Colmán Cass mac Fualascaig
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Colman Cass mac Fualascaig, 10th Abbot of Clonmacnoise
, died 665.
Colman was a member of the Corco Moga, as was the fifth abbot, To Lua Foto
. The Chronicon Scotorum
gives his term as one year and three days, while the Annals of Tigernach
give it as one year.
Abbot of Clonmacnoise
The Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise. They also bore the title "Comarba of Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The following is a list of abbots:-List of abbots to 1539:-References:...
, died 665.
Colman was a member of the Corco Moga, as was the fifth abbot, To Lua Foto
To Lua Foto
To Lua Foto, Abbot of Clonmacnoise, died 614.To Lua Foto was a member of the Corco Moga of what is now north-east County Galway. The Corco Moga's homeland was based around what is now the parish of Kilkerrin...
. The Chronicon Scotorum
Chronicon Scotorum
Chronicon Scotorum is a medieval Irish chronicle.According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the 'Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric times to 1150 but with some gaps, closely related to the 'Annals of Tigernach'...
gives his term as one year and three days, while the Annals of Tigernach
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach is a chronicle probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland. The language is a mixture of Latin and Old and Middle Irish....
give it as one year.