Tigernach, an early Irish personal name, may refer to: *

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 *

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) * Tigernach Ua Braín (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 " Comarba of Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The following is a list of abbots: List of abbots to 1539 Notes References *Annette Kehnel, ...

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