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Saint Derchairthinn
Irish Saint
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Feast: 8 March (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
Saint Derchairthinn or Tarcairteann (fl 6th century) is venerated as a prioress and saint of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, County Kildare. Her feast day is 8 March.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Martyrology of Donegal, 8 March: 'Derchairthinn, of Uachtar-aird' — The Martyrology of Donegal enters 'Derchairthinn, of Uachtar-aird, 8 Mar.' — the prioress of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, Co. Kildare, 'of the race of Colla Uais'. Feast 8 March, exactly as in the entry.
- Wikidata Q7401172 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Derchairthinn (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.