as their major primary source, shaping its contents for their own purposes. They constitute a coherent body of material that can be analysed as a corpus. Together these texts highlight the vibrant nature of Irish saints’ cults, how they were interpreted, re-interpreted and re-imagined over time.