Name Nem Birn | ||
Nem Moccu Birn, Abbot of Aran, died 14 June 654.
Biography
Nem was one of the few known successors of Enda of Aran, and appears to be the first such abbot listed in the Irish annals after Enda himself.
The word moccu is actually a contracted form of "mac Ua Birn", indicating that St. Nem was a descendant of Loegaire Birn Buadach, and early king of Ossory and thus a scion of the Dál Birn lineage of Ossory. In the Félire Óengusso, he is recorded as being a relation of St. Ciarán of Saigir.
References
Nem Moccu Birn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA