This is a list of the saints of Ireland, which attempts to give an overview of saints from Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 or venerated in Ireland.

The vast majority of these saints,the 4th—10th centuries, a period in which Ireland was known as the "land of saints and scholars" — it produced many missionaries. The introduction of Christianity into Ireland was during the end of the 4th century. Its exact introduction is obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland, suggests a connection to Copt

Copt

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ic monks from Egypt

Egypt

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. Although there were some Christians in Ireland before him, Patrick

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....

 from Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 played a significant role in its full Christianisation. Some of the best known saints are the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Twelve Apostles of Ireland

The Twelve Apostles of Ireland were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finian at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird , now Clonard in County Meath.-Dá apstol décc na hÉrenn:The twelve saints are grouped together as such in the text Dá...

 and Brigit of Kildare.

Saints

Name	Floruit	Origin	Associated church	Comments	Feast-day	Reference
Abbán moccu Corbmaic Abbán Abbán moccu Corbmaic , also Eibbán or Moabba, is a saint in Irish tradition. He was associated, first and foremost, with Mag Arnaide and with Cell Abbáin...	5th-6th century (d. 520?)	Leinster, Ireland	Adamstown Adamstown, County Wexford Adamstown is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is about from Wexford and from New Ross and Enniscorthy.The village contains a primary school, a secondary school, a GAA pitch, a community centre, two pubs, a shop, a R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery...  (Mag Arnaide), Co. Wexford Killabban (Cell Abbáin), Co. Laois	Leinster and Munster saint	or
Abel of Reims Abel of Reims Abel was suffragan bishop of Reims .-Background:In the late 10th century, Folcuin wrote that Abel had been a monk of Lobbes Abbey when Bishop Ermino was abbot...	8th century	Ireland?		Bishop of Reims. Irish origins are questionable.	(Bollandists)
Abran Abran Saint Abran , also known as Gibrian, was a 6th-century Irish hermit in Brittany.He was born in Ireland and with eight of his siblings traveled to Brittany. St. Abran and his siblings chose of life of devotion to God in the consecrated religious life...	5th-6th century (d. 515)	Ireland		Sailed to Brittany Brittany Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...  with siblings, lived as hermit by Marne River Marne River The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne.... .
Adalgis	7th century (d. 686)	Ireland		Worked as a missionary in Arras Arras Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...  and Laon Laon Laon is the capital city of the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:The hilly district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance... , was a disciple of Fursey Saint Fursey Saint Fursey was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia... .
Adomnán	7th century (d. 704)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne... , politically active churchman, writer; promulgated the Cáin Adomnáin Cáin Adomnáin The Cáin Adomnáin , also known as the Lex Innocentium was promulgated amongst a gathering of Irish, Dál Riatan and Pictish notables at the Synod of Birr in 697. It is named after its initiator Adomnán of Iona, ninth Abbot of Iona after St... .
Adomnán of Coldingham	7th century (d. 680)	Ireland		Confessor, prophet, monk at Coldingham Coldingham Coldingham is a historic village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, on Scotland's southeast coastline, north of Eyemouth.As early as AD 660, Coldingham was the site of a religious establishment of high order, when it is recorded that Etheldreda, the queen of Egfrid, became a nun at the Abbey of... . Noted for the gift of prophecy.
Áed mac Bricc Áed mac Bricc Áed mac Bricc was an Irish bishop and saint. Áed's principal church was at Rahugh in modern County Westmeath. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Uí Néill and was said to be a descendant of Fiachu mac Néill...	6th century	Irish, of the Cenél Fiachach	Rahugh and Killare, Co. Westmeath, and Slieve Leagu, Co. Donegal	Meath saint
Áed of Clonmore	7th century (d. 659?)	Irish, of the Uí Dúnlainge Uí Dúnlainge The Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "grandsons of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada. He was said to be a cousin of Énnae Cennsalach, eponymous ancestor of the rival Uí Chennselaig....  dynasty, north Leinster	Clonmore Clonmore, County Carlow Clonmore is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located 3½ miles south of Hacketstown and 9 miles east of Tullow in the north-east corner of County Carlow.-History:...  (Cluain Mór Máedóc), Co. Carlow	Leinster saint
Aedan of Ferns, see Máedóc of Ferns
Aidan of Lindisfarne Aidan of Lindisfarne Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria , was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old...	7th century (d. 651)	Connacht Connacht Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for... , Ireland	Lindisfarne	First Bishop of Lindisfarne, invited by king Oswald Oswald of Northumbria Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is now venerated as a Christian saint.Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of...  to reconvert Northumbria Northumbria Northumbria was a medieval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now Northern England and South-East Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England. The name reflects the approximate southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the Humber Estuary.Northumbria was... .
Ailbe of Emly Ailbe of Emly Saint Ailbe was a sixth-century Irish bishop.He is sometimes claimed as one of the pre-Patrician Saints, with Ciaran, Declan, and Ibar, but the annals note his death in 528 . A tradition held that he went to Rome and was ordained bishop by the Pope...	6th century (d. 534?)	Munster Munster Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes... , Ireland	Emly	First Bishop of Emly Bishop of Emly The Bishop of Emly was an episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1569 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1718... .
Ailerán Aileran Saint Ailerán , an Irish saint, was generally known as "the Wise", and was one of the most distinguished scholars at the School of Clonard in the 7th century...	7th century (d. 665)	Ireland	Clonard Clonard Clonard may refer to:* Clonard, County Meath, a village in County Meath, Ireland* Clonard Abbey, an early medieval monastic site located near the modern village* Clonard monastery, founded in the late 19th century in Belfast...	Scholar at Clonard.
Alto of Altomünster Alto of Altomünster Saint Alto was the eponymous founder of Altomünster Abbey in about 750, a monastery in Bavaria around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster....	8th century	Ireland	Altomünster Altomünster Altomünster is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.-Education:The Grund- und Mittelschule Altomünster has about 500 pupils. Since October 2011 the Volksschule Altomünster has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the „Primary School“ in Crook and the...	Founder of Altomünster, missionary to Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany... , hermit and Benedictine.
