Lachtain

Saint Lachtain (Lactan) was born near Cork in Ireland and died in 672, according to our source. Saint Comgall entrusted him with founding a monastery at Achadh Ur, now Freshford in County Kilkenny, where he is still honoured: the church at Freshford bears his name. Some Irish sources place his death earlier, around 622. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 19 March (new style; 1 April in the old style).