Modomnoc

Modomnoc
Born	500s
Died	c. 550 AD
Feast	February 13
Attributes	bees

Modomnoc (died c. 550 AD) was an Irish saint and missionary who was a disciple of St. David of Wales and a member of the O'Neill royal family.^[1] According to legend, he introduced bees to Ireland when a swarm followed him from his monastery in Wales where he had been a beekeeper to his native Ireland.^[2]

External links

• St. Modomnoc - Catholic Online

References

1. ^ C. Plummer, Miscellanea Hagiographica Hibernensis, p. 217; B.T.A., i. 322
2. ^ Modomnoc Irish culture and customs - World Cultures European

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