Cormac mac Ciaran (died 879) was Abbot of Tuam.

Cormac mac Ciaran is the fourth known abbot of Tuam, since its foundation as a Christian monastery by Jarlath in the 520's, and the first one known by name in over one hundred years.

According to his obituary in the Annals of the Four Masters, he was also Prior of Clonfert.

Events which occurred during his lifetime included:

Preceded byFeardomhnach? Abbot of Tuam ?–879 Succeeded byLitan Preceded byConnagan Prior of Clonfert 849?–879 Succeeded byAedh mac Ailell

References

  • Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
  • Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
  • Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
  • Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9


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