Chapter Turquine to Twelve Knights of the Round Table of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook

(12) THOMAS, surnamed Didymus. Slain in India with a spear (first century). His day is December 21.

Supplementary Apostles—

MATTHIAS, chosen by the eleven to supply the place of Judas. Said to have been first stoned and then beheaded (first century). His day is February 24.

PAUL (Saul of Tarsus), son of Simon of Cyrenè. Beheaded at Rome, A.D. 66. His day are June 29 (to commemorate his death), and January 25 (to commemorate his conversion).

N.B.—It is said that Jesus, Son of Mary, was crucified April 3, A.D. 33, at about the age of 40 (the Jews said to Him, “Thou art not yet fifty years old”).—Astronomical Journal, 1892.

Twelve Apostles of Ireland (The), twelve Irish prelates of the sixth century, disciples of St. Finnian of Clonard.

(1) CIARAN or KEIRAN, bishop and abbot of Saighir (now Seir-Keiran, King’s County).

(2) CIARAN or KEIRAN, abbot of Clomnacnois.

(3) COLUMCILLE of Hy (now Iona). This prelate is also called St. Columba.

(4) BRENDAN, bishop and abbot of Clonfert.

(5) BRENDAN, bishop and abbot of Birr (now Parsonstown, King’s County).

(6) COLUMBA, abbot of Tirdaglas.

(7) MOLAISE or LAISRE, abbot of Damhiris (now Devenish Island, in lough Erne).

(8) CAINNECH, abbot of Aichadhbo, in Queen’s County.

(9) RUADAN or RODAN, abbot of Lorrha, in Tipperary County.

(10) MOBI CLAIRENECH (i.e. “the flat-faced”), abbot of Glasnooidhan (now Glasnevin, near Dublin).

(11) SENELL, abbot of Cluain-inis, in lough Erne.

(12) NANNATH or NENNITH, bishop and abbot of Inismuige-Samh (now Inismac-Saint, in lough Erne).

Twelve Knights of the Round Table. Dryden says there were twelve paladins and twelve k nights of the Round Table. The table was made for 150, but as twelve is the orthodox number, the following n ames hold the most conspicuous places:—(1) Launcelot, (2) Tristram, (3) Lamoracke, the three bravest; (4) Tor, the first made; (5) Galahad, the chaste; (6) Gaw Ain, the courteous; (7) Gareth, the big-handed; (8) Palomides, the Saracen or unbaptized; (9) Kay, the rude and boastful; (10) Mark, the dastard; (11) Mordred, the traitor; and the twelfth, as in the case of the paladins, must be selected from one of the following names, all of which are seated with the prince in the frontispiece attached to the History of Prince Arthur, compiled by sir T. Malory in 1470: Sirs Acolon, Ballamore, Beleobus, Belvoure, Bersunt, Bors, Ector de Maris, Ewain, Floll, Gaheris, Galohalt, Grislet, Lionell, Marhaus, Paginet, Pelleas, Percival, Sagris, Superabilis, and Turquine. Or we may take from the Mabinogion the three “battle knights,” Cadwr, Launcelot, and Owain; the three “counselling knights,” Kynon, Aron, and Llywarch Hên; the three “diademed knights,” Kai, Trystan, and Gwevyl; and the three “golden-tongued,” Gwalchmai, Drudwas, and Eliwlod, many of which are unknown in modern story.