Derchairthinn
Saint Derchairthinn | |
|---|---|
| Died | ~ |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | March 8 |
| Patronage | Oughter Ard |
Saint Derchairthinn or Tarcairteann (fl 6th century) is venerated as a prioress and saint of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, County Kildare.[1] Her feast day is March 8.[2][3]
Lineage[]
She was said to be “of the race of Colla Uais, Monarch of Érinn”.[2] [4]
References[]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b The Martyrology of Óengus mac Óengobann the Culdee
- ^ Eoghan Corry and Jim Tancred; Annals of Ardclough (2004).
- ^ The martyrology of Donegal; a calendar of the saints of Ireland (Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, 1575-1643; 1861 edition editors John O'Donovan 1809-1861; James Henthorn Todd 1805-1869; William Reeves 1815-1892;1864) p71
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Categories:
- 6th-century Irish abbots
- Medieval Irish saints
- Medieval saints of Leinster
- Irish nuns
- Irish Roman Catholic abbesses
- Irish folklore
- 6th-century Christian saints
- Female saints of medieval Ireland
- 6th-century Christian nuns