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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 5th of March WELCOME! SAINT KIERAN, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Among the Irish saints who were somewhat older than St Patrick, the first and most celebrated is St Kiaran [Kieran]. [Saint Kieran (Ciarán of Saigir, Ciarán mac Luaigne) is styled by the Irish the first-born of their saints.  HE TOOK A JOURNEY TO ROME According to some he was a native of the country of Ossory, according to others, of Cork. Usher places his birth about the year 352. Having received some imperfect information about the Christian faith, at thirty years of age he took a journey to Rome, that he might be instructed in its heavenly doctrine, and learn faithfully to practise its precepts.  HE WAS ACCOMPANIED HOME BY FOUR HOLY CLERKS He was accompanied home by four holy clerks, who were all afterwards bishops, their names are, Lugacius, Columban, Lugad, and Cassan.  The Irish writers suppose him to have been ordaine...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of September WELCOME! SAINT CIARAN [KIERAN] St Ciaran of Clonmacnoise was born around the year 512 in Fuerty, a town located in the northern part of County Roscommon, Ireland. The son of Beoit, a carpenter, Ciaran inherited a love of learning from his mother’s side of the family, as his maternal grandfather had been a bard, poet and historian. THE MOST LEARNED MONK Baptised by Deacon Justus, who also served as his first tutor, the boy Ciaran worked as a cattle herder. Even this early in his life, stories testifying to St Ciaran’s holiness are told. He continued his education at the monastery of Clonard, which was led by St Finian. St Ciaran quickly gained the reputation of being the most learned monk at Clonard, and was asked to serve as a tutor to the daughter of the King of Cuala, even as he continued his own studies. IRELAND'S CENTRE OF STUDY Besides being renowned for his brilliance and wisdom, St Ciaran also had...