Tigernach, an early Irish personal name, may refer to:
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Tigernach of Clones
Tigernach mac Coirpri (''d''. 549) was an early Irish saint, patron saint of Clones (Co. Monaghan) in the province of Ulster.
Background
Tigernach or Tiarnach of Clones (anglicised ''Tierney'') was one of the pre-eminent saints of the territo ...
(d. 549), patron saint of Clones
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Tigernach mac Fócartai
Tigernach mac Fócartai (died 865), also called Tigernach of Lagore, was King of Lagore.
Background
Tigernach belonged to the Uí Chernaig branch of the once-powerful Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred, part of the southern Uí Néill. His great-great-g ...
(d. 865), king of Lagore (south Brega)
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Tigernach Ua Braín
Tigernach Ua Braín (died 1088) was abbot of Clonmacnoise and abbot of Roscommon. He was once held to be the author of the ''Annals of Tigernach'', hence its name; this view is no longer sustainable, though the nature and extent of his involvemen ...
(d. 1088), abbot of Clonmacnoise and Roscommon, putative author of the ''Annals of Tigernach''
*Tigernach Ua Máel Eóin (d. 1172),
abbot of Clonmacnoise
The Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise. They also bore the title "Coarb, Comarba of Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The following is a list of abbots:
List of abbots to 1539
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See also
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Annals of Tigernach
The ''Annals of Tigernach'' ( abbr. AT, ga, Annála Tiarnaigh) are chronicles probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland. The language is a mixture of Latin and Old and Middle Irish.
Many of the pre-historic entries come from the 12th-cent ...
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