Saint
Ethern of Domhnach Mor mic Laithbhe
An Irish bishop honored at Domhnach Mor mic Laithbhe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
Life
Saint Ethern of Domhnach Mor mic Laithbhe is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland as a bishop.
The Donegal text places Domhnach-mor-mic-Laithbhe in Mughdorna.
The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 27 May. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.
The sources consulted record nothing more about him.
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