Saint
Daircheall of Gleann da Locha
An Irish bishop honored at Gleann da Locha, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
Life
Saint Daircheall of Gleann da Locha is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland as a bishop.
The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 3 May. The Martyrology of Tallaght, from the early ninth century, lists a similar name on the same day. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.
No further details of his life survive in the sources consulted.
Commemorated the same day May 3
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