List of abbots and abbesses of Kildare

List of abbots and abbesses of Kildare

The following is a list of abbots and abbesses of Kildare, heads of Kildare Abbey, founded — according to tradition — by Saint Brigit.

List of abbesses

*Brigit ingen Dubthaig, d. February 1 either 521, 524, or 526
*Abbesses of unknown death year alleged to have followed Brigit
**Der Lugdach, commemorated February 1
**Comnat, commemorated January 1
**Tuilclath, commemorated January 6
*Gnáthnat (or Gnáthat), d. 690
*Sébdann ingen Cuirc, d. 732
*Affraic (or Aiffrica), d. 743
*Martha ingen maic Dubáin, d. 758
*Lerthan, d. 773
*Condál ingen Murchado, d. 797
*Fine, d. 805
*Muirenn ingen Cellaig, d. 831
*Affraic, d. 834
*Cathán, d. 855
*Tuilelaith ingen Uargalaig, d. January 10 885
*Cobflaith ingen Duib Dúin, d. 916
*Muirenn ingen Suairt, d. May 26 918
*Muirenn ingen Flannacáin meic Colmáin, d. 964
*Muirenn ingen Congalaig, d. 979
*Eithne ingen Suairt, d. 1016
*Lann ingen meic Selbacháin, d. 1047
*Dub Dil, d. 1072
*Gormlaith ingen Murchada, d. 1112
*Ingen Cerbaill meic Fáeláin, deposed 1127
*Mór ingen Domnaill Uí Chonchobair Failge, deposed 1132/d. 1167
*Sadb ingen Glúniarain Meic Murchada, d. 1171

List of abbots

*Áed Dub mac Colmáin, d. 639
*Óengus mac Áedo Find, unknown dates
*Brandub mac Fiachrach, unknown dates
*Lóchéne Mend Sapines, d. 696
*Do Dímmóc, d. march 3 748
*Cathal mac Forindáin, d. 752
*Muiredach mac Cathail, d. 787
*Eódus ua Dícolla, d. 798
*Fáelán mac Cellaig, d. 804
*Muiredach mac Cellaig, d. 823
*Áed mac Cellaig, d. 828
*Siadal mac Feradaig, d. 830
*Artrí mac Fáeláin, d. 852
*Cellach mac Ailello, d. 865
*Cobthach mac Muiredaig, d. 870
*Muiredach mac Brain, d. 885
*Tuathal mac Ailbi, d. 886
*Dubán, d. 905
*Flannacán ua Riacáin, d. 922
*Cuilén mac Cellaig, d. 955
*Muiredach mac Fáeláin, d. 967

References

*citation | editor-last= Moody |editor-first= T. W. | editor2-last = Martin | editor2-first = F. X. | editor3-last = Byrne | editor3-first = F. J. | title= Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II |date= 1984 |publisher= Oxford University Press |series= New History of Ireland: Volume XI |location=Oxford |isbn=0198217455


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