Iomar Fir Bolg

Saint Iomar Fir Bolg (Íomar) was an early Irish saint of the 5th and 6th centuries. Most of what is known of him comes from a local tradition gathered in 1838 by John O'Donovan during field work for the Ordnance Survey, in the parish of Killimer-⁠Bologue, held by tradition to be his principal establishment and birthplace. His life was preserved in the district until late in an Irish-⁠metre poem.

According to this account, Iomar was an honest man of the Sil-⁠Anmchadha who had no thought of holiness and meant to raise a family. He married a very beautiful girl from Ely O'Carroll, on the other side of the Shannon. A rejected suitor swore that she would never be taken to Connacht and, on the day Iomar went to bring her home, attacked the wedding party with his men; in the struggle the bride was killed. After that Iomar became a melancholy recluse and vowed to dedicate his virginity to God. He never took holy orders, but was always esteemed as a saint in Ireland. A well of Saint Imor lay beside the church.