Saint Caelán Dahoc, June 30

We close the month of June with a notice of Saint Caelán Dahoc, whose memorial is to be found on the Irish calendars across the centuries, as Canon O'Hanlon explains:

St. Coelan Dahoc, or Caolan.

In the Martyrology of Tallagh, a festival in honour of Coelan Dahoc is entered, at the 30th of June.  Marianus O'Gorman and Charles Maguire name a St. Coelan, for this day.  The Martyrology of Donegal records the name as Caolan, together with Failbhe of Cill-eo, at this same date. The Irish Calendar in the Royal Irish Academy has a fuller entry in reference to both these saints. There is, however, an apparent discrimination of places.


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