from the Celtic Customs book .... 15th May, St Dympna's Day CELTIC. St Dympna was the daughter of a 6th century Celtic monarch, who fled from him when he pressured her to take her mother's place in his bed after the death of her mother. Her chaplain, St Gerebernus, took her to Antwerp in Belgium, where she is said to have cured the mentally ill and epileptics. Her father traced her there and killed both her and her chaplain. She became the patron saint of the insane, and her shrine is at Gheel, Belgium, which is now a centre for treatment of the mentally ill. (my notes: Doing a google search, I found many websites devoted to St Dympna) -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002