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Dec 12 – St Finnian (d. 539) abbot of Clonard

Finnian of Clonard (Cluain Iráird) where there were up to 3,000 monks studying is called "the tutor of the Irish saints"
2012.12.12.

St Brendan, Abbot -AD 486-578

St Brendan of Kerry

There is very little secure information concerning Brendan’s life, although at least the approximate dates of his birth and death, and [...]

2017.05.16.

Oct 11 – St Canice of Dungiven, Aghaboe and Kilkenny (521-603)

St. Canice good humour and readiness to help won him many friends and helpers in preaching the Good News.
2012.10.11.

Jun 9 – St Columba (Columcille) (1): Dove of the Church

Summary: St Columba, abbot, missionary also known as Colum Cille, was born in Gartan, County Donegal in 521 and was of royal lineage. He studied under Finnian of Moville and Finnian of Clonard. He founded monasteries in Deny, Durrow, Iona and possibly Kells. From Iona, which became his [...]

2012.06.09.

May 16 – St Brendan, Abbot AD 486-578

Summary of St Brendan, abbot. a Kerryman who was born in 484-486. He studied at Clonard under Finnian. His name is connected with many places in Kerry such as Ardfert and Mount Brandon. He visited Scotland and reached the Hebrides and possibly areas beyond. He founded a monastery [...]

2012.05.16.

Columbanus in his own words – Tomás Ó Fiaich

Columbanus was Ireland's first European. Shrines, towns and landmarks across Europe bear Columbanus's name and testify to the widespread diffusion of devotion to the saint.
2012.05.01.

Feb 17 – St Fionán (d. 661)

Fionán, abbot of Lindisfarne, was well able to manage the tensions that emerged between the Celtic and Roman ritual expressions of Christianity.
2012.02.17.

Jan 30 – St Aidan (Maedhog) c 550-626AD

In 580, Aidan returned to Ireland and the coast of Wexford. Here, well known for generosity and kindness, he served in the area around Ferns.
2012.01.30.

Jan 29 – St Gildas (500-570) itinerant monk

gildas 1St Gildas is best known for his historical work ‘De excidio Britanniae’, (“On the Ruin of Britain”) and for a Penitential, both of which were widely used in Ireland, [...]

2012.01.29.