Cormac mac Connmhach
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Cormac mac Connmhach was a scribe
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Cormac mac Connmhach was alive three hundred years after the foundation of Clonfert
by Brendan
in 553. He is described as an oeconomus, scribe, and wise man and does not seem to have been either bishop
or abbot
of Clonfert. Of his scriptorial work, nothing is known to survive. Nor does it seem to be known from what people he originated.
Scribe
A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
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Cormac mac Connmhach was alive three hundred years after the foundation 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...
by Brendan
Brendan
Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. The Voyage of St...
in 553. He is described as an oeconomus, scribe, and wise man and does not seem to have been either bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
or 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...
of Clonfert. Of his scriptorial work, nothing is known to survive. Nor does it seem to be known from what people he originated.