Country of origin
Read the full stories of 27 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Ireland.
Showing 25–27 of 27. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Martyr · 1 July
Oliver Plunkett, also spelled Plunket Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681), was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last victim of the Popish Plot.
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Monastic · 8 March
Senán mac Geircinn was an Irish Christian minister. He was a resident of Munster and is important in Irish tradition, as founder of Inis Cathaigh and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte.
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Martyr · July 8
Saint Sunniva is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway.
Ireland · Traditional attribution
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