Riagail, aka Regulus,
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
, fl. 573–600.
Riagail was an Irish monk expelled from Ireland with
Columba
Columba or Colmcille; gd, Calum Cille; gv, Colum Keeilley; non, Kolban or at least partly reinterpreted as (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is tod ...
.
See also
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Riagail of Bangor
Riagail of Bangor, aka Reghuil, Abbot of Bangor, County Down, Bangor, died 881.
Canon O'Hanlon says of him
''St. Reghuil, Abbot of Bangor, County of Down. - At the 11th of June, the Martyrology of Tallagh records a festival, in honour of Riagail, ...
, died 881.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T201040/index.html
6th-century Irish people
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