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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Saint

Caolchu of Lui Airthir

An Irish saint honored at Lui Airthir, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.

Feast
September 24old style October 7
Era
unknown
Place
Lui-⁠airthir

Life

Saint Caolchu of Lui Airthir is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland.

The compiler of the Donegal text notes that a Caolchu of the race of Ciar is named in the Naemhsheanchus, and that the Life of Bairre tells of a Caolchu at Bairre's school at Loch Ire who gave his church to God and to Bairre. He thinks this is probably the same man, since he finds no other Caolchu in the martyrology.

The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 24 September. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.

Commemorated the same day September 24