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Saint

Neassan of Inis Doimhli

A saint of Inis Doimhli, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.

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Feast
December 1old style December 14
Era
unknown
Place
Inis Doimhli

Life

Neassan of Inis Doimhli appears on 1 December (old style) in the Martyrology of Donegal, and also in the Martyrology of Oengus. The place, Inis Doimhli, is glossed as Inis Uladh, since the Ulstermen lived there. Nothing more is recorded; the cult belongs to the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day December 1