List of saints of Ireland

This is a list of the saints of Ireland, which attempts to give an overview of saints from Ireland or venerated in Ireland. The vast majority of these saints lived during the 4th–10th centuries, the period of early Christian Ireland, when Celtic Christianity produced many missionaries to Great Britain and the European continent. The exact number of Irish saints is not known but the Martyrology of Donegal lists 1000 saints, male and female.^[1] For this reason, Ireland in a 19th-century adage is described as "the land of saints and scholars".^[2]

Christianity was introduced into Ireland toward the end of the 4th century. The details of the introduction are obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland is said to be derived from the practices of the Desert Fathers. Although there were some Christians in Ireland before Patrick, who was a native of Roman Britain, he played a significant role in its full Christianisation.

Some of the best-known saints are Saint Patrick, Colmcill, Brigid of Kildare and the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

After 1000, the process of recognizing saints was formalized, after which fewer people were named saints. Those canonized in the modern era include Oliver Plunkett (d. 1681, canonized 1975 by Pope Paul VI) and Charles of Mount Argus (d. 1893, canonized in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI).

Veneration

The medieval Irish saints were venerated locally in the areas in which they lived or established churches. With the Viking invasions, Irish churches were frequently ransacked and saints' relics and shrines were often destroyed.^[3]^[4]

