Suibne mac Cuanach, 29th

Abbot of Clonmacnoise The Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise, a monastery situated in County Offaly in Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone. The abbots also bore the title " Comarba of Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The ...

, died 816. Suibhne mac Cuanach was a member of the

Uí Briúin The Uí Briúin were a royal dynasty of Connacht. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brión, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with th ...

Seola from what is now

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

. The

Chronicon Scotorum ''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle. Overview According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric ...

states that he ''"...rested thirty days after the burning of Cluain."''

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*http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100016/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Suibne mac Cuanach 9th-century Irish abbots 816 deaths Year of birth unknown Christian clergy from County Galway Religion in County Offaly