is January 9, and who died about 703, nearly 200 years
after his namesake the leper. He of Dundurn was of the race of AEngus,
King of Munster, and was trained under S. Ailbe of Emly. Dr. Marshall,
in his "Historic Scenes in Perthshire," in company with several other
writers, mixes up the two S. Fillans. Bishop Forbes, in his "Kalendars
of Scottish Saints," gives a clear account of each, mentioning that
Aberdour, in Fife, is dedicated to him of Dundurn, as was also Cill or
Kil-Faelin, in Leinster.

Tullichettle and Comrie may be taken together, the distance between them
being only one mile; the former meaning "The Vale of Sleep," now known
mainly by its little kirkyard, having once been the more important of the
two. The proof of this is seen in an extract from the Register of
Ministers and Readers in the Miscellany of the Wodrow Society. In 1574,
where our Presbytery has now sixteen parishes, there were only four
ministers and sixteen readers, thus grouped:--Auchterarder--Stipend,
L100, and kirk-lands--had readers at Auchterardour, Kinkell, Abirruthven,
and Dunnyng. Strogeith--L60, and kirk-lands--had readers at Strogeith,
Muthill, and Strowane. Foulis--L80, and kirklands--had readers at
Foulis, Madertie, Trinite-Gask, and Findo-Gask. Tullichettil--L100, and
kirk-lands--had readers at Tullichettil, Cumrie, Monivaird, Monzie, and
Crieff. The system of readers was a beggarly makeshift for the Christian
ministry, and shows the sore straits to which the Reformed Church was
reduced after what was supposed to be the grand victory of 1560. Then
Tullichettle was more than Comrie, as Strageath was more than Muthill.
The dedication of Tullichettle does not appear in any record that I have
seen, but that of Comrie is evident from its fair, which bears the name
of S. Kessog. There is also a Tom-na-chessaig, just behind the old Free
Church, now a public hall. The old name has a modern recognition in a
local Freemasons' Lodge of S. Kessack. What is known of the Saint is
given further on under Auchterarder.

Downwards on Earn the next ancient riverside church is Strowan, which,
being a small parish, was united to Monzievaird before 1662. The site is
one of remarkable beauty and quiet, almost ideal as a place of worship
and burial. Ronan or Rowan was a bishop and confessor under King
Maldwin, Feb. 7, 737, according to Adam King's Kalendar. He was of
Kilmaronen or Kilmaronoc, in Lennox. Other dedications to him are
Kil