Andrew the Scot Andrew the Scot St. Andrew the Scot was the brother of St. Brigid the younger, been born in Ireland near the beginning of the ninth century to a noble family. Both Andrew and his sister studied under St. Donatus...	9th century	Ireland	Fiesole, Tuscany	Archdeacon at Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city...  in Tuscany, studied under Donatus. Gave to the poor.
Assicus Assicus Saint Assicus was the first bishop of Elphin, Ireland, and venerated as the patron saint of that place. Converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick, he is said to have been Patrick's worker in iron....  (Tassach)	5th century	Ireland	Elphin	Ulster saint, first Bishop of Elphin, converted by Patrick, smith and bellfounder to Patrick.
Athracht	5th-6th century	Ireland	Killaraght and Toberaraght	Connacht saint, nun under Patrick and associated with Killaraght and Toberaraght. Founded a hostel at Lough Gara Lough Gara Lough Gara is a lake in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.-History:Lough Gara was known in ancient times as Loch Techet, but the O’Garas, during their ownership of the Coolavin district from about the thirteenth century, renamed the lake “Loch Uí Ghadhra”. The first documented reference appeared...
Autbod	7th century	Ireland	Valcourt	Missionary and patron of Valcourt Valcourt, Haute-Marne Valcourt is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.... , known for miraculous fever cure.
Baíthéne Baithéne mac Brénaind Baithéne mac Brénaind was an Irish monk, specially selected by St. Columba as one of the band of missionaries who set sail for what is now Scotland in 563....	6th century (d. 598)	Ireland	Iona; Mag Lunge	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...  and disciple of Columba Columba Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period... ; earlier abbot of Mag Lunge on Tiree Tiree -History:Tiree is known for the 1st century BC Dùn Mòr broch, for the prehistoric carved Ringing Stone and for the birds of the Ceann a' Mhara headland.... .
Balin	7th century	Northumbria Northumbria Northumbria was a medieval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now Northern England and South-East Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England. The name reflects the approximate southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the Humber Estuary.Northumbria was...		Gerald of Mayo Gerald of Mayo Gerald of Mayo is a saint of the Catholic Church. A Northumbrian monk, Saint Gerald founded a monastery in County Mayo, Ireland and became its first abbot bishop. His brother Balin is also a saint.... 's brother, disciple of Colmán Colmán of Lindisfarne Colmán of Lindisfarne also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. He succeeded Aidan and Finan. Colman resigned the Bishopric of Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby called by King Oswiu of Northumbria decided to calculate Easter using the method of the First... , resided in Connacht.
Balthere Baldred of Tyninghame Balthere of Tyninghame was a Northumbrian hermit and abbot, resident in East Lothian during the 8th century.-Dating:According to Hovendeus the date of Baldred's death is given as 756. Symeon of Durham says "the twentieth year of King Eadberht of Northumbria " and Turgot of Durham "the...	8th century (d. 756)	Ireland		Hermit and priest, moved to Lindisfarne, known as Apostle of the Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.... s.
Barinthus Barvitus Barvitus was a supposed Scottish saint. David E. Thornton suggests that he is a manifestation of the cult of St Findbarr, from north-east Ulster...
Barrfoin	6th century	Ireland	Drum Cullen, Co. Offaly	missionary at Drum Cullen County Offaly County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is... . Friend of Columba Saint Columba -Saints:* Columba , Irish Christian saint who evangelized Scotland* Columba the Virgin, also known as Saint Columba of Cornwall* Columba of Sens* Columba of Spain* Columba of Terryglass* Sancta Columba -Schools:... . Joined voyage of Brendan Brendan Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. The Voyage of St... .
Banban the Wise Banban the Wise -Name:Banban's name is rendered differently in a number of sources. The most common are include Banbanus, Banbhanus, Mauranum cognomento Barbanum, alias Banbanum, Banuanus Sapiens...	5th century	Ireland	Templeport, Co. Cavan	missionary at Templeport County Cavan County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county... . Cousin of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints.... .
Bécán Becan Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche, about 150 km north of Tikal. The Maya sites of Balamku, Calakmul, Chicanna and Xpuhil are nearby...	6th century	Ireland	Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath	Founder of Kilbeggan Kilbeggan -Geography:Kilbeggan is situated on the River Brosna, in the south of County Westmeath. It lies southeast of Lough Ennell, north of the boundary with County Offaly, about 9 kilometres north of Tullamore. Kilbeggan is surrounded by the gently rolling Esker Riada, the linear sand hills that stretch... , Westmeath County Westmeath -Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...  worked in a monastery there.
Bega Saint Bega Stained glass window in [[St Bees Priory]] showing the arrival of St Bega on the coast.|thumb|rightSaint Bega was reputedly a saint of the Early Middle Ages; an Irish princess who valued virginity. Promised in marriage to a Viking prince who, according to a medieval manuscript The Life of St Bega,...		Ireland		princess, valued virginity, moved to Northumbria to avoid pirates.
Benignus of Armagh Benignus of Armagh Saint Benignus of Armagh was the son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which is now County Meath. He was baptised into the Catholic faith by St. Patrick, and became his favourite disciple and his coadjutor in the Diocese of Armagh around AD 450...	5th century	Meath County Meath County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county... , Ireland		Patrick's psalm-singer, favourite disciple, helped compile Senchus Mór.
