RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ciarán of Clonmacnoise

516 - 546

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Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (c. 516 – c. 549), supposedly born Ciarán mac an tSaeir ("son of the carpenter"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and the first abbot of Clonmacnoise. He is sometimes called Ciarán the Younger to distinguish him from the 5th-century Saint Ciarán the Elder who was bishop of Osraige. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise is the 3,010th most popular religious figure (down from 2,729th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 231st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 3,010 out of 3,187. Before him are Edward Egan, Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Geoffrey Keating, and Anders Wejryd. After him are William Cameron Townsend, En-men-lu-ana, Laurus Škurla, Bassano Staffieri, James Aloysius Hickey, and Ludwig Schick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 516, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 2. Before him is Athalaric.  Among people deceased in 546, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 3. Before him are Walthari, and Ingund.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 336 out of 549. Before him are Geoffrey Keating (1569), Graham Norton (1963), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), James Cecil Parke (1881), Roddy Doyle (1958), and George Brent (1904). After him are Siobhan Fahey (1958), William Henry Harvey (1811), Katie McGrath (1983), Michael O'Leary (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 21. Before him are Violet Gibson (1876), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Finnian of Clonard (470), Desmond Connell (1926), and Geoffrey Keating (1569).

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