Saint Cyra (also Chera, Crea, and Cere filia Duibhrea) was an early

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 ...

abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...

. Her feast day is 16 October. The virgin saint was abbess of the monastery of ''Killchere'' ("Cyra's Church") in that part of

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following th ...

which was called ''Muscragia'' or

Muskerry Muskerry ( ga, Múscraí) is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West

. The site is now occupied by the ruins of a later

Franciscan , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...

Kilcrea Friary.

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Richard Challoner Richard Challoner (29 September 1691 – 12 January 1781) was an English Roman Catholic bishop, a leading figure of English Catholicism during the greater part of the 18th century. The titular Bishop of Doberus, he is perhaps most famous for hi ...

. ''Britannia Sancta: or, The Lives of the most Celebrated British, English, Scottish, and Irish Saints. Part II.'' London: Thomas Meighan, 1745. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cyra, Saint Christian saints in unknown century Medieval Irish saints Female saints of medieval Ireland Medieval Gaels from Ireland Women of medieval Ireland Year of birth unknown