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Brónach

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Saint Brónach (sometimes anglicised to Bronagh) was a 6th-century holy woman from Ireland, the reputed founder and patron saint of Cell Brónche ("church of Brónach"), now Kilbroney, in County Down, Northern Ireland. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Anglicisation of names, Óengus of Tallaght, Convent, County Down, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Dál mBuinne, Granite, High cross, Irish Rebellion of 1641, Martyrology of Tallaght, Mourne Mountains, Nendrum Monastery, Northern Ireland, Rostrevor, Saint Patrick.

  2. 512 deaths
  3. 5th-century Christian mystics
  4. 5th-century Christian nuns
  5. 5th-century Irish nuns
  6. 6th-century Christian mystics
  7. 6th-century Christian nuns
  8. 6th-century Irish nuns
  9. Medieval saints of Ulster
  10. People from County Down

Anglicisation of names

The anglicisation of personal names is the change of non-English-language personal names to spellings nearer English sounds, or substitution of equivalent or similar English personal names in the place of non-English personal names.

See Brónach and Anglicisation of names

Óengus of Tallaght

Óengus mac Óengobann, better known as Saint Óengus of Tallaght or Óengus the Culdee, was an Irish bishop, reformer and writer, who flourished in the first quarter of the 9th century and is held to be the author of the Félire Óengusso ("Martyrology of Óengus") and possibly the Martyrology of Tallaght.

See Brónach and Óengus of Tallaght

Convent

A convent is a community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters.

See Brónach and Convent

County Down

County Down is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland.

See Brónach and County Down

Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, led by Oliver Cromwell.

See Brónach and Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

Dál mBuinne

Dál mBuinne, alias Dál mBuain, meaning the "portion of Buinne", was a medieval Irish Cruthin petty-kingdom that was part of Dál nAraidi of Magh Line in the over-kingdom of Ulaid.

See Brónach and Dál mBuinne

Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

See Brónach and Granite

High cross

A high cross or standing cross (cros ard / ardchros, crois àrd / àrd-chrois, croes uchel / croes eglwysig) is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated.

See Brónach and High cross

Irish Rebellion of 1641

The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers.

See Brónach and Irish Rebellion of 1641

Martyrology of Tallaght

The Martyrology of Tallaght, which is closely related to the Félire Óengusso or Martyrology of Óengus the Culdee, is an eighth- or ninth-century Irish-language martyrology, a list of saints and their feast days assembled by Máel Ruain and/or Óengus the Culdee at Tallaght Monastery, near Dublin.

See Brónach and Martyrology of Tallaght

Mourne Mountains

The Mourne Mountains (Beanna Boirche), also called the Mournes or the Mountains of Mourne, are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland.

See Brónach and Mourne Mountains

Nendrum Monastery

Nendrum Monastery (Irish: Naondroim) was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

See Brónach and Nendrum Monastery

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

See Brónach and Northern Ireland

Rostrevor

Rostrevor is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.

See Brónach and Rostrevor

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (Patricius; Pádraig or; Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.

See Brónach and Saint Patrick

See also

512 deaths

5th-century Christian mystics

5th-century Christian nuns

5th-century Irish nuns

6th-century Christian mystics

6th-century Christian nuns

6th-century Irish nuns

Medieval saints of Ulster

People from County Down

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brónach

Also known as Saint Brónach, Saint Bronacha, Saint Bronagh, Saint Bronanna, St Brónach, St Bronagh, St. Brónach, St. Bronagh.