Saint Tigernach of Clogher
- Also known as
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Tigernake;
Tierney;
Tierry
- Memorial
- 4 April
- Profile
- Son of Dearfraych, daughter of the Irish king Eochod, and a famous general named Corbre.
Baptized by Bishop Saint Conleth of Kildare.
God-son of Saint Brigid of Ireland.
Captured by pirates as a child, given to the British king, who placed him in the monastery of Rosnat.
Friend of Saint Eoghan.
He was a natural, and grew to be a monk whose life was exemplified by an intense love for God, and a penchant for constant work.
Upon his he return to Ireland, he was made abbot of Cluanois Abbey in Monaghan.
Bishop of Clogher, Ireland.
- Died
- 549
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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