Abbot of Clonmacnoise

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The Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise. They also bore the title "Comarba of Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán@. The following is a list of abbots:

[edit] List of abbots to 1187

  • Ciarán mac int Sair, d. September 9, 544 or 548/9
  • Óenu moccu Loigse, d. January 20, 570
  • Mac Nisse, d. June 13, 585
  • Ailithir, d. 599
  • To Lua Foto (Lucaill), d. 614
  • Columbán moccu Bairddéni (Columbanus filius Bairddaeni), d. 628
  • Crónán moccu Loigde, d. July 18, 638
  • Áedlug mac Cammáin , d. February 26, 652
  • Báetán moccu Chormaic, d. March 1, 664
  • Colmán Cass mac Fualascaig, d. 665
  • Cumméne , d. 665
  • Colmán, d. 683
  • Forcrón, d. 686
  • Crónán Becc (Crón), d. April 6, 694
  • Osséne Frémainne mac Galluist, deposed before 696/7, d. 706
  • Faílbe Becc, d. 713
  • Cuindles, d. 724
  • Fland Fine ua Colla (Fland Cualann), d. 733
  • Conmáel ua Lóchéni, d. 737
  • Cellach mac Ségdai, d. 740
  • Commán mac Fáelchon, d. December 26, 747
  • Luccreth (Lucraid), d. April 29, 753
  • Cormac, d. 762
  • Rónán, d. 764
  • Ua Miannaig. d. 768
  • Folachtach, d. 770
  • Forbassach ua Cernaig, d. 771
  • Collbran, d. 776
  • Rechtnio (Rechtabrae), d. 784
  • Snéidriagail, d. 786
  • Murgal, d. 789
  • Sóerbergg, d. 791
  • Ioseph ua Cernaig, d. 794
  • Anaile, d. 799
  • Tuathgal, d. 811
  • Foirchellach Fobair, d. 814
  • Suibne mac Cuanach, d. 816
  • Rónán, resigned 823, d. 844
  • Cétadach, d. 850
  • Condmach, d. 868
  • Martan, d. 869
  • Ferdomnach, d. 872
  • Eógan Topair, d. 876
  • Máel Tuili ua Cuanach, d. 877
  • Máel Pátraic, d. 885
  • Máel Brigte na Gamnaide, d. 892
  • Blathmac mac Tairchedaig, d. 896
  • Dedimus ua Foirbthen, deposed 901, d. 923
  • Ioseph, d. 904
  • Colmán mac Ailella, d. 926
  • Máel Giric, d. 929
  • Tipraite mac Ainnséine, d. 931
  • Ainmere ua Cathla (ua Cathaláin), 948
  • Ferdomnach ua Máenaig, d. 952
  • Célechair mac Robartaig, d. 954
  • Cormac ua Cillín, d. 966
  • Tuathal, d. 971
  • Dúnchad ua Bráein, resigned 976, d. January 16, 988/9
  • Máel Finnia mac Speláin (ua Máenaig), d. 992
  • Ua Beculáin, deposed 1002
  • Flannchad ua Ruaidíne (ua Ruadáin), d. 1003
  • Flaithbertach mac Domnaill, d. 1014
  • Muiredach mac Mugróin, d. 1025
  • Bressal Conailech, d. 1030
  • Loingsech ua Flaithnén, 1042
  • Echtigern Ua hEgráin, d. 1052
  • Máel Finnéin mac Cuinn na mBocht, d. 1056
  • Ailill Ua hAirechtaig, d. 1070
  • Máel Ciaráin mac Cuinn na mBocht, d. 1079
  • Tigernach Ua Bráein, d. 1088
  • Ailill Ua Nialláin, d. 1093
  • Mac Raith Ua Flaithnén, resigned 1096, d. 1100
  • Cormac mac Cuinn na mBocht, d. 1103
  • Flaithbertach Ua Loingsig, d. 1109
  • Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin, d. 1127
  • Domnall Ua Dubthaig, d. March 17, 1136
  • Máel Mochta Ua Fidabra (Ua Máel Sechlainn), d. 1173
  • Áed Ua Máel Eóin, d. 1153
  • Tigernach Ua Máel Eóin, d. 1172
  • Máel Ciaráin Ua Fidabra, d. 1187

[edit] References

  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X. & Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984), Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II, New History of Ireland: Volume XI, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198217455