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Íomar Of The Sogain
Íomar of the Sogain is an obscure fifth- or sixth-century saint associated with Killimorsogan (''Cill Íomar Soghain'', or ''the church of Íomar of the Sogain''), now the townlands of Killaghaun and Lisheen, north-east of Killamude, County Galway. It was known by this name up to the eighteenth century. There are two other similarly named churches in the diocese of Clonfert, their relationship to this Íomar uncertain. The first is ''Cill Íomar'' (now Killimordaly), which was also known as ''Cill Íomar Mhaonmhaige'' (the church of Íomar of Maenmagh) Maenmagh was later known as Trícha Máenmaige. The second is ''Cill Íomar Bolg'' (the church of Íomar of the Fir Bolg), now Killimorbolg, five miles northwest of Portumna. It is uncertain if these churches were founded by the one person, or if there were three people of the name, distinguished by three different descriptions. See also * Íomar Fir Bolg References * People from County Galway 5th-century Irish Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogain
The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. The 17th-century scholar Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin. Mac Fhirbhisigh stated that the Cruithin included "the Dál nAraidi, Dál Araidhi [Dál nAraidi], the seven Loígis, Lóigisi [Loígis] of Leinster, the seven Soghain of Ireland, and every Conaille Muirtheimne, Conaille that is in Ireland." Locations The locations of four of the seven Soghain are as follows: * A branch in the territory of Fernmag (barony of Farney, Monaghan, Farney, County Monaghan). * In Delvin (County Westmeath) where a Soghain tribe lived with a branch of the Delbhna in an area called ''Trícha cét na Delbna Móire agus na Sogan''. * The Corcu Shogain, who were subject to the Bantry (County Cork barony), Benntraige under the Eoghanacht. An Ogham inscription discovered near Aglish in the barony of East Muskerry, some twelve miles west of the city of Cork (city), Cork, displays the words ''MUCOI SOGIN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
