List of saints of Ireland

The details of the introduction are obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland is said to be derived from the practices of the Desert Fathers.

Although there were some Christians in Ireland before Patrick, who was a native of Roman Britain, he played a significant role in its full Christianisation.

The medieval Irish saints were venerated locally in the areas in which they lived or established churches.

With the Viking invasions, Irish churches were frequently ransacked and saints' relics and shrines were often destroyed.

[3][4] St Berrihert's Kyle, County Tipperary Born in Faughart, Dundalk[45][46] (d. 898) Gobban Find mac Lugdach Later saints include: In 1902, Pope Leo XIII added a group of 25 medieval Irish male saints to the Roman Martyrology, giving them a greater significance to the majority of other Irish saints who were not officially canonised by the pope.