Nem Moccu Birn

Nem Moccu Birn, Abbot of Aran, died 14 June 654.

Biography

Nem was one of the few known successors of Enda of Aran, and appears to be the first such abbot listed in the Irish annals after Enda himself.

The noun moccu in names such as Nem Moccu Birn indicates he was of a people called the Moccu Birn.

Annalistic reference

From the Annals of the Four Masters:

• M654.2. St Nem Mac Ua Birn, successor of Enne, of Ara, died on the 14th of June.

See also

• Inishmore

Preceded by Enda of Aran

Abbot of Aran ?-654

Succeeded by Colmán mac Comán

External links

• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005A.html
• Catholic Encyclopedia 1908: "The Monastic School of Aran"
• Rev. Clifford Stevens, The One Year Book of Saints "St. Enda"

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