Early saints

Name	Floruit	Origin	Associated church^[5]	Comments	Feast day	Reference
Abbán moccu Corbmaic	5th–6th centuries (d. 520?)	Leinster, Ireland	Adamstown (Mag Arnaide), County Wexford Killabban (Cell Abbáin), County Laois	Leinster and Munster saint	16 March or 27 October	^[6]
Abel of Reims	8th century	Ireland?		Bishop of Reims; Irish origins are questionable	5 August (Bollandists)	^[7]
Abran	5th–6th centuries (d. 515)	Ireland		Sailed to Brittany with siblings, lived as hermit by Marne River		^[8]
Adalgis of Ireland	7th century (d. 686)	Ireland		Worked as a missionary in Arras and Laon, was a disciple of Fursey.		^[9]
Adomnán	7th century (d. 704)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona, politically active churchman, writer; promulgated the Cáin Adomnáin		^[10]
Adomnán of Coldingham	7th century (d. 680)	Ireland		Confessor, prophet, monk at Coldingham, noted for the gift of prophecy		^[11]
Áed mac Bricc	6th century	Irish, of the Cenél Fiachach	Rahugh and Killare, County Westmeath, and Slieve League, County Donegal	Meath saint	10 November	^[12]
Áed of Clonmore	7th century (d. 659?)	Irish, of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty, north Leinster	Clonmore (Cluain Mór Máedóc), County Carlow	Leinster saint	11 April	^[13]
Aedan of Ferns, see Máedóc of Ferns
Aidan of Lindisfarne	7th century (d. 651)	Connacht, Ireland	Lindisfarne	First Bishop of Lindisfarne, invited by king Oswald to reconvert Northumbria		^[14]
Ailbe of Emly	6th century (d. 534?)	Munster, Ireland	Emly	First Bishop of Emly	12 September	^[15]
Ailerán	7th century (d. 665)	Ireland	Clonard	Scholar at Clonard.		^[16]
Alto of Altomünster	8th century	Ireland	Altomünster	Founder of Altomünster, missionary to Bavaria, hermit and Benedictine		^[17]
Andrew the Scot	9th century	Ireland	Fiesole, Tuscany	Archdeacon at Fiesole in Tuscany, studied under Donatus, gave to the poor		^[18]
Assicus (Tassach)	5th century	Ireland	Elphin	Ulster saint, first Bishop of Elphin, converted by Patrick, smith and bellfounder to Patrick	14 April	^[19]^[20]
Athracht	5th–6th centuries	Ireland	Killaraght and Toberaraght	Connacht saint, nun under Patrick and associated with Killaraght and Toberaraght, founded a hostel at Lough Gara	11 August	^[21]
Autbod	7th century	Ireland	Valcourt	Missionary and patron of Valcourt, known for miraculous fever cure		^[22]
Baíthéne	6th century (d. 598)	Ireland	Iona; Mag Lunge	Abbot of Iona and disciple of Columba; earlier abbot of Mag Lunge on Tiree		^[23]
Balin	7th century	Northumbria		Gerald of Mayo's brother, disciple of Colmán, resided in Connacht		^[24]
Balthere	8th century (d. 756)	Ireland		Hermit and priest, moved to Lindisfarne, known as Apostle of the Lothians		^[25]
Barinthus	6th century	Ulster, Ireland or Scotland		Supposed companion of St. Brendan who may also have had a connection to St. Finbarr		^[26]
Barrfoin	6th century	Ireland	Drum Cullen, County Offaly	Missionary at Drum Cullen, friend of Columba, joined voyage of Brendan
Banban the Wise	5th century	Ireland	Templeport, County Cavan	Missionary at Templeport, related to Saint Patrick		^[27]
Bécán	6th century	Ireland	Kilbeggan, County Westmeath	Founder of Kilbeggan, Westmeath, worked in a monastery there		^[28]
Bega		Ireland		Princess, valued virginity, moved to Northumbria to avoid pirates		^[29]
Benignus of Armagh	5th century	Meath, Ireland		Patrick's psalm-singer, favourite disciple, helped compile Senchus Mór		^[30]
Béoáed mac Ocláin	6th century (d. 520/4)	Connacht, Ireland	Ardcarne (Ard Carna)	Bishop of Ardcarne	7 March or 8 March	^[21]
Beoán, Mo Bheóc	?	Ireland	Ard Camrois/Ard Cáinrois, Munster; Ros Caín, Connacht	Munster and Connacht saint	16 December	^[31]
Beoán	11th century (fl. 1012 x 1024)	"possibly of Irish origin"	Mortlach	Bishop of Mortlach, Scotland	16 December, possibly owing to confusion with the previous saint	^[31]
Beoc	5th century	Ireland	Lough Derg, County Donegal	Founded St Patrick's Purgatory monastery at Lough Derg, Donegal		^[32]
Berach	6th–7th centuries	Connacht, Ireland	Tarmonbarry; Cluain Coirpthe	Founder of Tarmonbarry and Cluain Coirpthe, disciple of Kevin and nephew of Freoch, belonged to the Cenél nDobtha of the Uí Briúin	15 February	^[21]^[33]
Berchert	7th-8th centuries	England	Tullylease, County Cork St Berrihert's Kyle, County Tipperary	An exile of the "Celtic party" following the victory of the "Roman party" at the Synod of Whitby, 664.	6 December	^[34]
Blathmac	8th–9th centuries (d. 823)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona, martyred by Danish Vikings, killed on altar steps of the abbey at Iona		^[35]
Blath/Flora	6th century	Irish	Kildare town, Co. Kildare	A virgin saint, one of the companions of St. Brigid. She was a cook in the convent of St. Brigid at Kildare.	29 January	^[36]
Boadin		Ireland		Monk, moved to France, known for kindness and living the Rule of Benedict		^[37]
Boethian of Pierrepoint	7th century	Ireland	Pierrepoint (France)	Founder of Pierrepoint (France), disciple of Fursey, martyred by rebellious monks		^[38]
Brandan	5th century	Ireland		Monk, fought Pelagianism in Britain, Abbot in Gaul after fleeing		^[39]
Breage	5th century	Ireland		Nun, follower of Brigid of Kildare, settled by River Hayle, Dumnonia		^[40]
Brendan of Clonfert	5th–6th centuries	Tralee, Ireland	Clonfert	Founder of Clonfert, monk, and remembered as voyager to mysterious islands	16 May	^[21]^[41]
Brendan mac Nemainn	6th century	Irish	Birr, County Offaly	Meath saint; founder of Birr; contemporary of the younger Brendan of Clonfert; came to be regarded as one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland"	29 November	^[12]
Briarch	7th century (d. 627)	Ireland		Abbot and founder of monastery in Brittany. Closely associated with Tudwal		^[42]
Brianhuil/Brenhilda	7th century	Ireland	Sula Sgeir, Scotland	The sister of St. Ronan of Iona, who lived as a hermitess and died on Sula Sgeir	?	^[43]
Brigit	5th century	Ireland	Cluain Fidhe or Inis Fidhe (Finish/Feenish Island, Co. Clare)	A virgin saint and an abbess associated with Finish Island who was mentioned in the life of St. Senan of Inis Cathaig.		^[44]
Brigit of Kildare	5th–6th centuries	Irish, of the Fothairt. Born in Faughart, Dundalk^[45]^[46]	Kildare	Leinster, Louth and Meath saint, also a patron saint of Ireland, founder and patron of Kildare	1 February	^[47]
Bricín or Bricíne	7th century	Ireland	Tomregan (Túaim Dreccon), County Cavan	Abbot of Túaim Dreccon		^[48]
Broccán Clóen	7th century	Ireland	Ross Tuirc	Abbot of Ross Tuirc, Ossory, author of a hymn to St Brigit		^[49]
Broccán/Brychan	5th century	Ireland	Brycheiniog, Wales	An Irish king or chieftain who travelled to Wales, settling in Brecknock where he had some 24 children all saints.	6 April	^[50]^[51]
Brón mac Icni	5th–6th centuries (d. 512)	Connacht, Ireland	Caisel Irrae	Bishop of Cassel-lrra (Caisel Irrae), disciple and bishop of St Patrick	8 June	^[21]
Brónach	5th–6th centuries (d. 512)	Ulster, Ireland	Kilbroney (Cell Brónche)	Ulster saint; her church was Cell Brónche (Kilbroney), later the parish church of Glen Seichis	2 April	^[20]^[21]
Budoc	6th century	at sea, off Brest	Dol, Brittany	Bishop of Dol, prince, fled to Ireland following exile from mother's kingdom		^[52]
Buíte [Boetius] mac Brónaig	5th–6th centuries (d. 519/20)		Monasterboice (Mainister Buíte)	Meath saint, patron of Monasterboice	7 December	^[12]
Buriana	6th century	Ireland	St Buryan	Hermitess, known for holiness at Dumnonia, venerated at St Buryan		^[53]
Cael		Irish	Kilmainham, Dublin and Killiney	She was a virgin and called the daughter of Maclaar.	26 October	^[54]
Caillín [Caillén] mac Niataig	6th century?	Irish	Fenagh, County Leitrim	13 November	^[12]
Caimín	7th century (d. 644?)		Inis Celtra (Holy Island on Lough Derg)	Munster saint	25 March	^[15]
Cainneach		Irish	Achad Raithin (Munster)	A brother of St. Laidgenn and St. Accobran	28 November	^[2]
Cainneach moccu Dálann	6th century (521/7 – 599/600)		Aghaboe (Achad Bó Chainnig); Kilkenny (Cill Chainnig)	Munster saint, founder and first abbot Aghaboe and Kilkenny in Osraige	11 October	^[15]
Cainnear	6th century	Irish	Cluain Clairaid (unknown)	A virgin saint and an abbess, called the daughter of Fintan. She was healed of muteness by her first cousin St. Brendan	6 November	^[55]
Cainnear	6th century	Irish	Rinn hAllaidh (unknown)	A virgin saint, the daughter of Caelan	5 November	^[56]
Cainnear	6th century	Irish	Cluain da Saileach (Clonsilla, Dublin)	The mother of St. Cronan Mochua of Clondalkin and six other bishop saints.	6 August	^[57]^[58]
Cainnear	6th century (d. 530)	Irish	Inis Cathaig and Bantry, Co. Cork	The daughter of Cruithnechan, a virgin and a recluse, the stepsister of St. Senan of Inis Cathaig	28 January	^[15]^[59]
Cairech Dergain	6th century (d. 577/9)			Connacht saint	9 February	^[21]
Cairnech of Dulane	5th–6th centuries	British (probable)	Dulane (Tulén or Tuilián), County Meath	Meath saint, who has been identified with Saint Carannog (Carantocus)	16 May	^[12]
Camulacus	5th century?	British (probably)	Rahan	Meath saint whose status as patron saint of Rahan was later eclipsed by that of Mo Chutu	16 May if he is identical to Mo Chamal	^[12]
Cassan/Cascan		Irish	Kilcaskan, Co. Cork (Munster)	He was called the son of Maenach and was a brother of St. Fachnan of Ross.	17 Jun	^[60]^[61]
Caomhán (Cavan, Kevin)	6th century		Inisheer		14 June	^[62]
Caoimhe/Caomhsa	?	Irish	Tamhlacht (either in Co. Down or in Co. Dublin)	A virgin saint	25 February	^[63]
Caoimhe/Caemh/Coine	?	Irish (or Scottish?)	Cill Chaoimhe (possibly Kilkine in Co. Wicklow)	A virgin saint believed to be related to Saint Kevin. She is associated with Kilkine in Wicklow though she is also stated to have been Scottish.	4 April	^[64]^[65]
Caolán/Caelán (or Mochaoi)	5th century	Irish	Nendrum Island	The son of St. Bronagh and a friend of St. Patrick. He was the abbot-bishop of Nendrum Island, Co. Down	23 June	^[66]
Caolán/Caelán	6th/7th century	Irish	Tigh-na-Manach (Tinnahinch, Co. Kilkenny)	A monk and founder of a monastery at Tinnahinch	29 October	^[67]^[68]
Carthach mac Fianáin	6th century, late			Munster saint	5 March	^[15]
Catan	6th century	Ireland or Dal Riata	Kilchattan on the Isle of Bute, Bishop of Bute	Irish missionary to Dal Riata and the Picts. One of his servant's and their families may have given rise to the Clan Chattan Federation	17 May
Cellach of Armagh	11th–12th centuries (d. 1129)			Archbishop of Armagh		^[69]
Cellach of Glendalough	5th/6th century	Irish	Disert-Cellaig (near Glendalough, Co. Wicklow)	A disciple of St. Kevin who became a hermit near Glendalough	7 October	^[70]
Céthech (Caetiacus, Cethiachus)	5th century			Connacht saint	16 June	^[21]
Cianán mac Sétnai	5th century (d. 489)	Irish, of the Ciannachta?	Duleek, County Meath	Meath saint, patron of Duleek	24 November	^[12]
Ciarán mac int Shaír	6th century	Irish, of the Cruithne of Latharnae	Clonmacnoise (Cluain Moccu Nois); Inis Aingin	Meath saint	9 September	^[12]
Ciarán of Saigir	5th century (400–500)	Of the Dal Birn of Ossory, raised in Cape Clear Island	Saighir	Kingdom of Ossory saint	5 March	^[15]
Cobba/Coppa		Irish		A virgin saint called the daughter of Baedan.	18 January	^[71]
Cobba/Coppa	?	Irish	?	A female saint called the 'daughter of Dioma'	28 April	^[72]
Cóemgen (Kevin)	6th–7th century (d. 618)		Glendalough, County Wicklow	Leinster saint, known as the founder of Glendalough (Co. Wicklow)	3 June	^[13]
Colcu ua Duinechda	8th century (d. 796)	Irish	Clonmacnoise (Cluain Moccu Nois)	Meath saint, scribá, probably bishop of Clonmacnoise	20 February	^[12]
Colman Isirni (Colman the Thirsty)	5th century	Irish	Interred at Armagh cathedral	A young monk who died of dehydration while fasting. Considered a martyr.	5 March	^[73]
Colmán mac Léníne	6th century (530–606)		Cloyne (Cluain Uama)	Munster saint, patron of Cloyne	24 November	^[15]
Colman of Dromore	6th Century	Irish	Diocese of Dromore	Patron & Bishop of Dromore	7 June	^[74]
Coirpre Crom mac Feradaig	9th century (d. 904)	Irish	Clonmacnoise (Cluain Moccu Nois)	Meath saint, bishop of Clonmacnoise	6 March	^[12]
Colman of Templeshambo	6th century (died c.595)	Irish, from Connacht	none	Abbot of Templeshambo	27 October
Colmán Elo	6th–7th centuries (d. 611)	Irish, from an Ulster people	Lynally (Lann Elo), County Westmeath; Connor	Meath saint	26 September	^[12]
Colmán mac Luacháin	7th century		Lynn (Lann), County Westmeath	Meath saint		^[15]
Colum mac Crimthainn	6th century (d. 549)	Irish, of the Leinster Uí Chremthannáin	Terryglass (Tír Dá Glass); Inis Celtra	Munster saint, said to have died of plague	13 December	^[15]
Columba (Colmcille)	7th Dec 521 to 9 June 597	Gartan, Donegal, Ireland	Iona, various in Donegal	Abbot of Iona	9 June
Comgall mac Sétnai	6th century (511/16–602)			Ulster saint	10 May	^[20]
Comgán mac Dá Cherda	7th century (d. 645)			Munster saint		^[15]
Commán mac Fáelchon, Mo Chommóc	8th century (d. 747)	south of Roscommon, among the Sogain	Roscommon	Connacht saint, patron saint of Roscommon	26 December	^[21]
Comnait (Comnaid, Connaid)	6th century (d. 590 AD)	Irish	Kildare	A virgin saint and an abbess of St. Brigid's convent at Kildare	1 January	^[75]
Conna	?	Irish	?	A virgin saint listed in the Martyrology of Donegal	3 March	^[76]
Conac (Cainneach)	?		Ard-Conaing (unknown)	A virgin saint listed in Martyrology of Donegal	25 October	^[77]
Constant	8th century (d.777)				18 November	^[78]
Cormac mac Eogain	6th century			Connacht saint		^[21]
Cormac ua Liatháin	6th century	Irish, of the Uí Liatháin	Durrow (probable resting place)	Meath saint	21 June	^[12]
Cosrach/ Conrach Truaghan (Cosrach the Miserable)	9th century (d. 898)	Irish	Buried on Inis Cealtra, Co. Clare	A holy anchorite who lived in the round tower on Inis Cealtra. His grave is visible today on the island.	6 November	^[79]
Cranat ingen Buicín	6th century			Munster saint		^[15]
Crónán moccu Éile	7th century (d. 665)		Roscrea (Ros Cré)	Munster saint who founded Roscrea	28 April	^[15]
Crónán of Balla, see Mo Chua mac Bécáin
Cruithnechán	6th century		Kilcronaghan	Ulster saint. Cited as the fosterfather and teacher of Saint Columba. He founded the church of Kilcronaghan, which was named after him along with the local parish.	7 March	^[80]^[81]
Cuimín of Kilcummin			Kilcummin	Connacht saint		^[82]
Cumméne Find	7th century (d. 669)		Iona	abbot of Iona		^[23]
Cumméne Fota	6th century (c.591–662)		Clonfert	Connacht saint, successor of Brendan of Clonfert	12 November	^[21]
Curchach/Corcaria	?	Irish	Cluain-Lothair (Cloonlogher, Co. Leitrim)	A virgin saint, probably an abbess or a foundress	8 August	^[83]
Daig mac Cairill	6th century (d. 587)		Inishkeen (Inis Caín Dega)	Ulster saint	18 August	^[20]
Dallán Forgaill
Dalua	5th century	British (probably)	Tigh Bretan (Tibradden, Co. Dublin)	Almost certainly identical to another Dalua of Croibech (Cruagh, Co. Dublin?)	7 January	^[84]
Daire (Daria/Dara)	5th century	Irish	Kildare	A nun companion of St. Brigid of Kildare, she was cured of blindness by St. Brigid but then requested to be made blind again to protect her soul from the temptations of the world.	8 August	^[85]
Déclán of Ardmore	5th century, late		Ardmore	Munster saint	24 July	^[15]^[86]
Derchairtainn (Daorchaorthainn)	?	Irish	Tullow, Co. Carlow	A female saint who was a nun at Tullow along with her sister St. Eithne. They were mentioned in the Book of Lecan and called the daughters of Cormac.	?	^[87]
Derchairtainn/Doarchaorthainn	6th century	Irish	Ouchter Ard (Co. Kildare)	A female Irish saint, a virgin who served as a prioress or abbess of a convent at Ouchter Ard.	8 March	^[88]
Derlugdacha	5th century, late		Kildare monastery	2nd Abbess of Kildare	1 Feb	^[89]
