Saint Lappan was an early Irish saint. The 17th century ''

Martyrology of Donegal A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by n ...

'' lists three saints named Lappan whose feast days are 26 March, 11 February and 3 November. These include: * Lappan of County Cork, to whom a Church of Ireland church in Cork,

St Lappan's Church, Little Island St Lappan's Church is a small Gothic Revival Anglican church located in Little Island, County Cork, Ireland. It was completed in 1866 and is dedicated to Saint Lappan. It is within the Cobh and Glanmire Union of the Church of Ireland Diocese o ...

, is dedicated. His feast day is 26 March. * Lappan of County Carlow, who is associated with an 8th century monastery outside

Bagenalstown Bagenalstown ( ), officially named Muine Bheag (), is a small town on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. History and name The town grew within the townland of Moneybeg, from Irish ''Muine Bheag'' or ''Muinebheag'' (meaning "small t ...

in the

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

of Donore. He is the patron saint of Bagenalstown and his feast day is 3 November.

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