Editing Sunwise (section)

==Irish culture==
[[File:Contenitore per manoscritto di san colombano, di cathach, in argento e cristallo di rocca su anima lignea, 1090 ca. poi xiv secolo, da ballymagroarty, co. donegal 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The [[Cumdach]] of the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].]]
During the days of [[Gaelic Ireland]] and of the [[Irish clan]]s, the [[Psalter]] known as {{lang|ga|An Cathach}} was used as both a rallying cry and protector in battle by the [[Chief of the Name|Chief]]s of [[O'Donnell dynasty|Clan O'Donnell]]. Before a battle it was customary for a chosen monk or holy man (usually attached to the Clan McGroarty and who was in a [[state (theology)|state of grace]]) to wear the Cathach and the [[cumdach]], or book shrine, around his neck and then walk three times sunwise around the warriors of Clan O'Donnell.<ref name="St80">Stokes, Roy. ''A Bibliographical Companion''. Scarecrow Press, 2011. {{isbn|978-1-4617-3662-2}}, p. 80</ref>

According to [[folklorist]] [[Kevin Danaher]], on [[St. John's Eve]] in [[Ulster]] and [[Connaught]], it was customary to light a [[bonfire]] at sunset and to walk sunwise around the fire while praying the [[rosary]]. Those who could not afford a rosary would keep tally by holding a small pebble during each prayer and throwing it into the bonfire as each prayer was completed.<ref>Kevin Danaher (1972), ''The Year in Ireland: Irish Calendar Customs'', [[Mercier Press]], [[Cork City]]. Pages 134-153.</ref>

Similar praying of the [[rosary]] or other similar prayers while walking sunwise around [[Christian pilgrimage]] shrines or [[holy well]]s is also traditional in [[Irish culture]] during [[Pattern (devotional)|pattern day]]s.<ref name=haggerty>[http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACustom/PatternDay.html Haggerty, Bridget. "Pattern Day in Old Ireland", Irish Culture and Customs]</ref>