Béoáed mac Ocláin Béoáed Béoáed mac Ocláin was [bishop of Ardcarne , County Roscommon.Béoáed was bishop of Ard Carna in Maigh nAi Béoáed mac Ocláin was [bishop of Ardcarne (Ard Carna), County Roscommon.Béoáed was bishop of Ard Carna in Maigh nAi Béoáed mac Ocláin was [bishop of Ardcarne (Ard Carna), County Roscommon.Béoáed...	6th century (d. 520/4)	Connacht, Ireland	Ardcarne (Ard Carna)	Bishop of Ardcarne	or
Beoán, Mo Bheóc	?	Ireland	Ard Camrois/Ard Cáinrois, Munster; Ros Caín, Connacht.	Munster and Connacht saint
Beoán Beóán of Mortlach Beóán of Mortlach is the first of the three known Bishops of Mortlach. His name, which could also be written in non-Gaelic contexts as Beanus, Beoanus and Beyn, means "lively one"...	11th century (fl. 1012 x 1024)	"possibly of Irish origin"	Mortlach	Bishop of Mortlach Bishop of Aberdeen The Bishop of Aberdeen was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan... , Scotland	, possibly owing to confusion with the previous saint
Beoc	5th century	Ireland	Lough Derg, Co. Donegal	Founded St Patrick's Purgatory monastery at Lough Derg, Donegal.
Berach Saint Berach Saint Berach of Termonbarry, . Berach was a disciple of Saint Kevin and a celebrated Irish saint, whose memory is still celebrated in County Roscommon....	6th–7th century	Connacht, Ireland	Tarmonbarry; Cluain Coirpthe	Founder of Tarmonbarry Tarmonbarry Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry , is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located where the N5 National primary route crosses the River Shannon. East of the bridge part of the village lies in County Longford. The 2002 Census stated that the village had less than 100 people. The 2006...  and Cluain Coirpthe. Disciple of Kevin and nephew of Freoch. Belonged to the Cenél nDobtha of the Uí Briúin Uí Briúin The Uí Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the Uí Fiachrach and Uí Ailello, putative descendants of Eochaid Mugmedon's... .
Blathmac Blathmac Saint Blathmac was a distinguished Irish monk, b. in Ireland about 750. He was murdered and became a martyr in Iona, about 825. His biography written by Strabo, the Benedictine Abbot of Reichenau , and thus the story of his martyrdom has been handed down.Balathmac, the scion of a noble family,...	8th-9th century (d. 823)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne... , martyred by Danish Vikings, killed on altar steps of the abbey at Iona Iona Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats... .
Boadin		Ireland		Monk, moved to France. Known for kindness and living the Rule of Benedict.
Boethian of Pierrepoint	7th century	Ireland	Pierrepoint Pierrepoint Pierrepoint may refer to:* Albert Pierrepoint, a British executioner* Pierrepoint , a British film about Albert Pierrepoint...	Founder of Pierrepoint Pierrepoint Pierrepoint may refer to:* Albert Pierrepoint, a British executioner* Pierrepoint , a British film about Albert Pierrepoint... , disciple of Fursey. Martyred by rebellious monks.
Brandan	5th century	Ireland		Monk, fought Pelagianism Pelagianism Pelagianism is a theological theory named after Pelagius , although he denied, at least at some point in his life, many of the doctrines associated with his name. It is the belief that original sin did not taint human nature and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without...  in Britain. Abbot in Gaul Gaul Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...  after fleeing.
Breage Breage Breage, also known as Breaca, Briac, etc., is a saint venerated in Cornwall and southwestern Britain. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall...	5th century	Ireland		Nun, follower of Brigit of Kildare. Settled by River Hayle River Hayle The River Hayle is a small river in west Cornwall, UK which issues into St Ives Bay at Hayle on Cornwall's Atlantic coast.The River Hayle is approx 12 miles long and it rises south-west of Crowan village. Its course is west for approx 5 miles... , Dumnonia Dumnonia Dumnonia is the Latinised name for the Brythonic kingdom in sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, located in the farther parts of the south-west peninsula of Great Britain... .
Brendan of Clonfert Brendan Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. The Voyage of St...	5th-6th century	Tralee, Ireland	Clonfert Clonfert Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...	Founder of Clonfert, monk, and remembered as voyager to mysterious islands.
Brendan mac Nemainn Brendan of Birr Saint Brendan of Birr was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.- Early life :...	6th century	Irish	Birr Birr Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.... , Co. Offaly	Meath saint. Founder of Birr and contemporary of the younger Brendan of Clonfert. Brendan later came to be regarded as one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland Twelve Apostles of Ireland The Twelve Apostles of Ireland were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finian at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird , now Clonard in County Meath.-Dá apstol décc na hÉrenn:The twelve saints are grouped together as such in the text Dá... ".
Briarch	7th century (d. 627)	Ireland		abbot and founder of monastery in Brittany Brittany Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain... . Closely associated with Tudwal.
Brigit of Kildare	5th-6th century	Irish, of the Fothairt	Kildare Kildare -External links:*******...	Leinster and Meath saint, but also a patron saint of Ireland. Founder and patron of Kildare Kildare -External links:*******... .
Bricín Bricín Bricín , Irish Abbot of Tuaim Dreccon, c.590 - 650.-Túaim Dreccon:The history of Bricín centres around the abbey of Tuaim Drecconin, in Breifne , which flourished in the 7th century A.D.Tomregan got its name in pre-Christian times from the burial mound of Dreacon, a pagan chieftain ruling the...  or Bricíne	7th century	Ireland	Tomregan Tomregan Tomregan civil parish straddles the international border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The chief town of the parish is Ballyconnell, County Cavan. Most of Tomregan's constituent townlands are situate in County Cavan, with the remainder in County Fermanagh...  (Túaim Dreccon), Co. Cavan.	Abbot of Túaim Dreccon
Broccán Clóen	7th century	Ireland	Ross Tuirc	abbot of Ross Tuirc, Ossory Kingdom of Osraige The Kingdom of Osraighe , anglicized as Ossory, was an ancient kingdom of Ireland. It formed the easternmost part of the kingdom and province of Munster until the middle of the 9th century, after which it attached itself to Leinster... , author of a hymn to St Brigit.
Brón mac Icni Bron Bron is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies east of Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. It forms part of the Urban Community of Lyon.-History:...	5th-6th century (d. 512)	Connacht, Ireland	Caisel Irrae	Bishop of Cassel-lrra (Caisel Irrae), disciple and bishop of St Patrick.
