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Saint Grellan is an Irish saint and patron saint of the Kelly [2] and Donnellan of Uí Maine clans and of the parish of Ballinasloe, [3] in County Galway, Ireland. Early life [ edit ]
The patron saint of Ballinasloe is Saint Grellan, who tradition believes built the first church in the area. A local housing estate, a GAA club, the branch of Conradh na Gaeilge, and formerly a school are named after him.
The team was named in honour of Saint Grellan, patron saint of Ballinasloe. St Grellan's GFC were the first club to win a record seven Galway county football titles in a row from 1913 to 1919 and were undefeated in the county championship from 1913 to 1930.
The Christian missionary, Grellan, established a church at Cill Cluaine (near present-day Ballinasloe) in Magh Seincheineoil. Cían is said to have "waited on the saint at the place." In this time the kingdom was invaded by a branch of the Airgíalla, led by Eochaidh Ferdaghiall, his son Maine Mór and grandsons Amhalgaidh and Breasal mac Maine ...
A virgin saint and an abbess associated with Finish Island who was mentioned in the life of St. Senan of Inis Cathaig. [44] Brigit of Kildare: 5th–6th centuries Irish, of the Fothairt. Born in Faughart, Dundalk [45] [46] Kildare: Leinster, Louth and Meath saint, also a patron saint of Ireland, founder and patron of Kildare: 1 February [47 ...
Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]
St. Joseph's College, Garbally Park (Irish: Coláiste Sheosaimh) is an Irish voluntary Catholic secondary school situated in Garbally Park, the former seat of the Earl of Clancarty, near Ballinasloe in County Galway. It is a single-sex boys day school which has previously served as a boarding school.