Saint Daig MacCairaill

Also known as
Dagaeus MacCairaill
Daganus MacCairaill
Daig of Iniskin
Memorial
18 August
Profile
Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonard. Bishop of Inish Cain Dega (Iniskeen or Iniskin), Ireland. He founded a monastery there, and served as its abbot. The Book of Leinster describes him as a one of the Three Master Craftsmen of Ireland, though its unclear exactly what this means.
Born
Irish
Died
586
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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