Brónach Brónach Saint Brónach , sometimes anglicised to Bronagh, was an Irish holywoman, reputed founder and patron saint of Cell Brónche , now Kilbroney in County Down....	5th-6th century (d. 512)	Ulster, Ireland	Kilbroney (Cell Brónche)	Ulster saint. Her church was Cell Brónche (Kilbroney), later the parish church of Glen Seichis.
Budoc Budoc Saint Budoc of Dol was a Bishop of Dol, venerated after his death as a saint in both Brittany and Devon . Saint Budoc is the patron of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in Finistère where his relics are preserved...	6th century	at sea, off Brest Brest, France Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...	Dol, Brittany	Bishop of Dol, prince, fled to Ireland following exile from mother's kingdom.
Buíte [Boetius] mac Brónaig	5th-6th century (d. 519/20)		Monasterboice Monasterboice The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an early Christian settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda. It was founded in the late 5th century by Saint Buithe who died around 521, and was an important centre of religion and learning until the founding of nearby Mellifont Abbey in...  (Mainister Buíte)	Meath saint, patron of Monasterboice.
Buriana	6th century	Ireland	St Buryan St Buryan St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...	Hermitess, known for holiness at Dumnonia Dumnonia Dumnonia is the Latinised name for the Brythonic kingdom in sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, located in the farther parts of the south-west peninsula of Great Britain... , venerated at St Buryan St Buryan St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End... .
Caillín [Caillén] mac Niataig	6th century?	Irish	Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
Caimín	7th century (d. 644?)		Inis Celtra (Holy Island on Lough Derg)	Munster saint
Cainnech moccu Dálann	6th century (521/7 – 599/600)		Aghaboe Aghaboe Aghaboe is a village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix....  (Achad Bó Chainnig); Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...  (Cell Chainnig)	Munster saint, founder and first abbot Aghaboe Aghaboe Aghaboe is a village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix....  and Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...  in Osraige.
Cairech Dergain	6th century (d. 577/9)			Connacht saint
Cairnech of Dulane	5th-6th century	British (probable)	Dulane (Tulén or Tuilián), Co. Meath	Meath saint, who has been identified with Saint Carannog (Carantocus)
Camulacus	5th century?	British (probably)	Rahan	Meath saint whose status as patron saint of Rahan was later eclipsed by that of Mo Chutu.	if he is identical to Mo Chamal
Canir	6th century			Munster saint
Carthach mac Fianáin	6th century, late			Munster saint
Cellach of Armagh	11th-12th century (d. 1129)			Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland...
Céthech (Caetiacus, Cethiachus)	5th century			Connacht saint
Cianán Cianán St. Cianán was a Bishop of Duleek in Ireland. He was descended from the royal blood of the kings of Munster.-Life:According to his acts quoted by Usher, he was a pupil of the religious man, Nathan; and, when a youth, was one of the fifty hostages whom the princes of Ireland gave to king Lóegaire...  mac Sétnai	5th century (d. 489)	Irish, of the Ciannachta?	Duleek Duleek Duleek is a town in County Meath, Ireland, close to the Louth border.Duleek takes is name from the Irish word daimh liag, meaning house of stones and referring to an early stone-built church, St Cianan’s Church, the ruins of which are still visible in Duleek today... , Co. Meath	Meath saint, patron of Duleek.
Ciarán mac int Shaír Ciarán of Clonmacnoise Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise was one of the early Irish monastic saints and Irish bishop. He is sometimes called Ciarán the Younger to distinguish him from Saint Ciarán of Saighir. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland....	6th century	Irish, of the Cruithne Cruthin The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....  of Latharnae	Clonmacnoise Clonmacnoise The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....  (Cluain Moccu Nois); Inis Aingin	Meath saint
Ciarán of Saigir	5th century (450–500)		Saigir	Munster saint
Cóemgen	7th century		Glendalough Glendalough Glendalough or Glendaloch is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and partly destroyed in 1398 by English troops.... , Co. Wicklow	Leinster saint. Known as the founder of Glendalough (Co. Wicklow)
Colcu ua Duinechda	8th century (d. 796)	Irish	Clonmacnoise Clonmacnoise The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....  (Cluain Moccu Nois)	Meath saint, scribá, probably bishop of Clonmacnoise Bishop of Clonmacnoise Bishop of Clonmacnoise was the ordinary of the Roman Catholic episcopal see based at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. The bishops of Clonmacnoise appear in the records for the first time in the 9th century, although inferior in status to the Abbot of Clonmacnoise until the reformation of the...
Colmán mac Léníne Colmán of Cloyne Saint Colmán of Cloyne , also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.-Sources:...	6th century (530–606)		Cloyne Cloyne Cloyne is a small town to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese...  (Cluain Uama)	Munster saint, patron of Cloyne
Coirpre Crom mac Feradaig	9th century (d. 904)	Irish	Clonmacnoise (Cluain Moccu Nois)	Meath saint, bishop of Clonmacnoise
Colmán Elo	6th-7th century (d. 611)	Irish, from an Ulster people	Lynally (Lann Elo), Co. Westmeath; Connor Connor Connor , sometimes spelled Conor when used as a first name, may refer to:-Living persons:* Connor Wickham, English footballer* Connor Paolo, American Actor...	Meath saint
Colmán mac Luacháin	7th century		Lynn Lynn Lynn commonly refers to:* Lynn , a given name* Lynn , a surnameLynn may also refer to- Places :United States* Lynn, Alabama* Lynn, Arkansas* Lynn, California* Lynn, Indiana* Lynn, Massachusetts** Lynn... (Lann), Co. Westmeath	Meath saint
Colum mac Crimthainn	6th century (d. 549)	Irish, of the Leinster Uí Chremthannáin	Terryglass Terryglass Terryglass is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. The village is located on the R493 regional road on the north-eastern shore of Lough Derg near where the River Shannon enters the Lough. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower. It is also an Ecclesiastical parish in the...  (Tír Dá Glass); Inis Celtra	Munster saint, said to have died of plague
Columba Columba Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...			Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Comgall mac Sétnai	6th century (511/16–602)			Ulster saint
Comgán mac Dá Cherda	7th century (d. 645)			Munster saint
Commán mac Fáelchon, Mo Chommóc	8th century (d. 747)	south of Roscommon, among the Sogain	Roscommon Roscommon Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...	Connacht saint, patron saint of Roscommon Roscommon Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:... .
Cormac mac Eogain	6th century			Connacht saint.
Cormac ua Liatháin	6th century	Irish, of the Uí Liatháin Uí Liatháin The Uí Liatháin were an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland. They belonged the same kindred as the Uí Fidgenti, and the two are considered together in the earliest sources, for example The Expulsion of the Déisi...	Durrow Durrow Durrow is a small rural village in County Offaly, Ireland. Durrow is located on the N52 off the N6 road between Kilbeggan and Tullamore .Famous for being the Ancestral home of the Champion ploughman Luke Bracken. and Dean McDermott, Offaly Bord na Scol runner up,... (probable resting place)	Meath saint
Cranat ingen Buicín	6th century			Munster saint
Crónán moccu Éile	7th century (d. 665)		Roscrea Roscrea Roscrea is a small heritage town in North Tipperary, Ireland. The town has a population of 4,910. Its main industries include meat processing and pharmaceuticals. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ikerrin...  (Ros Cré)	Munster saint who founded Roscrea
Crónán of Balla, see Mo Chua mac Bécáin
Cruithnechán	6th century		Kilcronaghan Kilcronaghan Kilcronaghan is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Containing one major settlement, Tobermore, and lying on the descending slope of Slieve Gallion, Kilcronaghan is bordered by the civil parishes of Ballynascreen, Desertmartin, Maghera, and Termoneeny. It lies within the former...	Ulster saint. Cited as the fosterfather and teacher of Saint Columba. He founded the church of Kilcronaghan Kilcronaghan Kilcronaghan is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Containing one major settlement, Tobermore, and lying on the descending slope of Slieve Gallion, Kilcronaghan is bordered by the civil parishes of Ballynascreen, Desertmartin, Maghera, and Termoneeny. It lies within the former... , which was named after him along with the local parish.
Cuimín of Kilcummin			Kilcummin Kilcummin Kilcummin is a beachhead on the northern coast of County Mayo, in northwestern Ireland. The Kilcummin area is sparsely populated. A Mr Noel Collins is the owner of the only pub on Kilcummin Pier.-Name:...	Connacht saint
Cumméne Find	7th century (d. 669)		Iona	abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Cumméne Fota	6th century (c.591–662)		Clonfert	Connacht saint, successor of Brendan of Clonfert
Daig mac Cairill	6th century (d. 587)		Inishkeen (Inis Caín Dega)	Ulster saint
Dallán Forgaill Dallan Forgaill Saint Dallán Forgaill —also Dallán Forchella; Dallán of Cluain Dalláin; born Eochaid Forchella—was an early Christian Irish poet best known as the writer of the Amra Choluim Chille and the early Irish poem Rop tú mo baile, the basis of the modern English hymn Be Thou My Vision.-Personal...
Déclán of Ardmore Declán of Ardmore Declán mac Eircc , Declanus in Latin sources, was an early Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore in what is now Co. Waterford. The principal source for his life and cult is a Latin...	5th century, late		Ardmore	Munster saint
Díchu mac Trichim	5th century			Ulster saint, of the Dál Fiatach Dál Fiatach The Dál Fiatach were a group of related dynasties located in eastern Ulster in the Early Christian and Early Medieval periods of the history of Ireland.-Description:...
Donnán Donnan Donnan can refer to:* Saint Donnan* Frederick G. Donnan, chemist** Donnan equilibrium* Harry Donnan, Australian cricketer* Donnan, Iowa, a community in the United States...			Eigg
Dublitter	8th century (d. 796)	Irish	Finglas Finglas -See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland* List of abbeys and priories in Ireland...	Meath saint; abbot, scholar and presumably bishop of Finglas; associated with the Céli Dé.
Eithne and Sodelb	6th century	Leinster	Tech ingen mBóiti	Leinster saints	and other dates
Do Biu mac Comgaill	5th century?		Inch (Inis Causcraid), Co. Down	Ulster saint
Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad	8th century (d. 717)		Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Énda mac Conaill Enda of Aran Saint Enda of Aran is an Irish saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is March 21.-Overview:...	6th century?		Inismore (Inis Mór)	Munster saint
Éogan mac Dega	6th century, late		Ardstraw	Ulster saint
Erc mac Dega	5th-6th century (d. 513)		Slane Slane Slane is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 and the N51 . In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area... , Co. Meath	Meath saint, patron of Slane
Ercnat ingen Dáire	5th-6th century		Duneane (Dún dá Én)	Ulster saint
Fachtna mac Mongaig	6th century		Ross Carbery (Ros Ailithir)	Munster saint
Fáelán	8th century (fl. 734)	Irish	Cluain Móescna	Meath saint
Fáelán Amlabar, Fillan	7th-8th century (d. 724)		Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne... .
Féchín moccu Cháe	7th century	Irish, of contested origin	Fore Fore, County Westmeath Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland....  (Fobar), Co. Westmeath	Meath saint
Fergno Britt mac Faílbi (in Latin sources, Virgno)	7th century (d. 623)	British, from southern Scotland (probably)	Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne... , probably a Briton Britons (historical) The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...
Fiachra, Fiacre	7th century (middle)	Ireland	Breuil, Neustria	Irish pilgrim who travelled to Breuil Breuil Breuil may refer to the following places:in France:*Breuil, Marne, in the Marne département*Breuil, Somme, in the Somme département*Breuil-Barret, in the Vendée département*Breuil-Bois-Robert, in the Yvelines département... in Neustria Neustria The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities... .
Fínán Cam mac Móenaig	6th-7th century	Irish, of the Corcu Duibne Corcu Duibne The Corcu Duibne was a notable kingdom in prehistoric and medieval County Kerry, Ireland which included the Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula and connecting lands...	Kinnitty Kinnitty Kinnitty is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 regional roads.The village derives its name from the myth that the head of an ancient princess is buried beneath the village, Ceann being Irish for head and Eitigh being the name of the...  (Cenn Étig), Co. Offaly	Meath saint
Findbarr mac Amairgin	6th century?		Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...	Munster saint
Finnián mac Findloga Finnian of Clonard Saint Finnian of Clonard , or Finian, 'Fionán' or 'Fionnán' in Irish, was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland studied under him...	6th century (d. c. 550)	Irish, of uncertain descent	Clonard Clonard Clonard may refer to:* Clonard, County Meath, a village in County Meath, Ireland* Clonard Abbey, an early medieval monastic site located near the modern village* Clonard monastery, founded in the late 19th century in Belfast...	Meath and Leinster saint, who may have belonged to the Dál/Corcu Thelduib. Alternatively, it has been suggested that he was a localised version of Findbarr moccu Fiatach, an Ulster saint.
Findbarr moccu Fiatach Finnian of Moville Finnian of Movilla Abbey, Irish Christian missionary, 495–589.-Origins and life:Finnian was a Christian missionary who became a legendary figure in medieval Ireland. He should not to be confused with his namesake Finnian of Clonard...	6th century (d. 579)		Movilla	Ulster saint
Findchú mac Finnloga, Finnchú	7th century (d. 655/5)		Brigown (Brí Gobann)	Munster saint
Finten, also Fintan, Munnu	7th century		Taghmon Taghmon Taghmon is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, 14 km west of Wexford town and 24 km east-southeast of New Ross.-History:...  (Tech Munnu), Co. Wexford	Leinster saint.
Fintan	6th century (d. 603?)		Clonenagh (Cluain Ednech)	Leinster saint.
Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig	7th century		Killaloe Killaloe Killaloe may refer to:*Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Diocese of Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Killaloe, Ontario, Canada*Killaloe March, Regimental music of the Royal Irish Regiment...	Munster saint, patron of Killaloe
Funech	7th century, late	Irish	Clonbroney (Cluain Brónaig)	Meath saint, probably founder and first abbess of Clonbroney
Garald Gerald of Mayo Gerald of Mayo is a saint of the Catholic Church. A Northumbrian monk, Saint Gerald founded a monastery in County Mayo, Ireland and became its first abbot bishop. His brother Balin is also a saint.... , Gerald	7th-8th century (d. 732)	England		Connacht saint.	or
Gibrian Gibrian Saint Gibrian was an Irish saint associated with Reims and the Marne region.His story appears in the fourth book of the Historia Remensis ecclesiae , which was written by Flodoard in the tenth century...	5th-6th century	Irish	Reims Reims Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire.... , Saint-Gibrien Saint-Gibrien Saint-Gibrien is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-References:*... , Chartreux	One of a group of Irish siblings (including Abran) who are said to have settled in the Marne region in Merovingian times
Gobnait Gobnait Saint Gobnait , also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat, is the name of a local female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, now Bairnech, in the village of Baile Bhuirne , County Cork in Ireland...	6th century?		Ballyvourney Ballyvourney Baile Bhuirne , anglicised as Ballyvourney is a Gaeltacht village in south-west County Cork, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West and is also one half of the Ecclesiastical parish of Baile Bhuirne agus Cúil Aodha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne-Location and...  (Móin Mór, Bairnech, Baile Mhuirne)	Munster saint
Grellán of Cráeb Grelláin Grellan Saint Grellan is an Irish saint and patron saint of the Kelly and Donnellan clans and of the parish of Ballinasloe, in County Galway, Ireland.-Early life:...	5th-6th century		Cráeb Grelláin	Connacht saint.
Guasacht maccu Buáin	5th century, late	Irish	Granard Granard Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland and has a traceable history going back to 236 A.D.. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road... , Co. Longford	Meath saint, bishop of Granard. Two of his sisters are claimed to have founded Cluain Brónaig, though a rival claim makes Funech its founder.
Iarlaithe mac Loga	6th century		Tuam Tuam Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...  (Tuaimm dá Gualann)	Connacht saint	or
Ibar mac Lugna	5th century (d. 500 / 501)		Beggerin Island (Becc Ériu)	Munster saint
Íte ingen Chinn Fhalad	6th century (d. 570/77)			Munster saint
Kentigerna Kentigerna Caintigern , or Saint Kentigerna, was a daughter of Cellach Cualann, King of Leinster, and of Caintigern, daughter of Conaing Cuirre. Her feast is listed in the Aberdeen Breviary for 7 January....
Lachtín mac Tarbín, also Lachtnaín or Mo Lachtóc	6th-7th century (d. 622/7)		Freshford Freshford Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 530...  (Achad Úr); Ballyhoura Hills (Belach Febrat)	Munster saint, abbot of Achad Úr (Freshford) and Belach Febrat (Ballyhoura Hills)
Laisrén mac Decláin	6th century		Inishmurray Inishmurray Inishmurray is an uninhabited island situated 7 km off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland. It covers . On the island are remains of an early Irish monastic settlement. Saint Molaise founded a monastery here in the 6th century...	Connacht saint
Laisrén mac Feradaig	6th century (d. 605)		Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Laisrén mac Nad Froích Laisrén mac Nad Froích Saint Laisrén mac Nad Froích , or Laisrén of Devenish, also known by his petname Mo Laisse, was the patron saint of Devenish Island in Lough Erne , near Enniskillen, in the present diocese of Clogher...	6th century (d. 564)		Devenish Devenish Devenish may refer to:In geography:* Devenish, County Fermanagh, a parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland* Devenish, Victoria, a town in Australia* Devenish Island, an island in Northern IrelandIn people:... (Daiminis)	Ulster saint, patron of Daiminis (Devenish)
Lallóc	5th century		Senles or Ard Senlis	Connacht saint
Laurence O'Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail)
Lommán mac Dalláin	5th-6th century	British	Trim Trim, County Meath Trim is the traditional county town of County Meath in Ireland, although the county town is now Navan. The town was recorded in the 2006 census to have a population of 6,870....	Meath saint, patron of Trim.	and
Lonán mac Talmaig	5th-6th century	British (on mother's side)?	Trevet	Meath saint
Mac Caírthinn of Clogher	5th century (d. 506)		Clogher	Ulster saint
Mac Creiche mac Pessláin	6th century, late			Munster saint	, but recently Garland Sunday Garland Sunday Reek Sunday , is the annual national pilgrimage of Ireland. On the last Sunday of the month of July, pilgrims climb Ireland's holiest mountain, Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, traditionally in their bare feet. The pilgrimage has taken place annually for around 1,500 years...
