Connachtach

Connachtach was abbot of the monastery of Iona from 801 to 802 and reposed in 802. He is venerated as a holy abbot in the Western Church; his day, fixed with little certainty, is 10 May.

He succeeded Abbot Bressal mac Ségéne. His very brief abbacy was marked by the burning and plundering of the monastery of Iona by the Vikings in 802. The Annals of the Four Masters describe him as a distinguished scribe, which suggests that he may be the author of the Book of Kells, finished by the Columban community at that time. He was succeeded by Cellach mac Congaile.