Sárnait, aka Surney of Drumacoo, Irish

Irish people

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 saint

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, fl. c. 600

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Surney was the founder of the church of Drumacoo, parish of Ballinderreen

Ballinderreen

Ballinderreen is a village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in The Republic of Ireland.- Overview :...

, County Galway

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. She was an associate of Colman mac Duagh, who was the bisop of the locality at the time. He background is unknown but may have being a name of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...

 like Colman. Her floruit is estimated from Colmán mac Cobthaig

Colmán mac Cobthaig

Colmán mac Cobthaig was a king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was the first king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch. This branch was descended from Eochu, the brother of Ailill Molt...

 to Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin

Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin

Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin was a king of Connacht. A member of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne and son of king Colmán mac Cobthaig . Guiare ruled at the height of Ui Fiachrach Aidne power in south Connacht.-Early reign:...

. A later medieval church, now disused, now stands on the site of the original foundation. The adjoining graveyard is still in use.

Reference

• The Manners and Customs of Hy Fiachrach, John O'Donovan
  John O'Donovan (scholar)
  John O'Donovan , from Atateemore, in the parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunt's Academy, Waterford, was an Irish language scholar from Ireland.-Life:...
  
  , (Dublin, 1846)
• Episcopal Succession, John Brady, Rome
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  , 1876
• The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, Jerome A. Fahy, 1893
• Irish Catholic Directory for 1909