Saint Mac Nisse (died 514) was an early Irish saint known as the founder and first bishop-abbot of Connor (Irish: '' Condere'', in what is now Co. Antrim). In the ''Tripartite Life of St. Patrick'', he is said to have been a disciple of St.

Olcán Olcán () is the name of an early Irish saint of the Dál Riata, disciple of St Patrick, founder and bishop of the monastery in Armoy, County Antrim, Armoy in northeast County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Charles-Edwards, "Ulster, saints of (act. ''c ...

, Bishop of Armoy. His story as known is largely legendary He is said to have been baptized by Saint Patrick. Oengus Mac Nisse is thought to have been at Kells as a hermit earlier in his life.Simms, George Otto. ''Among the Cloud of Witnesses: Notes and suggested prayers for commemorations of worthies of the Irish Church'', Church of Ireland, 1994
/ref> He is considered the founder of Kells monastery.

References

Primary sources

* Tripartite Life of St Patrick * ''Félire Óengusso'' * '' Annals of Ulster'' * ''Life'' of St. Nisse (''

Codex Salmanticensis The ''Codex Salmanticensis'' (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives, now in the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various so ...

''), ed. W.W. Heist, ''Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae ex codice olim Salmanticensi nunc Bruxellensi''. Brussels, 1965. p. 406. Short, late homily for the saint's festival (3 September) at Connor. 6th-century Irish bishops 6th-century Christian saints 514 deaths Medieval saints of Ulster People from County Meath People from County Antrim Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-saint-stub