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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Saint

Sceallan of Ard Macha

A saint of Ard Macha, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.

Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.

Feast
September 1old style September 14
Era
unknown
Place
Ard Macha

Life

Saint Sceallan of Ard Macha appears on 1 September (old style, Julian calendar) in the Martyrology of Donegal, and also in the Martyrology of Tallaght and the Martyrology of Gorman. The entry adds the epithet "the Leper". The veneration belongs to the undivided Church; nothing else of the life is recorded.

Commemorated the same day September 1