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'''Egnech''', [[Abbot]] of [[Aran]], died 915.
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'''Egnech''' (died 915) was an [[Abbot]] of [[Aran Islands|Aran]]. He was one of the few attested successors of [[Enda of Aran]], and only the second named as such since the saint's death in 530. His death is recorded laconically in the [[Irish annals]], without details. [[Viking]] activity occurred in the [[Galway Bay]] and [[Connemara]] region in these years but cannot be linked to Egnech's death.


In his [[obituary]], Egnech is recorded as being both a "[[bishop]] and [[anchorite]]."
Egnech is one of the few attested successors of [[Enda of Aran]], and only the second named as such since the saint's death in 530. His death is recorded laconicly in the [[Irish annals]], without details. [[Viking]] activity occurred in the [[Galway Bay]] and [[Connemara]] region in these years but cannot be linked to Egnech's death.

In his [[obituary]], Egnech is recorded as being both a ''"[[bishop]] and [[anchorite]]."''


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==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005A.html
* {{Cite AFM|postscript=s.a. 718.1}} [https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005A/text055.html]


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Latest revision as of 22:19, 13 May 2024

Egnech (died 915) was an Abbot of Aran. He was one of the few attested successors of Enda of Aran, and only the second named as such since the saint's death in 530. His death is recorded laconically in the Irish annals, without details. Viking activity occurred in the Galway Bay and Connemara region in these years but cannot be linked to Egnech's death.

In his obituary, Egnech is recorded as being both a "bishop and anchorite."

Preceded by Abbot of Aran
? - 915
Succeeded by
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  • O'Donovan, John, ed. (1856). Annála Rioghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters ... with a Translation and Copious Notes. 7 vols. Translated by O'Donovan (2nd ed.). Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. s.a. 718.1 CELT editions. Full scans at Internet Archive: Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4; Vol. 5; Vol. 6; Indices. [1]