h ▁Con n la od h ; ▁also ▁Con la eth ; ▁Con la id ; ▁Con la ith ; ▁Con l ath ; ▁Con li an , ▁Hugh ▁the ▁W ise ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁herm it ▁and ▁metal worker , ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁copy ist ▁and ▁sk illed ▁ill umin ator ▁of ▁manuscript s . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁W ick low ▁area . ▁ ▁Life ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁se clusion ▁at ▁Old ▁Con nell ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁L iff ey ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁New bridge ▁Con le th ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁Saint ▁Brig id ▁to ▁make ▁sacred ▁vessels ▁for ▁her ▁convent . ▁Con le th , ▁T ass ach ▁of ▁El ph in ▁( Saint ▁Patrick ' s ▁craft s man ), ▁and ▁Da igh ▁( craft s man ▁of ▁K ier an ▁of ▁Sa igh er ▁were ▁acc laimed ▁the ▁" three ▁chief ▁art is ans ▁of ▁Ireland " ▁during ▁their ▁period . ▁Con le th ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁K ild are ▁school ▁of ▁metal - work ▁and ▁pen mans hip . ▁According ▁to ▁Brig id ' s ▁bi ograph er , ▁C og itos us , ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁mon ks ▁grew ▁up ▁which , ▁under ▁his ▁guidance , ▁excel led ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁beautiful ▁ch al ices ▁and ▁other ▁metal ▁objects ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁and ▁orn ament ation ▁of ▁miss als , ▁g osp els , ▁and ▁ps al ters