Nuada ua Bolcain (died 776) was

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. ua Bolcain is the first recorded abbot of Tuam after Jarlath. There is some ambiguity as to his status, as he is listed as ''abbot of Tuaim Daolann'', but this seems to be a contraction of ''Tuaim Dhá Ghualann'', the correct form of the placename. Because the abbatial succession at Tuam is only partially preserved, it is not known who was his direct predecessor or successor. In Irish naming conventions, ''ua Bolcain'' is not a surname, instead indicating descent as a grandson of a person named Bolcain. Nothing else appears to be known of Nuada. Events which occurred in

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during his lifetime included: * 742 - Birth of

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. * 767 - Deaths of King Duibhinrecht of Connaught and King Conchubhar mac Cumasgach of

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. * Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Lysaght, Eamonn (1978), The Surnames of Ireland. , pp. 233–34. Christian clergy from County Galway 8th-century Irish abbots 776 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub