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Brogaidh, of Imleach - Brocadha

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an Irish saint, commemorated July 9, is said to have been the son of Gollit- Cileach, or Gallus, a Briton or Welshman, and of Tigrida, sister of St. Patrick. He and his brothers came with St. Patrick into Ireland, and labored with him to bring great stores of wheat into the heavenly garners. He was bishop or abbot of Imleach, in the barony of Castello, county Mayo. which from him got the name of Imleach-Brocadha.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Brogaidh, of Imleach - Brocadha'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/brogaidh-of-imleach---brocadha.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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