The Abbot of Cork was the head of the monastery at Cork

Cork (city)

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 in the province

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 of Munster

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, Ireland

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. The monastery was founded by Saint Finbarr in the early seventh century. The abbots also bore the title "Comarbai Báirri", "successor of Saint Finbarr".

List of abbots

The following is a list of abbots and early monastic bishops. (Those who were consecrated bishops, but did not hold the office of coarb or abbot are indicated in italics and brackets):

• Finbarr (Báirri; Barr; Fionnbharr; Lochan), died 25 September 620, 623 or 633.
• Suibne mac Máele Umai, d. 682.
• Rosséne, d. 686 or 687.
• Mend Maiche mac Duib dá Bárcc, fl.
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  690.
• From the late 7th to the mid 8th century, the names and dates of the abbots (and bishops) are not known.
• Dónait mac To Ence, died 8 May 764.
• Selbach mac Con Alltai, d. 772/74.
• T'Éróc, d. 792.
• Condmach mac Dónait, d. 800.
• Conaing mac Dónait, d. 816 or 817.
• Forbassach, d. 823.
• Fland mac Fairchellaig, also abbot of Lismore
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   and Emly
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  , died 21 December 825.
• Dúnlaing mac Cathassaig, deposed 834 and died 836.
• Feidlimid mac Cremthanin
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  , also king of Munster, abbot of Clonfert
  Abbot of Clonfert
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  , scribe and anchorite, died 28 August 847.
• Colum mac Airechtaig, d. 851.
• Daniél ua Liathaidi, also abbot of Lismore
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  , d. 863.
• Rechtabrae mac Murchado, d. 868.
• (Domnall, bishop, but not abbot of Cork, also scribe, d. 877).
• (Sóerbrethach mac Connaid, bishop, but not abbot of Cork, d. 896).
• Arggatán mac Forindáin, possibly resigned 897; died 899.
• Ailill mac Eógain, styled princeps Triuin Corcaige "abbot of Trian Corcaige" (i.e. of the Third of Cork), d. 908.
• Flann mac Loige, d. 913.
• Finnechta, d. 928.
• Ailill mac Cuirc, d. 951.
• (Cathmug, bishop, but not abbot of Cork, also abbot of Lismore
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  , d. 961).
• (Fínnechta, bishop, but not abbot of Cork, d. 978).
• Colum mac Ciarucáin, d. 989.
• Flaithern, d. 1001.
• Cellech ua Menngoráin, d. 1007.
• Cormac mac Dúnlaing, d. 1016.
• Cellach ua Selbaig, bishop, resigned 1025 and died 1036.
• Niall ua Meic Duib, d. 1026.
• Art ua hAirt, d. 1027.
• Cathal Martír, d. 1034.
• Óengus mac Catháin, also bishop, d. 1036.
• Dub dá Leithe Ua Cináeda, d. 1057.
• Murgrón Ua Mutáin, also bishop and fer léigind (i.e. Lector
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  ), d. 1057.
• Cléirech Ua Selbaig, d. 1085.
• (Ua Cochláin, bishop, but not abbot of Cork, d. 1096).
• Mac Bethad Ua hÁilgenáin, d. 1106.
• Gilla Pátraic Ua Selbaig, d. 1109.
• Gilla Pátraic Ua hÉnna, death date unknown.
• Domnall Ua Selbaig, d. 1140.
• Finn mac meic Céilechair Ua Cennéitig, also abbot of Terryglass
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  , d. 1152.
• Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada Mac Carthaig (son of Donnchad Mac Carthaig, King of Desmond), d. 1157.