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Feastday: September 9
516 - 546

St. Kieran was born in Connacht, Ireland. He was the son of Beoit, a carpenter. He studied at St. Finnian's school at Clonard and taught the daughter of the king of Cuala, as he was considered the most learned monk at Clonard. Kieran spent seven years at Inishmore on Aran with St. Enda and then went to a monastery in the center of Ireland called Isel. Forced to leave by the monks because of what they considered his excessive charity, he spent some time on Inis Aingin (Hare Island) and with eight companions, migrated to a spot on the bank of the Shannon river in Offaly, where he built a monastery that became the famous Clonmacnois, reknowned for centuries as the great center of Irish learning, and was its Abbot. Many extravagant miracles and tales are told of Kieran, who is one of the twelve apostles of Ireland. He is often called St. Kieran the Younger to distinguish him from St. Kieran of Saighir. His feast day is September 9.

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Kiera
10 months ago
This was a delightful find. My grandfather, who died before I was born, was born on Sept. 9th. I was over two weeks late and born on Sept. 15th. My mother had wanted a Sept. 9th birth but obviously that didn't happen. I was supposed to be named Maura, as a hommage to my mother Maureen, but that didn't happen, because at the very last minute my Grandmother, the wife of my dead Grandfather, called and suggested the name of my Aunt's then landlord's daughter. My mother liked it, spelled it phonetically, deviating from the Irish Ciera, and thus I was Kiera. I now think there was some devine intervention involved, as Sept. 9th is St. Kieran's, the male form of my name, feast day, and the day of my beloved Grandfather's birth. I don't believe in coincidence, somehow this is all connected.
H Scott
10 months ago
My Grandmother was a Mulhearn and her family from Ireland. I have been told that the name Mulhearn means follower of St Kieran and wondered if there was any truth to this or family lore.
Thank you.
chantal
4 years ago
he is the king St. Kieran

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