Saint Fachanan, about whom little is known with certainty, is linked by a strong early tradition with Kilfenora

Kilfenora

Kilfenora is a small village in County Clare in Ireland, just south of The Burren. The village is noted for being the home to the Kilfenora Ceili Band and the location for much of the filming of the sitcom Father Ted.-Places of interest:...

, where he founded a church or monastery in the sixth century. He is venerated as the first bishop of the see of Kilfenora, the administration of which is now entrusted to the Bishop of the Diocese of Galway.

His feast day is 20 December.

Saint Fachtna

Saint Fachtna

Fachtna mac Mongaig was the founder of the monastery of Rosscarbery , County Cork. He died around 600. His monastery became the principal monastery of west Cork, and later had a famous Scripture school known as the School of Ross. It flourished for three hundred years and survived in some form...

 of Ross (feast day: formerly 14 August, now 13 August) was also called Fachanan.

He belonged to the ancient princely race of the Corcu Loígde

Corcu Loígde

The Corcu Loígde , meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centered in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the principal royal sept...

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External links

• Saint Fachanan at Patron Saints Index