Íomar of the

Sogain The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. The 17th-century scholar Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin. Mac Fhirbhisigh stated that the Cruithin included "the Dál Araidhi ál nAraidi th ...

is an obscure fifth- or sixth-century saint associated with Killimorsogan (''Cill Íomar Soghain'', or ''the church of Íomar of the Sogain''), now the townlands of Killaghaun and Lisheen, north-east of Killamude, County Galway. It was known by this name up to the eighteenth century. There are two other similarly named churches in the diocese of

Clonfert Clonfert () is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, ...

, their relationship to this Íomar uncertain. The first is ''Cill Íomar'' (now

Killimordaly Killimordaly () is a rural village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east ...

), which was also known as ''Cill Íomar Mhaonmhaige'' (the church of Íomar of Maenmagh) Maenmagh was later known as Trícha Máenmaige. The second is ''Cill Íomar Bolg'' (the church of Íomar of the Fir Bolg), now Killimorbolg, five miles northwest of

Portumna Portumna ( - meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a bridge to County Tipperary. The town is located to the west of the point where the River Shann ...

. It is uncertain if these churches were founded by the one person, or if there were three people of the name, distinguished by three different descriptions.

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* People from County Galway 5th-century Irish priests 6th-century Irish priests Medieval saints of Connacht {{Ireland-saint-stub

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