Díchu mac Trichim	5th century	Irish	Saul, Co. Down	Ulster saint, of the Dál Fiatach. A chieftain who became the first convert of St. Patrick.	29 April	^[20]
Donnán			Eigg
Dublitter	8th century (d. 796)	Irish	Finglas	Meath saint; abbot, scholar and presumably bishop of Finglas; associated with the Céli Dé	15 May	^[12]
Dymphna	7Th century	Irish		Fled with her confessor to Belgium, in order to escape the incestuous advances of her grieving father. Subsequently killed by him, when she refused to return to Ireland with him.	30 May
Echtach		Irish	unknown	A female saint and a virgin	5 February	^[90]
Eithne/Etna	5th century	Irish	Cruachan and Armagh Cathedral	Called 'the golden-haired' she was a princess and the daughter of King Laoghaire who was baptised by St. Patrick together with her sister St. Fidelma.	11 January	^[91]
Eithne/Etna	6th century	Irish	Eileach-an-Naoimh, (Garvellach islands, Scotland)	The mother of St. Colmcille/Columba		^[92]
Eithne and Sodelb	6th century	Leinster	Tech ingen mBóiti	Leinster saints	29 March and other dates
Do Biu mac Comgaill	5th century?		Inch (Inis Causcraid), County Down	Ulster saint	22 July	^[20]
Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad	8th century (d. 717)		Iona	Abbot of Iona	25 March
Emer/Eimear	5th century	Irish	Clonbroney, Co. Longford	A female saint and daughter of Milchú (St. Patrick's slave master). She reputedly founded a convent or church at Cluain Bronaigh (Clonbroney) together with her sister. A national school is named after her.	?	^[93]
Emer/Imer/Imy	6th century	Irish	Killimer, Co. Clare	A female saint associated with Killimer where a holy well bears her name. She is believed to have founded a church/nunnery at Killimer and was a relative of St. Senan and St. Cainnear of Scattery Island. Nothing else is known about her.	13 August	^[94]^[95]
Énda mac Conaill	6th century?		Inismore (Inis Mór)	Munster saint	21 March	^[15]
Énna mac Nuadhan	6th century?		Emlaghfad, County Sligo	Sligo saint	18 September	^[96]
Éogan mac Dega	6th century, late		Ardstraw	Ulster saint	23 August	^[20]
Erc mac Dega	5th–6th centuries (d. 513)		Slane, County Meath	Meath saint, patron of Slane	2 November	^[12]
Ercnat ingen Dáire	5th–6th centuries		Duneane (Dún dá Én)	Ulster saint	8 January	^[20]
Ernan (4 saints)	6th-7th centuries
Etchen	6th century		Clonfad	Abbot of Clonfad	11 February
Ethelhun/Athelhun/Edilhun	7th century	English (but buried in Ireland)	Rathmelsigi (purportedly Clonmelsh in Carlow)	A young English monk who died of the plague while studying in Ireland. A friend of St. Egbert	21 September	^[97]
Fachtna mac Mongaig	6th century		Ross Carbery (Ros Ailithir)	Munster saint	14 August	^[15]
Fáelán	8th century (fl. 734)	Irish	Cluain Móescna	Meath saint	9 January	^[98]
Fáelán Amlabar, Fillan	7th–8th centuries (d. 724)		Iona	Abbot of Iona.	20 June	^[98]
Faoiltigearna/ Failtigerna	?	Ireland	?	A virgin saint	17 March	^[99]
Faoinir/Faenir	?	Irish	Domhnach-Faeinir (probably Donaghenry, Co. Tyrone)	A male saint, the founder of a church or monastery at Donaghenry in Tyrone.	29 October	^[100]^[101]
Féchín moccu Cháe	7th century	Irish, of contested origin	Fore (Fobar), County Westmeath	Meath saint	20 January	^[12]
Fergno Britt mac Faílbi (in Latin sources, Virgno)	7th century (d. 623)	British, from southern Scotland (probably)	Iona	Abbot of Iona, probably a Briton	2 March	^[23]
Fiachan of Lismore	7th century	Ireland	Lismore	Irish monk known for his obedience	29 April	^[102]
Fiachra, Fiacre	7th century (middle)	Ireland	Breuil, Neustria	Irish pilgrim who travelled to Breuil in Neustria	30 August	^[103]
Fiadhnait/Fiadhnaid	?	Ireland	?	A virgin saint	4 January	^[104]
Fínán Cam mac Móenaig	6th–7th centuries	Irish, of the Corcu Duibne	Kinnitty (Cenn Étig), County Offaly	Meath saint	7 April	^[12]
Findbarr mac Amairgin	6th century?		Cork	Munster saint	25 September	^[15]
Finnián mac Findloga	6th century (d. c. 550)	Irish, of uncertain descent	Clonard	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.	12 December
Findbarr moccu Fiatach	6th century (d. 579)		Movilla	Ulster saint	10 September	^[20]
Finncheall	?	Irish	Sliabh Guaire (Co. Cavan)	A virgin saint, probably an abbess	25 January	^[105]
Finnchu	7th century (d. 655/5)		Brigown (Brí Gobann)	Munster saint		^[15]
Finnseach/Findsech	?	Irish	Sliabh Guaire (Co. Cavan)	A virgin saint, probably an abbess	13 October	^[106]
Finnseach/Findsech	?	Irish	Cruaghan	A virgin saint	9 November	^[107]
Finten, also Fintan, Munnu	7th century		Taghmon (Tech Munnu), County Wexford	Leinster saint	21 October	^[13]
Fintan	6th century (d. 603?)		Clonenagh (Cluain Ednech)	Leinster saint	17 February	^[13]
Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig	7th century		Killaloe	Munster saint, patron of Killaloe	18 December	^[15]
Fledh	?	Irish	Tech-Fleidhe (believed to be Kilfee (near Ashford) Co. Wicklow)	A virgin saint, the daughter of the king of Leinster and the founder of a church in Co. Wicklow.	12 September	^[108]^[109]
Fortiarnan (or Fortchern)		Irish	Trim, Co. Meath and Tullow, Co. Carlow	A bishop, hermit and blacksmith who created chalices and other precious metal objects. Patron of Tullow and Trim.	17 February (and 12 June in Tullow)	^[110]
