St. Modomnóc of Ossory (also Domnóc and Dominic) (died c. 550) was an Irish saint and missionary in Osraige who was a disciple of St. David of Wales and a member of the Uí Néill royal family.[1] His feast day is February 13.
^C. Plummer, Miscellanea Hagiographica Hibernensis, p. 217; B.T.A., i. 322
St. Modomnóc of Ossory (also Domnóc and Dominic) (died c. 550) was an Irish saint and missionary in Osraige who was a disciple of St. David of Wales and...
Óengusso names the beekeeper at Saint Davids monastery as a disciple called Modomnoc, who is said in myth on Saint David's consent to have introduced the honeybee...
Beekeeping was brought around the 5th century, traditionally attributed to Modomnoc, and mead came with it. A banquet hall on the Hill of Tara was known as...
the townland is named, lies near the ruined former parish church. Saint Modomnoc reputedly lived as a hermit in the area in the sixth century, and a pattern...
Arthur's death. Saint Modomnoc The Félire Óengusso names the beekeeper at Saint Davids monastery as a disciple called Modomnoc, who is said in myth on...
Aghaboe and Kilkenny, now named after him. His feast is 11 October. St. Modomnoc of Ossory traveled there from Wales as a disciple of St. David, and is...
the 5th or 6th centuries. This time frame matches with the legend of St. Modomnoc, whom it is claimed first brought bees to Ireland from Wales in the early...
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