Riagail, aka Regulus,
Irish monk
A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...
, fl. 573–600.
Riagail was an Irish monk expelled from Ireland with
Columba
Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...
.
See also
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Riagail of Bangor, died 881.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T201040/index.html
6th-century Irish people
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