Mac Cuilinn mac Cathmoga Mac Cuilinn MacCuillinn or Mac Cuillann is an Irish surname. The name is the patronymic form of a personal name derived from cuileann . The name has become Anglicised as MacCullen & McCullen, and MacQuillan & McQuillan. The name appears in Irish mythology. The family are thought to have been Celtic Kings... , also Maculinus or Cuindid	5th century	Irish, of the Ciannachta?	Lusk Lusk, County Dublin Lusk is a village in Ireland located north of Dublin city centre. The name "Lusk" is said to date back to St. MacCullin, who founded a church there c.450. Oral tradition suggests MacCullin may have either lived in or been buried in a cave and that the name "Lusk" derives from an old Gaelic word...	Meath saint	6 December
Mac Nisse of Connor	5th-6th century (d' 507/508)		Connor	Ulster saint
Máedóc of Ferns (also known as Aedan)	7th century (d. 625?)	Inisbrefny County Cavan County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county... , Ireland	Ferns	First Bishop of Ferns Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:... , learned under David Saint David Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...  at Deheubarth.
Máel Brigte mac Tornáin	10th century (d. 927)		Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Máel Cétair mac Rónáin]	6th-7th century?			Munster saint
Máel Ruain	8th century (d. 792)		Tallaght Tallaght Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...	Leinster saint.
Malachy Saint Malachy Saint Malachy was the Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and a vision of the identity of the last 112 Popes...  (Máel Máedoc Ua Morgair)
Manchán mac Silláin	7th century (d. 665)	Irish	Lemanaghan	Meath saint
Mél of Ardagh	5th-6th century	Irish	Ardagh Ardagh, County Longford Ardagh is a village in County Longford, Ireland about from Longford Town. It is located off the N4 road.There are several important Early Christian sites in and near Ardagh, including the Church of St. Mel...  (Ardachad), Co. Longford, then in the kingdom of southern Tethbae	Meath saint
Mainchín mac Setnai	6th century			Munster saint
Mo Chua mac Bécáin	7th century (d. 694)		Balla Balla Balla is a village in County Mayo, Ireland on the N60 National secondary road, the main road between Castlebar and Claremorris. The economy of the village survives mainly on passing trade, from the busy N60 which carries over 7,000 vehicles through the village every day. The village is to be...	Connacht saint
Mo Chóe of Nendrum	5th century (d. 497)		Nendrum	Ulster saint
Mo Chóemóc mac Béoáin	7th century (d. 656)			Munster saint
Mo Chutu of Lismore Mo Chutu of Lismore Saint Mo Chutu mac Fínaill , also known as Carthach or Carthach the Younger and in Latin as Carthagus, was abbot of Rahan , Co. Offaly, and subsequently, founder and first abbot of Lismore , Co. Waterford...	7th century (d. 637)		Lismore Lismore -Places:Australia*Lismore, New South Wales, city*Lismore, Victoria, townCanada*Lismore, Nova Scotia, villageIreland*Lismore, County Waterford, town*Lismore Castle*Lismore, County Down, a townland in County Down,Scotland*Lismore, Scotland, island... and Rahan Rahan Rahan is a French comics series about an intelligent prehistoric man, that appeared first as part of Pif gadget, then published in albums of 2 to 4 complete stories. It was initially written by Roger Lecureux, and after his death in 1999, by his son, Jean-François Lecureux...	Munster saint
Mo Genóc	5th century?		Kilglinn (Cell Dumai Glinn), Co. Meath	Meath saint, patron of Cell Dumai Glinn (Kilglinn) in southern Brega
Mo Ling	7th century (d. 697)		St Mullins (Tech Moling)	Leinster saint. Founder and abbot of St Mullins (Tech Moling)
Mo Lua moccu Óche	6th-7th century (554–609)		Killaloe Killaloe Killaloe may refer to:*Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Diocese of Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland*Killaloe, Ontario, Canada*Killaloe March, Regimental music of the Royal Irish Regiment... and Clonfertmulloe	Munster saint, abbot and founder of Killaloe
Mo Lua of Kilmoluagh			Kilmoluagh	Connacht saint
Mochta Mochta Saint Mochta or Mochtae , in Latin sources Maucteus or Mauchteus, was a disciple of St. Patrick.He was, like Patrick, a native of Britain. His name is British, and Adomnán's Life of Columba describes him as "a certain British stranger, a holy man and a disciple of the holy bishop Patrick"... , Mochtae	6th century (d. 535)	British	Louth, Co. Louth	Meath saint
Móenu Móenu Móenu, Bishop of Clonfert, d. 1 March 572.Maeineann was a nephew of Brendan, and seems to have acted as his Coadjutor and head of the monastic school. It is not know if he was at any time its abbot, or if this was an office exclusive to Brendan....  or Moínenn	6th century (d. c. 572)	British (probably)	Clonfert	Connacht saint, bishop of Clonfert
Mo Laga mac Duib Dligid	6th century, late?			Munster saint
Moninne, Mo Ninne	6th century, first half		Killevy	Ulster saint, founder of Killevy
Mucnoe (in Latin, Mucneus)	5th-6th century			Connacht saint. According to Tírechán Tírechán Tírechán was a 7th century Irish bishop and biographer of Saint Patrick. Tírechán wrote his untitled memoir sometime after the death of his mentor, Ultan of Ardbraccan, in 657. The work survives in the manuscript The Book of Armagh.Tírechán's account, which J. B... , buried at Domnach Mór.
