Colmán of Kilroot

Saint Colman of Kilroot
Born	Ireland
Died	6th century Ireland
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Feast	16 October

Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot (County Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (County Antrim). ^[1]

In the Life of Mac Nise in the Codex Salmanticensis, the young Colman is saved from death by Bishop Mac Nisse of Connor, ^[2] and instructed in the Holy Scriptures.

Colman was a disciple of St. Ailbe. ^[3] At the direction of Ailbe, Colmán founded a church on the northern shore of Lough Laoigh. According to Bishop Healy, Colmán of Kilroot was the uncle of Colmán of Dromore. ^[4]

Colman's feast has been kept on 16 October. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1.  Grattan-Flood, William (1913). "St. MacCathbad Colman". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
2. "Colmán of Cell Ruad", Saints in Scottish Place-Names
3. Monks of Ramsgate. "Colman". Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 October 2012 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. Healy, John. The Life and Writings of St. Patrick, M.H. Gill & Son, 1905, p. 494 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
5. O'Laverty, James. An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 3, J. Duffy, 1884. p. 82 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
6. The Irish ecclesiastical record, Vol. 5, 1869, p. 304 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. MacCathbad Colman". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.