ill ▁and ▁In is ▁E og ain . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁Christian ▁religion ▁was ▁of ▁particular ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁O ' D onn ell ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁T yr conn ell , ▁as ▁their ▁k ins man ▁St . ▁Col m ▁C ille ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁St . ▁Col um ba ), ▁born ▁at ▁Con wal ▁and ▁Le ck , ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁patron ▁sain ts ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Their ▁founder ▁and ▁names ake ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom , ▁Con all ▁Gul ban , ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁no blem an ▁converted ▁by ▁St . ▁Patrick . ▁Indeed , ▁they ▁later ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁her ald ic ▁ident ifiers ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁mot to ▁in ▁h oc ▁sign o ▁vin ces . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Kings ▁of ▁T ír ▁Ch ona ill ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁bibli ography ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁by ▁Geoff rey ▁Ke ating , ▁D . D . ▁( 1 5 8 0 – 1 6 4 4 ), ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 6 4 0 , ▁and ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁G ael ic ▁as ▁, ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Text s ▁Society , ▁London , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Volume ▁IV . ▁See ▁index ▁entry ▁for ▁T ír ▁Ch ona ill ▁The ▁O ’ D onn ells ▁of ▁T yr conn ell ▁– ▁A ▁H idden ▁Leg acy , ▁by ▁Francis ▁Martin ▁O '