Béoáed
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Béoáed mac Ocláin was [bishop of Ardcarne
(Ard Carna), County Roscommon.
Béoáed was bishop of Ard Carna in Maigh nAi (now Ardcarne, four miles due east of Boyle, County Roscommon
. He is patron saint
of Ardcarn, and his feast
is celebrated on the 8th of March.
He was a friend of Saint Caillin
.
The poem Imarcaigh sund ar gach saí says of him an díth sin mar t[h]oraind te /that loss was like a fierce loud noise [?].
Ardcarne
Ardcarne is a townland in County Roscommon, Ireland.ARDCARNE, a parish, in the barony of BOYLE, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CONNAUGHT, 3½ miles from Boyle, on the road to Carrick-on-Shannon ; containing 7673 inhabitants....
(Ard Carna), County Roscommon.
Béoáed was bishop of Ard Carna in Maigh nAi (now Ardcarne, four miles due east of Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by...
. He is patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Ardcarn, and his feast
Feast
Feast may refer to:* Banquet, a large meal* A Festival or feria* Ramadan, Muslim's holy month* Nineteen Day Feast, a monthly meeting held in Bahá'í communities to worship, consult, and socialize....
is celebrated on the 8th of March.
He was a friend of Saint Caillin
Saint Caillin
Saint Caillin, Irish medieval saint and monastic founder, fl. 6th century.-Background:The patron saint of Fenagh, County Leitrim, Caillin was born in the 6th century and founded a famous monastic settlement at Fenagh. He...
.
The poem Imarcaigh sund ar gach saí says of him an díth sin mar t[h]or
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/Imarcaigh.pdf
- http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/CelticEra/Saints/saints_donan.htm