Muirchú Muirchú Public Armed Ship Muirchú was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was the former Royal Navy ship HMY Helga and was involved in shelling Liberty Hall in Dublin from the River Liffey with her pair of 12 pounder naval guns during the Easter Rising of 1916.Helga was purchased by the Irish Free State...
Muiredach mac Echdach	6th century		Killala Killala Killala is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is a Townsplots West , which contains numerous ancient forts.- History :...	Connacht saint. Feast day: 12 August (in place of Mucnoe).
Munis	5th century?		Forgney Forgney Forgney is an area in County Longford associated with the poet Oliver Goldsmith. The Church of Ireland church in Forgney, the Church of St. Munis, is where the Rev. Charles Goldsmith, father of the poet, administered from 1718 to 1730....  (Forgnaide), Co. Westmeath, resting place	Meath saint, bishop "in Forgnaide among the Cuircne".
Muru mac Feradaig	7th century, first half		Fahan Fahan Fahan is a district of Inishowen, in County Donegal, located five kilometres south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, St...	Ulster saint
Nath Í of Achonry	6th century		Achonry Achonry Achonry is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.In the parish is the former Church of Ireland Cathedral of St Crumnathy, now deconsecrated.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:** — photograph at flickr.com...	Connacht saint
Nessán (Mo Nessóc)	6th century (d. 556)		Mungret (Mungairit)	Munster saint, of the Uí Fhidgeinte
Odran or Odhran
Óengus of Tallaght	9th century (d. 824)	Irish, ?Clonenagh County Laois County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...	Tallaght Tallaght Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...  (Tamlacht)	Author of the Félire Óengusso.
Olcán Olcan Olcán is the name of an early Irish saint of the Dál Riata, disciple of St Patrick and founder of Armoy in northeast Antrim.-Olcán and the Dál Riata:...	5th century			Ulster saint
Oliver Plunkett Oliver Plunkett Saint Oliver Plunkett was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland....	17th century
Patrick Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....	5th century
Ronan of Locronan Ronan of Locronan Saint Ronan is the name of an Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany, eponymous founder of Locronan and co-patron of Quimper, together with its founder, Saint Corentin.-From Locronan to Quimper:...	6th century?		Locronan and Quimper (Brittany)	Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany, eponymous founder of Locronan Locronan Locronan is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Locronan is a member of the [Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]] association.-The place name:...  and co-patron of Quimper Quimper Quimper is a commune and capital of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Administration:Quimper is the prefecture of the Finistère department.-Geography:... , together with its founder St Corentin Corentin of Quimper Saint Corentin is a Breton saint. He is venerated as a saint and as the first bishop of Quimper. His feast day is December 12. He was a hermit at Plomodiern and regarded as one of the seven founder saints of Brittany... .
Ruadán mac Fergusa Birn	6th century (d. 584)		Lorrha Lorrha Lorrha is a small village at the northern tip of North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on a local minor road between the R489 Birr to Portumna road and the N65 Nenagh to Portumna road about five kilometres east of the point where the River Shannon enters Lough Derg. It is a townland and a civil...  (Lothra)	Munster saint
Sachellus	5th century		Baislec	Connacht saint
Samthann ingen Díaráin Samthann Saint Samthann was purportedly a Christian nun and abbess in early Medieval Ireland. She is one of only four female Irish saints for whom extant Latin Lives exist...	8th century	Irish	Clonbroney (Cluain Brónaig)	Meath saint; abbess of Clonbroney
Secundinus, Sechnall mac Restitiúit	5th century	Continent?	Dunshaughlin Dunshaughlin -History:It is named after Saint Seachnall, who established a church there in the 5th century.Máel Seachlainn was ancestor to the principal family of Brega, Ó Maoilsheachlainn, is descended...  (Domnach Sechnaill)	Meath saint, described as a bishop of St Patrick.
Ségéne mac Fiachna	7th century (d. 652)		Iona	Abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Senán mac Geirrcinn	6th century		Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig)	Munster saint'
Sillán moccu Mind	5th-6th century (d. 610)			Ulster saint
Suibne moccu Urthrí	7th century (d. 657)		Iona	abbot of Iona Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, for a time, Lindisfarne...
Tigernach of Clones Tigernach of Clones Tigernach was one of the saints of the territory ruled by the Uí Chremthainn dynasty, together with Mac Caírthinn of Clogher and Mo Laisse of Devenish. His principal foundation is Clones, which lay in the western part of Fernmag, an area ruled by the Uí Chremthainn branch Uí Nad Sluaig...	6th century (d. 549)		Clones Clones Clones is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the 'border area' of the Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation...	Ulster saint
Tirechán Tírechán Tírechán was a 7th century Irish bishop and biographer of Saint Patrick. Tírechán wrote his untitled memoir sometime after the death of his mentor, Ultan of Ardbraccan, in 657. The work survives in the manuscript The Book of Armagh.Tírechán's account, which J. B...
Ultán moccu Chonchobair	7th century	Irish	Ardbraccan Ardbraccan Ardbraccan is an ancient place of Christian worship in County Meath, Ireland. It is the location of the former residence of the Roman Catholic, then, after the Reformation, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath. It is located approximately 30 miles from Dublin.-Origins:Ardbraccan originated as a... ; Dál Conchobair	Meath saint; abbot of Ardbraccan and bishop of Dál Conchobair
Virgno, see Fergno Britt above

External links

• Ancient Order of Hibernians — complete list of Ireland's saints
• Catholic Online — Irish saints