Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Odrán m. Meic Chraith
Gender
Male
Associated places
Letracha Odráin, now Letracha. Letracha is in Uí Daigre, in Múscraige Tíre; Latteragh tl. and par., bar. of Upper Ormond, co. Tipperaray
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Gaelic
Related Saints
Belongs to the group Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Feast days
Day of Year
Oct 26
Calendar
Source code
Mart. G
Source title
Martyrology of Gorman
Editors
Stokes, Whitley
Year
1895
Notes
Full title is Félire Húi Gormáin, The Martyrology of Gorman edited from a manuscript in the Royal library, Brussels, with a preface, translation, notes and indices. It is published by the Henry Bradshaw Society.
Quote from source
Odhran
Notes
gloss: ó Leitreachaibh Odhráin i Muscraighe tíre. Odran also on Oct 27 with, in margin, the following: Odhran abb Ía, 7 o Tigh Airerain i Midhe. Ed. notes that abb is a mistake. He also wonders if o Tigh Airerain i Midhe shouldn't have rather been a gloss on Erennán.
Day of Year
Oct 27
Calendar
Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee
Source code
Mart. O
Source title
Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee
Editors
Stokes, Whitley
Year
1905
Notes
Full title is Félire Óengusso Céli Dé, The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, critically edited from Ten Manuscripts, with a Preface, Translation, Notes and Indices.
Quote from source
Odrán sab sóer snámach (Odrán strong, noble (and) buoyant).
Notes
Notes to October 27 (Stokes 1905, 229) show confusion as to which this Odrán is: eg R1 Odran .i. sacerdos o Thig Airennan hi Mide nó o Lettracha Odran i m-Mumain, nó ó Relicc Odran i n-Í Choluim chille.
Day of Year
Oct 27
Calendar
Source code
Mart.T
Source title
Martyrology of Tallaght
Editors
Best, R. I. and Lawlor, H. J.
Year
1931
Notes
From the Book of Lesinter and MS 5100-4 in the Royal Library, Brussels.
Quote from source
Odrani presbiteri i lLetracha
Notes
Another entry in Mart. T on this day is Airennain o Thig Airennain i mMidi. Note R1's addition to Mart. O on Oct 27 in which one of the 3 possible ids given to Odran is Odran o Thig Airennan hi Mide.
Day of Year
Oct 27
Calendar
Source code
Mart. G
Source title
Martyrology of Gorman
Editors
Stokes, Whitley
Year
1895
Notes
Full title is Félire Húi Gormáin, The Martyrology of Gorman edited from a manuscript in the Royal library, Brussels, with a preface, translation, notes and indices. It is published by the Henry Bradshaw Society.
Quote from source
Odhran
Notes
In margin: Odhran abb Ía, 7 o Tigh Airerain i Midhe. Ed. notes that abb is a mistake. He also wonders if o Tigh Airerain i Midhe shouldn't have rather been a gloss on Erennán.
Saint in place-names
Names
Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
St Columba's Chapel, Orsay, Kilchoman (Islay) | St Orain's Chapel (doubtful) |
St Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona) | St Oran's Chapel (certain) |