Dallán Forgaill
Irish poet and saint
Feast: 29 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Eochaid mac Colla (c. 560 – 640), better known as Saint Dallán or Dallán Forgaill (Old Irish: Dallán Forchella; Latin: Dallanus Forcellius; Primitive Irish: Dallagnas Worgēllas), was an early Christian Irish poet and saint known as the writer of the "Amra Coluim Chille" ("Elegy of Saint Columba") and, according to tradition, "Rop Tú Mo Baile" ("Be Thou My Vision").
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Máedóc of Ferns Saint Relative
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Dallan Forgaill — "Saint Dallan Forgaill — Martyr (+ 598)" — the Irish poet of the Amra Coluim Chille, feast 29 January.
- Wikidata Q1277655 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dallán Forgaill (CC BY-SA)
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