Saint Cúan (died 752) was an Irish

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who was the founder of many churches and monasteries in

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. He lived to nearly 100 years. Little is known about him, but he is mentioned in the

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as the abbot ''Liath Mo-Chaemóc''. St. Cuan's Well, near

Ahascragh Ahascragh () is a village in east Galway, Ireland. It is located (7 mi) north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 regional road passes through the village. History The patron saint ...

, is a

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associated with him. Saint Cúan is commemorated on

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communities.
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'' Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

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8th-century Irish abbots 8th-century Christian saints 752 deaths {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub