Amlaím Ua Muirethaig also known in Latin as Mauricius, was a medieval Irish bishop.
['Raphoe and Derry in the 12th and 13th Centuries' Gwynn, A pp84-100: 'Donegal Annual' IV no.2 (1959)]
He was styled "Bishop of Ard-Macha and Cenel-Feradhaigh" in the
Annals of Ulster and appears to be reckoned as
coarb
A coarb, from the Old Irish ''comarbae'' (Modern Irish ''comharba'', Latin: ''hērēs''), meaning "heir" or "successor", was a distinctive office of the medieval church among the Gaels of Ireland and Scotland. In this period coarb appears intercha ...
of
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ...
in the
Book of Leinster, but probably took care over the
See of Cinél nEógain. Muirethaig died at Cenél Feradaig Cruthnai in 1185 and is buried at
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
.
References
People from County Londonderry
12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
Bishops of Cinél nEógain
1185 deaths
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