Biography

Felig is the name of a person believed to be the founder of Cill Fheilige ('the church of Felig'), which according to local tradition was the first church founded among the Soghain

Soghain

The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin, and stated of them:...

 people of Menlough

Menlough

See also Menlo, another settlement in County Galway sometimes spelt "Menlough".Menlough is a village in northeast County Galway in Ireland...

, County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

. This would make Felig among the very first Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 missionaries in Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

, perhaps only a generation removed from the mission of Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....

 and Kerrill

Kerrill

Saint Kerrill aka Caireall mac Curnain was a Christian missionary in what is now east County Galway, alive in the mid-to-late 5th century.-Origins:...

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Within Kilfelligy townland there is a burial vault among the grown-over foundations of a later church, which probably was constructed on the site of the original fifth or sixth century church. There seems to be no other surviving traditions or documentation concerning Felig.