The Abbot of Cork was the head of the monastery at
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
in the
province
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of
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
,
Ireland
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. The monastery was founded by
Saint Finbarr in the early seventh century. The abbots also bore the title "
Comarbai Báirri", "successor of Saint Finbarr".
List of abbots
The following is a list of abbots and early monastic bishops. (Those who were consecrated bishops, but did not hold the office of coarb or abbot are indicated in italics and brackets):
*
Finbarr (Báirri; Barr; Fionnbharr; Lochan), died 25 September 620, 623 or 633.
* Suibne mac Máele Umai, d. 682.
* Rosséne, d. 686 or 687.
* Mend Maiche mac Duib dá Bárcc, ''
fl.
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'' 690.
* ''From the late 7th to the mid 8th century, the names and dates of the abbots (and bishops) are not known''.
* Dónait mac To Ence, died 8 May 764.
* Selbach mac Con Alltai, d. 772/74.
* T'Éróc, d. 792.
* Condmach mac Dónait, d. 800.
* Conaing mac Dónait, d. 816 or 817.
* Forbassach, d. 823.
* Fland mac Fairchellaig, also
abbot of Lismore and
Emly, died 21 December 825.
* Dúnlaing mac Cathassaig, deposed 834 and died 836.
*
Feidlimid mac Cremthanin
Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was later considered a saint in some mart ...
, also
king of Munster
The kings of Munster ( ga, Rí Mumhan), ruled from the establishment of Munster during the Irish Iron Age, until the High Middle Ages. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the '' Book of Invasions'', the earliest ...
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abbot of Clonfert
The Abbot of Clonfert was the monastic head of the abbey of Clonfert in County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded by Saint Brendan in the early sixth century. The abbots also bore the title "Coarb, Comarbai Saint Brendan, Brénaind", "succes ...
, scribe and anchorite, died 28 August 847.
* Colum mac Airechtaig, d. 851.
* Daniél ua Liathaidi, also
abbot of Lismore, d. 863.
* Rechtabrae mac Murchado, d. 868.
* ''(Domnall, consecrated as a bishop, but was not abbot of Cork, also scribe, d. 877)''.
* ''(Sóerbrethach mac Connaid, consecrated as a bishop, but was not abbot of Cork, d. 896)''.
* Arggatán mac Forindáin, possibly resigned 897; died 899.
* Ailill mac Eógain, styled ''princeps Triuin Corcaige'' "abbot of Trian Corcaige" (i.e. of the Third of Cork), d. 908.
* Flann mac Loige, d. 913.
* Finnechta, d. 928.
* Ailill mac Cuirc, d. 951.
* ''(Cathmug, consecrated as a bishop, but was not abbot of Cork, also
abbot of Lismore, d. 961)''.
* ''(Fínnechta, consecrated as a bishop, but was not abbot of Cork, d. 978)''.
* Colum mac Ciarucáin, d. 989.
* Flaithern, d. 1001.
* Cellech ua Menngoráin, d. 1007.
* Cormac mac Dúnlaing, d. 1016.
* Cellach ua Selbaig, consecrated as a bishop, resigned 1025 and died 1036.
* Niall ua Meic Duib, d. 1026.
* Art ua hAirt, d. 1027.
* Cathal Martír, d. 1034.
* Óengus mac Catháin, also bishop, d. 1036.
* Dub dá Leithe Ua Cináeda, d. 1057.
* Murgrón Ua Mutáin, also bishop and ''fer léigind (i.e.
Lector)'', d. 1057.
* Cléirech Ua Selbaig, d. 1085.
* ''(Ua Cochláin, consecrated as a bishop, but was not abbot of Cork, d. 1096)''.
* Mac Bethad Ua hÁilgenáin, d. 1106.
* Gilla Pátraic Ua Selbaig, d. 1109.
* Gilla Pátraic Ua hÉnna, ''death date unknown''.
* Domnall Ua Selbaig, d. 1140.
* Finn mac meic Céilechair Ua Cennéitig, also abbot of
Terryglass, d. 1152.
* Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada Mac Carthaig (son of Donnchad Mac Carthaig,
King of Desmond), d. 1157.
See also
*
Bishop of Cork
The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman C ...
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Cork
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
Religion in County Cork