Saint
Helair
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
- September 7old style September 20
- Era
- unknown
Life
On 7 September (old style), the Martyrology of Donegal records Helair. The text places him at Inis Locha Cre. 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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