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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Cormac mac Ciaran

A venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, who reposed in 879.

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Reposed
8799th century
Order
Venerables

Life

Cormac mac Ciaran, who died in 879, was abbot of Tuam in Ireland, the fourth known since its foundation by Saint Jarlath in the 520s, and the first known by name in over a hundred years. According to the Annals of the Four Masters he was also prior of Clonfert. Nothing else is preserved. He is regarded as venerable in the Irish tradition, but the sources show no canonization.