Fuinnech	7th century, late	Irish	Clonbroney (Cluain Brónaig)	Meath saint, probably founder and first abbess of Clonbroney	11 December	^[12]
Gall, Gallus	6th-7th century (550 - 646)	Irish	St. Gallen Abbey and Cathedral	Studied under St. Comgall at Bangor Abbey	16 October	^[111]
Garald, Gerald	7th–8th centuries (d. 732)	England		Connacht saint	12 March or 13 March	^[21]
Gibrian	5th–6th centuries	Irish	Reims, Saint-Gibrien, Chartreux	One of a group of Irish siblings (including Abran) who are said to have settled in the Marne region in Merovingian times	8 May	^[112]
Gobhan - Gobban Gobban Find mac Lugdach	6th-7th centuries	Leinster - Ulster	Old Leighlin Killamery Portadown	Abbot and founder of St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin	6 December	^[113]
Gobnait	6th century?		Ballyvourney (Móin Mór, Bairnech, Baile Mhuirne)	Munster saint	11 February	^[15]
Grellán of Cráeb Grelláin	5th–6th centuries		Cráeb Grelláin	Connacht saint	10 November	^[21]
Guasacht maccu Buáin	5th century, late	Irish	Granard, County 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	24 January	^[12]
Iarlaithe mac Loga	6th century		Tuam (Tuaimm dá Gualann)	Connacht saint	25 December or 26 December	^[21]
Ibar mac Lugna	5th century (d. 500 / 501)		Beggerin Island (Becc Ériu)	Munster saint	23 April	^[15]
Íte ingen Chinn Fhalad	6th century (d. 570/77)			Munster saint	15 January	^[15]
Kentigerna/Caintigern
Lachtín mac Tarbín, also Lachtnaín or Mo Lachtóc	6th–7th centuries (d. 622/7)		Freshford (Achad Úr); Ballyhoura Hills (Belach Febrat)	Munster saint, abbot of Achad Úr (Freshford) and Belach Febrat (Ballyhoura Hills)	19 March	^[15]
Laisrén mac Decláin	6th century		Inishmurray	Connacht saint	12 August	^[21]
Laisrén mac Feradaig	6th century (d. 605)		Iona	Abbot of Iona		^[23]
Laisrén mac Nad Froích	6th century (d. 564)		Devenish (Daiminis)	Ulster saint, patron of Daiminis (Devenish)	12 September	^[20]
Lallóc	5th century		Senles or Ard Senlis	Connacht saint	6 February	^[21]
Lassair (Lassera)	?	Irish	Cill-Arcalgach (near Lough Lene in Co. Westmeath)	A virgin saint, probably an abbess or founder of a convent	20 August	^[114]
Lassair (Lassera)		Irish	Maighin (possibly Moyne, Co. Wicklow)	A virgin saint called the daughter of Eoghan. An ancient convent existed at Maighin in Co. Wicklow, possibly founded by Lassair	18 April	^[115]
Laoghaire/Laeghaire	?	Irish	Lough Conn	A bishop saint	30 September	^[116]
Leo of Inis Airc	Between 6th and 8th centuries	Irish	St Leo's Church, Inishark	Patron Saint of Inishark		^[117]
Lommán mac Dalláin	5th–6th centuries	British	Trim	Meath saint, patron of Trim	17 February and 11 October	^[12]
Lonán mac Talmaig	5th–6th centuries	British (on mother's side)?	Trevet	Meath saint	1 November	^[12]
Maccai	5th century	Irish	Isle of Bute		11 April	^[118]
Mac Caírthinn of Clogher	5th century (d. 506)		Clogher	Ulster saint	24 March	^[20]
Mac Creiche mac Pessláin	6th century, late			Munster saint	11 August, but recently Garland Sunday	^[15]
Mac Cuilinn mac Cathmoga, also Maculinus or Cuindid	5th century	Irish, of the Ciannachta?	Lusk	Meath saint	6 December	^[12]
Mac Nisse of Connor	5th–6th centuries (d' 507/508)		Connor	Ulster saint	3 September	^[20]
Máedóc of Ferns (also known as Aedan)	7th century (d. 625?)	Inisbrefny, Ireland	Ferns	First Bishop of Ferns, learned under David at Deheubarth	31 January	^[13]^[119]
Máel Brigte mac Tornáin	10th century (d. 927)		Iona	Abbot of Iona	22 February
Máel Cétair mac Rónáin	6th–7th centuries?			Munster saint	14 May	^[15]
Máel Ruain	8th century (d. 792)		Tallaght	Leinster saint.	7 July	^[13]
Malachy (Máel Máedoc Ua Morgair)
Manchán of Mohill (Manchán of Maothail)	5th and 6th centuries (d. 535-538)	Ireland or Wales	multiple churches	Connacht, Leinster	25 February
Maonacan of Athleague	5th and/or 6th centuries	Ireland	Athleague, County Roscommon	Connacht	18 February
Manchán mac Silláin	7th century (d. 665)	Irish	Lemanaghan	Meath saint	24 January	^[12]
Mainchín mac Setnai	6th century			Munster saint	2 January	^[15]
Mél of Ardagh	5-6th centuries	Irish	Ardagh (Ardachad), County Longford, then in the kingdom of southern Tethbae	Leinster saint	6 February	^[12]
Mella (Mealla)	8th century	Irish	Doire-Melle (near Lough Melvin, Co. Leitrim)	A wife and mother who became a nun and an abbess. She was the mother of St. Tighernach and St. Cainneach (of Aghaboe?)	31 March	^[120]
Saint Midabaria	6th centuries	Irish	Bumlin, Strokestown, County Roscommon	Connacht saint	22 February
Mo Chua mac Bécáin	7th century (d. 694)		Balla	Connacht saint	30 March	^[21]
Mo Chóe of Nendrum	5th century (d. 497)		Nendrum	Ulster saint	23 June	^[20]
Mo Chóemóc mac Béoáin	7th century (d. 656)			Munster saint	13 March	^[15]
Mo Chutu of Lismore	7th century (d. 637)		Lismore and Rahan	Munster saint	14 May	^[15]
Mo Genóc	5th century?		Kilglinn (Cell Dumai Glinn), County Meath	Meath saint, patron of Cell Dumai Glinn (Kilglinn) in southern Brega	26 December	^[12]
Mo Ling	7th century (d. 697)		St Mullins (Tech Moling)	Leinster saint. Founder and abbot of St Mullins (Tech Moling)	17 June	^[121]
Mo Lua moccu Óche	6th–7th centuries (554–609)		Killaloe and Clonfertmulloe	Munster saint, abbot and founder of Killaloe		^[15]
Mo Lua of Kilmoluagh			Kilmoluagh	Connacht saint
Mochta, Mochtae	6th century (d. 535)	British	Louth, County Louth	Meath saint	24 March	^[12]
Móenu or Moínenn	6th century (d. c. 572)	British (probably)	Clonfert	Connacht saint, bishop of Clonfert	1 March	^[21]
Mo Laga mac Duib Dligid	6th century, late?			Munster saint	20 January	^[15]
Moninne, Mo Ninne	6th century, first half		Killevy	Ulster saint, founder of Killevy	6 July	^[20]
Mucnoe (in Latin, Mucneus)	5th–6th centuries			Connacht saint. According to Tírechán, buried at Domnach Mór		^[21]
Muirchú
Muiredach mac Echdach	6th century		Killala	Connacht saint. Feast day: 12 August (in place of Mucnoe)	12 August	^[21]
Munis	5th century?		Forgney (Forgnaide), County Westmeath, resting place	Meath saint, bishop "in Forgnaide among the Cuircne"	18 December	^[12]
Muru mac Feradaig	7th century, first half		Fahan	Ulster saint	12 March	^[20]
Nath Í of Achonry	6th century		Achonry	Connacht saint
Nessán (Mo Nessóc)	6th century (d. 556)		Mungret (Mungairit)	Munster saint, of the Uí Fhidgeinte	25 July	^[15]
Órán/Odhrán	5th century	Irish	? (killed along the Kildare-Offaly border)	The first Christian martyr of Ireland. He was a charioteer and a disciple of St. Patrick who was killed with a spear, saving Patrick.	19 February	^[122]
Óengus of Tallaght	9th century (d. 824)	Ossory saintClonenagh	Tallaght (Tamlacht)	Author of the Félire Óengusso	11 March	^[123]
Olcán	5th century			Ulster saint	20 February	^[20]
Orna/Odharnait	?	Ireland	'Druim-mc-feradhaich' (unknown locality)	A virgin saint	13 November	^[124]
Palladius	4th-5th centuries	France (but worked in Ireland)	County Wicklow	The first Christian bishop in Ireland (purportedly). He evangelized the area around modern County Wicklow before moving to Scotland.	7 July	^[125]
Patrick	4th–5th centuries			Most recognized patron saint of Ireland	17 March
Raoiriú	6th century		Connacht			^[126]
Rioghnach/ Ríonach/Rynagh	6th century	Irish	Banagher, Co. Offaly and Kilrainy, Co. Kildare	A virgin saint, the sister of St. Finnian of Clonard. She founded a convent near Banagher in Offaly	?	^[127]^[128]
Rónán of Locronan	6th century?		Locronan and Quimper (Brittany)	Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany, eponymous founder of Locronan and co-patron of Quimper, together with its founder St Corentin	1 June
Ruadán mac Fergusa Birn	6th century (d. 584)		Lorrha (Lothra)	Munster saint	15 April	^[15]
Sachellus	5th century		Baislec	Connacht saint		^[21]
Samthann ingen Díaráin	8th century	Irish	Clonbroney (Cluain Brónaig)	Meath saint; abbess of Clonbroney	19 September	^[12]
Scaithin (Possibly is St. Scuithin)		Irish (Probably)	Inisbofin
Scannlach		Irish	Ard Scannlaighe (unknown) possibly in Munster	A female saint, a virgin.	10 December	^[27]
Scoth/Scothnait	6th century	Irish	Clonmaskil, Co. Westmeath	A virgin saint, reputedly the aunt of St. Senan of Scattery Island. She was a nun and possibly a founder	16 July	^[129]
Scuithin	6th-7th centuries	Leinster	Castlewarren County Kilkenny(Ossory)	Strong Welsh connections with St David	2 January	^[130]
Secundinus, Sechnall mac Restitiúit	5th century	Continent?	Dunshaughlin (Domnach Sechnaill)	Meath saint, described as a bishop of St Patrick	27 November	^[12]
Ségéne mac Fiachna	7th century (d. 652)		Iona	Abbot of Iona		^[23]
Segnait/Seghnaid	?	Irish	'Domhnach Ceirne' (unknown location)	A little-known virgin saint	18 December	^[131]
Senán mac Geirrcinn	6th century		Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig)	Munster saint	1 March	^[15]
Sodbalach	?	Irish	?	An anchorite commemorated in the Martyrology of Donegal.	7 November	^[132]
Sillán moccu Mind	6th–7th centuries (d. 610)			Ulster saint	28 February	^[20]
Suibne moccu Urthrí	7th century (d. 657)		Iona	abbot of Iona		^[23]
Suibne/Sweeney	?	Irish	Skellig Michael	A hermit who lived on Skellig Michael, possibly an abbot.	28 April	^{[citation needed]}
Sylvester	4th-5th century	Italian or French (died in Ireland)	Donard, Co. Wicklow	A companion of St. Palladius who accompanied him from France to Ireland as a missionary. He died at Donard in Co. Wicklow where his body was interred together with St. Solonius.	19 August	^[133]
Talla	?	Irish	Inis-Daighre (Inishterry, Co. Antrim)	A virgin saint, possibly the abbess or foundress of a convent on Inishterry island.	11 August	^[134]^[135]
Teagáin/Tegan/ Tagain	4th/5th century	Welsh (but worked in Ireland)	Kiltegan (Ireland) and Llandaff, (Wales)	A little-known male saint, reputedly from Wales and a disciple of St. Patrick. He was a missionary bishop who founded a church at Kiltegan in Co. Wicklow.	?	^[136]
Tigernach of Clones	6th century (d. 549)		Clones	Ulster saint	4 April	^[20]
Tirechán
Tochumra		Irish		Virgin	11 June	^[137]
Tuán	?	Irish	Tamlacht (Co. Down)	A little-known male saint, possibly a hermit or abbot	1 April	^[138]
Tuilelath/Tillala		Irish	Kildare	One of the abbesses of St. Brigid's convent at Kildare. Her two sisters Muadhnait and Osnait are also saints.	6 January	^[139]
Ultán moccu Chonchobair	7th century	Irish	Ardbraccan; Dál Conchobair	Meath saint; abbot of Ardbraccan and bishop of Dál Conchobair	4 September	^[12]
Vincent (Uinseann)	6th century	Irish	Iona	Ulster saint	4 September
Virgno, see Fergno Britt above
Wasnulf	7th century	Irish		Missionary in Hainaut	1 October	^[140]

