Saint Kieran

Also known as

• Kieran of Saighir
• Kieran of Seirkeiran
• Kieran the Elder
• Kieran Saighir
• Ciarán….
• Kenerin….
• Kerrier….
• Kevin….
• Kieren….
• Kiernan….
• Kieron….
• Kyran….
• First-born of the Saints of Ireland
• one of the Twelve Apostles of Erin

Memorial

• 5 March

Profile

Convert to Christianity. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy. Ordained by Saint Patrick. First Bishop of Ossory, Ireland. Founder of Saighir monastery. Sometimes confused with Saint Piran of Cornwall. Several healing wells were named for Kieran.

Born

• Corca-Laighde (modern Cape Clear), Ireland

Died

• c.530 of natural causes

Name Means

• Little Dark One
• Dark Prince
• Dark Haired One

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Ossory, Ireland, diocese of

Storefront

• medals and pendants

Additional Information

• Battersby’s Registry for the Whole World
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Carrigeen Primary School, Kilkenny, Ireland
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Life of Saint Kieran of Saighir, by Maurice O’Conor
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Kieran“. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 April 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>