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Saint

Faelan of Cluain Moescna

An Irish saint honored at Cluain Moescna, of the 8th century, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.

Feast
November 5old style November 18
Era
8th century
Place
Cluain Móescna

Life

Saint Faelan of Cluain Moescna was an Irish saint of the eighth century, of Cluain Móescna in Fir Tulach, in Meath. He is remembered in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal. His day of commemoration is 9 January (the date in the Irish martyrologies, in the Julian calendar). No other details of his life have been kept. He is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured locally, without synodal canonization.

Commemorated the same day November 5