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Cairech Dergain

An Irish saint, of the 6th century, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.

Feast
February 9old style February 22
Era
6th century

Life

Saint Cairech Dergain (Caireach Dergain) was an Irish virgin of Cluain-⁠Boirinn, today Cloonburren, in the territory of Uí Maine, County Roscommon. The Martyrology of Donegal calls her the daughter of Conall Derg, sister of Saint Enda of Aran, and of the race of Colla-⁠da-⁠chrich; "Dergain" means "the red one".

She is remembered in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal on 9 February (the date of the martyrologies, in the Julian calendar). No other details of her life have been kept. She is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured locally, without synodal canonization.

Commemorated the same day February 9