Saint
Echlech
A saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Feast
- August 14old style August 27
- Era
- unknown
Life
On 14 August (old style), the Martyrology of Donegal records Echlech. The text names him with Cuimmein and Caemhan as three sons of Daighre. The same day also carries the name in the Martyrology of Gorman. Little else is known; the veneration is local, without synodal canonization.
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