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Venerable

Colcu mac Connacan

A venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, who reposed in 884.

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Reposed
8849th century
Order
Venerables

Life

Colcu mac Connacan, who died in 884, was abbot of Ceann Eitigh (Kinnitty) and a historian. The Annals of the Four Masters call him a doctor of eloquence and the best historian in Ireland of his time. Nothing else is preserved. He is regarded as venerable in the Irish tradition, but the sources show no canonization.