Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Barinthus of Argyll
Other names
Barnitus
Introduction
The existence of this cult is suggested only by a reference in Thomas Dempster’s highly dubious Menologium Scoticum of the 17th century. If the cult existed at all it is likely to have been a part of the cult of the Barinthus who appears in the Navigatio Sancti Brendani and who seems to have been the same as Bairrfinn m. Muiredaig of Druimm Cuilinn. This latter saint may, in turn, have been part of the same cult as Bairre m. Amairgin and ultimately of the teacher of Columba, *Uinniau or Findbarr.
Gender
Male
Associated places
Argyll, Scotland; Dreghorn nr Irvine, north Ayrshire
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Gaelic
Related Saints
Belongs to the group Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) (certain)
Same as Bairrfind m. Muiredaig of Druimm Cuilinn, associate of Brendan (probable)
Related Personal Names
Name
Bairrfind (certain)
Feast days
Day of Year
August 6
Calendar
Calendar of Saints by Thomas Dempster
Source code
K. Dempster
Source title
Calendar of Saints by Thomas Dempster
Editors
Forbes, A. P.
Secondary Title
Kalendar of Scottish Saints
Pages
177-229
Year
1872
Quote from source
Dreghorni Barniti reliquiarum veneratio. C. (Forbes p 208) [C. = Collectanea Gilberti Bruni, Herici Sinclari etc]
Day of Year
Jan 5
Calendar
Calendar of Saints by Thomas Dempster
Source code
K. Dempster
Source title
Calendar of Saints by Thomas Dempster
Editors
Forbes, A. P.
Secondary Title
Kalendar of Scottish Saints
Pages
177-229
Year
1872
Quote from source
in Argadia Barniti S. Brandani socii. B. (Forbes p 189) [B. = Breviarum Scoticum, maxime Aberdonense.]
Saint in place-names
Names
Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree | Cill Fhinnein (maybe) |