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A female Irish saint, a virgin who served as a prioress or abbess of a convent at Ouchter Ard. 8 March [90] Derlugdacha 5th century, late Kildare monastery 2nd Abbess of Kildare 1 Feb [91] Díchu mac Trichim: 5th century Irish Saul, Co. Down Ulster saint, of the Dál Fiatach. A chieftain who became the first convert of St. Patrick. 29 April [20 ...
St. Finnian imparting his blessing to the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland (also known as Twelve Apostles of Erin, Irish: Dhá Aspal Déag na hÉireann) were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finnian (d. 549) at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird (Erard's Meadow), now Clonard in County Meath.
The name became common in reference to Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich, [6] who gave his name to the Ciarraige and County Kerry, [7] and two early Irish saints both counted among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland: Ciarán the Elder and Ciarán the Younger. It is anglicised in various ways: Ciaran, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Keiren, Keerun, Kiran, etc.
Pronounced TEER-nakh this Irish name means “lord.” Related: A-Z List Of 200 Short Boy Names That Are Simple And Sweet. 36. Ardghal. Meaning “bear-like” this name is a unique Irish boy name ...
The name Éogan is an early Irish male name, derived from the Primitive Irish * Iwagenas, [2] and equates to the Welsh Owain and the Latin Eugene. In more modern forms of Irish it is written as Eóghan or Eoghan (/'oːəun/). [3] It means "born under the protection of the yew tree". [4]
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
Declan is an Irish given name, an anglicised form of the Irish saint name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán. St. Declán founded a monastery in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declán's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles. The name is believed to mean "man of prayer" or "full of goodness". [citation needed]
Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice, the first Irish-born Catholic to be beatified after the English Reformation. This page is a list of post-reformation saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God in Ireland, as recognised by the Roman Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in Ireland.