Conghaltach mac Etguini
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Conghaltach mac Etguini was Abbot
of Clonfert
.
Conghaltach is described as Prior
, not Abbot
, unless he held two offices at once, as did Cormac mac Ciaran
and Ruthmael
.
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Clonfert
Clonfert
Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...
.
Conghaltach is described as Prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
, not Abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
, unless he held two offices at once, as did Cormac mac Ciaran
Cormac mac Ciaran
Cormac mac Ciaran was Abbot of Tuam.Cormac mac Ciaran is the fourth known abbot of Tuam, since its foundation as a Christian monastery by Jarlath in the 520's, and the first one known by name in over one hundred years....
and Ruthmael
Ruthmael
Ruthmael was Abbot and Bishop of Clonfert.-References:* Annals of Ulster at at * Annals of Tigernach at at * of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin....
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