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St. '''Moling''' was the second [[Bishop]] of [[Ferns, County Wexford|Ferns]]. The Town of [[Monamolin]] in [[County Wexford]] is named for him.

Many churches were founded by St. Moling, with the most famous being St. Mullin's in [[County Carlow]], and many [[miracle]]s have been attributed to him. St. Moling dedicated a holy well at Ferns in memory of [[St. Aidan]] [(or St. Maodhóg) the [[Patron Saint]] of the Diocese of Ferns] and which is known as [[Maodhóg's Well]].

According to the [[Annals of the Four Masters]], Moling died in [[696]] AD and his [[feast day]] is celebrated on the [[17 June]]. The Patron takes place in Monamolin on the Sunday closest to this date.

John O'Donovan in his Ordnance Survey Letters of 1840 tells the story of St. Moling crossing a small hill in the district when an evil spirit annoyed him. He knelt on a rock to curse the spirit, leaving the impression of his knees on the stone. While there is no account of the stone today, it is said that the incident gave the name to the townsland [[Cloch na Mallacht]], i.e. "the stones of the curses." St. Moling's Well is situated on the parochial lands at [[Glebe]].<br />
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