Tigernach
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Tigernach, an early Irish personal name, may refer to:
- Tigernach of ClonesTigernach of ClonesTigernach was one of the saints of the territory ruled by the Uí Chremthainn dynasty, together with Mac Caírthinn of Clogher and Mo Laisse of Devenish. His principal foundation is Clones, which lay in the western part of Fernmag, an area ruled by the Uí Chremthainn branch Uí Nad Sluaig...
(d. 549), patron saint of Clones - Tigernach mac FócartaiTigernach mac FócartaiTigernach mac Fócartai , also called Tigernach of Lagore, was King of Lagore.-Background:Tigernach belonged to the Uí Chernaig branch of the once-powerful Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred, part of the southern Uí Néill. His great-great-grandfather Fogartach mac Néill had been High King of Ireland...
(d. 865), king of Lagore (south Brega) - Tigernach Ua BraínTigernach Ua BraínTigernach Ua Braín was abbot of Clonmacnoise and abbot of Roscommon. He was once held to be the author of the Annals of Tigernach, hence its name, but though this view is no longer sustainable, the nature and extent of his involvement remain unclear.-The Uí Braín and Clonmacnoise:The annalistic...
(d. 1088), abbot of Clonmacnoise and Roscommon, putative author of the Annals of Tigernach - Tigernach Ua Máel Eóin (d. 1172), abbot of ClonmacnoiseAbbot of ClonmacnoiseThe Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise. They also bore the title "Comarba of Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The following is a list of abbots:-List of abbots to 1539:-References:...