Euhel was a 5th-century

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who lived about 460 AD.

Biography

His father was

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, the

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. Gabhran's brothers were all saints and founders of churches, mainly in Leinster. They included

Fachtna of Kiltoom Fachtna of Kiltoom (Gaelic = Cill Toma) in the barony of Fore, County Westmeath was an Irish Christian saint who lived about 460. His father was Dubhthach moccu Lughair, the Chief Ollam of Ireland. Fachtna's brothers were all saints and founder ...

, Trian,

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, Moninne, Lonan and Molaisi. Euhel was a student of

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at Loch-Erce. The

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gives Euhel's feast-day as 14 November as follows- ''“The three sons of Dubhthach, i.e., Fachtna of Cill-Toma, Gabhran and Euhel, the other two.”'' The Martyrology of Gorman (Félire Uí Gormáin), for the same day gives- ''“Dear are the pure-formed, three godly sons of Dubthach”''.

References

Sources

* ''Loca Patriciana. No. V. The Druids, Dubhtach Mac Ui Lugair and His Sons'', Rev John Francis Shearman - The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1874. * 'The Martyrology of Donegal' ed. John O'Donovan, 1864. * 'The Martyrology of Gorman' ed. Whitley Stokes, 1895. * Pádraig Ó Riain, Corpus genealogiarum sanctorum Hiberniae. Dublin, 1985, Section 670.72 {{DEFAULTSORT:Euhel 5th-century Christian saints Medieval Irish saints 5th-century Irish people