FEBRUARY

1. St. Brigit of Kildare, Virgin.*

St. Kinnia, Virgin.

4. St. Modan, Abbot, seventh century.†

7. St. Tresain, Confessor, sixth century.

9. St. Attracta, (or Tarahata,) Virgin, contemporary of St. Patrick.

St. Erhard, Abbot, eighth century.

10. St. Erlulph, Martyr, an. 830.

13. St. Modomnock, Bishop of Tiprat-fachna, in Ossory, sixth century.

16. St. Tanco, (or Tatto,) Martyr, an. 815.

17. St. Luman, first Bishop of Trim in Meath.

St. Fintan, Abbot of Cluain-ednach, sixth century.

The Irish commemorate also on the 1st of this month. St. Darduglacha. Abbess of Kildare, disciple of St. Brigit, an. 524. On the 6th, St. Mel, Bishop of Ardagh, nephew to St. Patrick, an. 488. On the 7th St. Meldan, Abbot and Bishop of Loch-Orbsen in Connaught, seventh century. On the 9th, St. Cairecha, surnamed Dergain, of Cluain-buiren, Virgin, an. 577. On the 11th, St. Ethchen, Bishop of Cluain-foda, an. 577. On the 12th, St. Sedulius, Abbot of Bishop of Dublin, an. 785.