Early Irish martyr saints

St. Ceannanach
St. Blathmacc of Iona
St. Donnan of Eigg
St. Ia of Cornwall
St. Odhran the Charioteer
St. Colman Isirni (the Thirsty)
St. Colman of Stockerau
St. Dymphna of Gheel
St. Killian of Wurzburg
St. Totnan of Wurzburg
St. Colman of Wurzburg
St. Grimonia
St. Eliphius of Toul
St. Hiero of Holland
St. Maxentia of Beauvais
St. Brigid and Maura

Later saints

Later saints include:^[141]^{[not specific enough to verify]}

Saint Charles of Mount Argus (1821–1893)
Saint Oliver Plunkett (1625–1681)
Saint Lawrence O'Toole (1128–1180)
Saint Malachy O'Moore (1094–1148)
Saint Fergal of Salzburg (canonised 1233 AD)

Pope Leo XIII's canonisations

In 1902, Pope Leo XIII added a group of 25 medieval Irish male saints to the Roman Martyrology, giving them a greater significance to the majority of other Irish saints who were not officially canonised by the pope.^[142] They are as follows:

Blesseds

Blessed John, or Terrence, Carey
Blessed Ralph Corby (Corbington) (1598-1644), professed priest, Jesuits, born in Ireland but included in the Martyrs of England and Wales
Blessed John Grove (d. 1679), layman, born in Ireland but included in the Martyrs of England and Wales
Blessed Tadhg (Thaddeus) McCarthy, bishop
Blessed Christian O'Conarchy, Irish Cistercian abbot
Blessed Columba Marmion, Benedictine priest
Blessed Charles Meehan (Mahoney) (1640-1679), professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Recollects), born in Ireland but included in the Martyrs of England and Wales
Blessed Dermot O'Hurley, Archbishop of Cashel, and 16 Companions, martyrs
- Patrick O'Hely professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants); bishop of Mayo
- Conn O'Rourke, professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants)
- Matthew Lambert, layman
- Robert Meyler, layman
- Edward Cheevers, layman
- Patrick Cavanagh, layman
- Margaret Ball, laywoman
- Maurice MacKenragaghty, priest
- Dominic Collins, professed religious, Jesuits
- Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh, professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants); bishop of Down and Connor
- Patrick O'Loughran, priest of the archdiocese of Armagh
- Francis Taylor, layman
- Peter Higgins, professed priest, Dominicans
- Terence O'Brien, professed priest, Dominicans; bishop of Emly
- John Kearney, professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants)
- William Tirry, professed priest, Augustinians
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers
Blessed John Roche (d. 1588), layman, born in Ireland but included in the Martyrs of England and Wales
Blessed Patrick Salmon, companion-martyr of John Cornelius
Blessed John Sullivan, professed priest, Jesuits

Venerables

Venerable Mary Aikenhead, founder of the Religious Sisters of Charity
Venerable Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy
Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory, founder, Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm; born in Ireland
Venerable Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters
Venerable Patrick Peyton, professed priest, Congregation of Holy Cross; born in Ireland
Venerable Edel Quinn, member, Legion of Mary, born in Ireland
Venerable Matt Talbot, lay ascetic

Servants of God

Irish people, described as Servants of God, include:^{[citation needed]}

Alphonsus (Alfie Lambe), Legion of Mary envoy to South America
Frank Duff, Legion of Mary founder
Father Willie Doyle, Irish priest and army chaplain
Mary Kevin Kearney,^[143] missionary nun and foundress of the Little Sisters of St. Francis in Uganda.

Other holy people

Ellen Organ, an Irish child who became known as "Little Nellie of God" and whose story promoted Pope Pius X to lower the age of first communion.^[144]
Egbert Xavier Kelly, an Irish Christian Brother who was abducted and killed during the Manila massacre in 1945.^[145]
Sister Clare Crockett, an Irish nun who died in the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.^[146]

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External links

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

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