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St. Ciarán's Church (CoI) Ciarán of Saigir (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈkʲiːaraːn … ˈsagʲirʲ]; 5th century – c. 530), also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or Saint Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland [2] and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland, [3] although the legend that he preceded Saint Patrick is questionable.
Various legends are connected to St Ciarán. One of the most famous relates that it was his cow – which he took with him as payment when he went to Clonard and gave milk to all at the Abbey – which supplied the parchment for the Leobr na h'Uidre, Book of the Dun Cow, one of the oldest and most important Irish literary collections, compiled by a Clonmacnoise scribe in 1106.
Geoffrey Keating related a story of the building of a wall around the royal graveyard of Saighir in his work Foras Feasa ar Éirinn: "Donnchadh, son of Flann Sionna, son of Maoilseachlainn, son of Maolruanuidh, son of Donnchadh, son of Domhnall, son of Murchadh, son of Diarmaid, son of Airmeadhach Caoch, son of Conall Guithbhinn, son of Suibhne Meann of the race of Eireamhon, held the ...
Saint Carthage the Elder (or Carthach) was an Irish bishop and abbot in the sixth century. His feast day is 5 March. The saint is mainly known as a disciple and successor of Ciaran of Saighir ( the Elder ) and the tutor and fosterer of his greater namesake, Saint Carthage of Lismore (also known as Saint Mochuda ).
Kilkieran was formerly a monastery dedicated to Ciarán of Saighir. [2] The high crosses at Kilkieran were erected in the 9th century, and form part of the West Ossory group, including the Killamery High Cross, Ahenny and Kilree.
Saint Kieran of Saighir (Ciaran, Sen-Chiaráin = the Elder Ciarán), Munster (c. 530) [2] [10] [19] [26] [27] [note 7] [note 8] Saint Carthage the Elder, the successor of St Kieran as Bishop of Ossory in Ireland (ca. 540) [19] [29] Saint Caron, the church at Tregaron in Dyfed in Wales is dedicated to him. [19]
Ciarán (Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling) [2] [3] is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. ... Saint Ciarán Saighir or Ciarán the Elder;
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