Gormgal of Ardoileán (died 1017) was an

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Biography

The

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of Ardoileán, off the west coast of

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, was founded by Feichin in 664. It is now gone but on its site at Omey Island sits a medieval church, completely buried in sand until it was excavated in 1981. The monastery continued until at least the early 12th century, when the Annals of Ulster under the year 1017 state ''Gormgal of Int Ardailéan, chief

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died 665. *

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, died c. 530. * Ceannanach,

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, fl. c. 490-500? * Gillagori Ua Dubhacan, Abbot of Aran, died 1167.

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/ * http://irishislands.info/ard.html * http://www.goireland.com/galway/high-island-early-monastery-attraction-monastery-id13019.htm * https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B00E5D7113EF932A3575BC0A96F958260 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gormgal Of Ardoilean Christian clergy from County Galway 11th-century Irish priests 1017 deaths Year of birth unknown