ce Gilla an Choimded Ó Duillénnáin (died 1229/30) was an Irish

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

. Ó Duillénnáin was a

coarb A coarb, from the Old Irish ''comarbae'' (Modern Irish: , ), meaning "heir" or "successor", was a distinctive office of the medieval Celtic Church among the Gaels of Ireland and Scotland. In this period coarb appears interchangeable with " erenac ...

erenagh The medieval Irish office of erenagh (Old Irish: ''airchinnech'', Modern Irish: ''airchinneach'', Latin: '' princeps'') was responsible for receiving parish revenue from tithes and rents, building and maintaining church property and overseeing t ...

Saint Feichin In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

, though at what foundation is uncertain. Places connected with Féchín's cult include:

Fore Abbey Fore Abbey () is the ruins of a Benedictine and Early Gaelic 7th century Abbey with associated Mill, Anchorite's Cell, Holy Wells and a structure associated with St. Féichín, all situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, adja ...

(Co. Westmeath), Cong Abbey (Co. Mayo),

Omey Island Omey Island () is a tidal island situated near Claddaghduff on the western edge of Connemara in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. From the mainland the island is almost hidden. It is possible to drive or walk across a large sandy str ...

(Co. Galway), Ardoilén/High Island (Co. Galway),

Inishmaan Inishmaan ( ; , the official name, formerly spelled , meaning "middle island") is the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of County Galway in the province of Conn ...

(Co. Galway),

Claddaghduff Claddaghduff () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located northwest of Clifden, the gateway to Omey Island. History The village, now sparsely populated, overlooks Omey Island which contains the ruins of Teampal Feichin, a medieval ...

(Co. Galway),

Cleggan Cleggan () is a fishing village in County Galway, Ireland. The village lies northwest of Clifden and is situated at the head of Cleggan Bay. A focal point of the village is the pier, built by Alexander Nimmo in 1822 and extended in 1908. Fer ...

(Co. Galway) and

Termonfeckin Termonfeckin or Termonfechin () is a small village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is within a civil parish of the same name, and is north-east of Drogheda. The population of the village almost quadrupled in the period between the 199 ...

(Co. Louth). The

Annals of Connacht The ''Annals of Connacht'' (), covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin. The early sections, commenc ...

record his death, ''sub anno''

1229 Year 1229 ( MCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Sixth Crusade * February 18 – Treaty of Jaffa: Emperor Frederick II signs a 10-year truce together with Sultan Al-Kamil and his ...

: * ''Gilla an Choimded O Duillennain, coarb of St. Fechin ... died.'' The

Annals of Ulster The ''Annals of Ulster'' () are annals of History of Ireland, medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luin� ...

contain more detail: * ''U1230.6 Gilla-in-Coimdedh Ua Duillennain, successor of St. Feichin and abbot of the Monastery of Canons of Es-dara, rested in Christ.''

References

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100011/index.html Medieval Gaels from Ireland 13th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Christian clergy from County Mayo Christian clergy from County Louth Christian clergy from County Galway People from County Westmeath 1229 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub