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Náile of Kinawley
early Irish saint
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 27 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Naile, of Inbher-Naile in Tir-Baghuine, in Cinel-Conaill; and afterwards Abbot of Cill-Naile and Daimhinis in Feara-Manach. He was a son of Aenghus (son of Nadfraech, son of Core, son of Lughaidh), who was king of Munster; and Eithne, daughter of Crimhthann Cosgrach, was his mother, according to his own Life.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Martyrology of Donegal remembers him on 27 January.
Sources
- The Martyrology of Donegal (tr. J. O'Donovan, ed. J. H. Todd and W. Reeves, 1864), 27 January
- Wikidata Q130535826 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.