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Lasrén Mac Feradaig
Lasrén (''also'' Laisrén, Laisrán) mac Feradaig or Lasrén of Iona (''d''. 605) was an Irish monk and the third abbot of Iona (''c''.600-605), in succession to Baithéne mac Brénaind, Baíthéne. Lasrén worked during the abbacy of St Columba and administered the monastery of Durrow, County Offaly, Durrow for the saint in the years before attaining Iona. Like Baíthéne before him, he was a kinsman of Columba from the royal dynasty of the Cenél Conaill.Charles-Edwards, “Iona, abbots of (''act''. 563-927).” His father, Feradach meaning 'woodsman', was a cousin of the saint.''Biographical Dictionary of Dark-Age Britain, ''p. 169. Lasairfhíona (Irish name), Lasrén (meaning flame) first appears in Adomnán's ''Life'' of St Columba'' ''as one of Columba's close companions as he travelled through Ardnamurchan in Argyll, perhaps in 572.Adomnán, ''Vita S. Columbae'' i.12; Sharpe, ''Adomnán of Iona. ''p. 274. Later, when he had been appointed prior of Columba's monastery at Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baithéne Mac Brénaind
Baithéne mac Brénaind (also known as Saint Baoithin and Saint Buadán) was an Irish monk, one of Saint Columba's followers who accompanied him to Scotland around 563, and was the first successor as Abbot of Iona Abbey. The Annals of Tigernach record his birth in 534, and his death was likely between 596 and 598 according also to the Annals of Ulster. Irish genealogical records indicate him to be the "son of Brendan, son of Fergus, son of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach", thus being a member of the Cenél Conaill branch of the Northern Uí Néill, as the abbots of Iona Abbey following the death of Columba often were. Baithéne is still venerated in Ireland, but is most heavily associated with County Donegal where his cult was most active in Taughboyne and Culdaff. Celebrations of the saint in Donegal are ongoing, and a major celebration of the saint's 1400th death anniversary was celebrated in the parish of Taughboyne in 2000. Folklore about the saint from Donegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |