List of Abbots of Iona

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The following people were abbots of Iona Monastery :

Successor of St. Columban

  • Colum Cille , 547-597
  • Baithéne mac Brénaind, 597-600
  • Lasrén mac Feradaig, 600-605
  • Fergno Britt mac Faílbi, 605–623 ( Abbot Bishop )
  • Ségéne mac Fiachnaí, 623–652
  • Suibne I. moccu Fir Thrí, 652-657
  • Cummene Find, 657-669
  • Fáilbe mac Pípáin, 669–679
  • Adomnán , 679-704
  • Conamail mac Faílbi, 704–707 († 710)
  • Dúnchad I. mac Cinn Fáelad, 707-717
  • Dorbbéne, 713 (Abbot Bishop)
  • Fáelchú, 716-724
  • Fedlimid, 722–?
  • Cilléne Fota, 724-726
  • Cilléne Droichtech 726-752
  • Slébine, 752-767
  • Suibne II, 767-772.
  • Bressal, 772-801
  • Connachtach, 801-802
  • Cellach I., 802–814, († 815)
  • Diarmait, 814-832
  • Indrechtach, 832-854
  • Cellach II., 854–865 (also Abbot of Kildare since 852)
  • Feradach, 865-880
  • Fland, 880-891
  • Máel Brigte, † 927 (also Abbot of Armagh since 883)
  • Cáenchormac, † 947
  • Dub Dúin and others Stepháin (?), † 959
  • Dub Scoile mac Cináeda (?), † 964
  • Mugrón, † 980/1
  • Máel Ciaráin and others Maigne, † 986
  • Dub dá Leithe mac Cellaig (?), † 998 (also Abbot of Armagh since 965)
  • Máel Brigte mac Rímeda, † 1005
  • Flandabra, † 1025
  • Gilla Críst Ua Máel Doraid (?), † 1062
  • Mac Meic Báethéne, † 1070
  • Donnchad mac meic Máenaig, † 1099

Benedictine

  • Celestine (Cellach), 1203-1204
  • Amhalghaidh Ó Ferghail, around 1204
  • Fionnlagh (Finnláech; Finlay), around 1320
  • Peter, around 1357
  • Finghuine MacFhionghain (MacKinnon), c. 1357-1405
  • Eoin MacAlasdair (John MacAlister), 1405–? 1421
  • Aonghas MacDomhnaill (Angus MacDonald), 1465
  • Eoin MacFhionghain (John MacKinnon, son of Lachlan MacKinnon), 1467–1498

Commendati abbots

  • Eoin Caimbeul I (John Campbell), 1499-1510
  • George Hepburn, 1510-1513
  • Eoin Caimbeul II (John Campbell), 1514-1532
  • Ailean (Alan MacLean), 1526
  • Seumas Sdibhard (James Stewart), 1529
  • Fearchar MacEachainn, 1528-1544 × 1546
  • Ruairidh (Roderick MacLean), 1544-1552 × 1553
  • Ruairidh MacAlasdair (Roderick MacAlister), 1545-1546
  • Ailean Mac to Tóisich (Alan MacIntosh), 1546
  • John Hay, 1547
  • Pádraig (Patrick MacLean), 1547-1552
  • Alexander Gordon, 1553-1562
  • Eoin Caimbeul III. (John Campbell), 1557-1560 × 1562
  • Pádraig (2nd time), 1560–1565
  • Séon Carsuel, 1565-1572
  • Lachlann MacLean, 1567
  • Eoin Caimbeul III. (2nd time), 1572-1581
  • Alasdair Caimbeul (Alexander Campbell), 1581-1615

literature

  • Moody, TW, Martin, FX & Byrne, FJ (eds.): A New History of Ireland, Vol.IX: Maps, Genealogies, Lists. A Companion to Irish History, Part II , (Oxford 1984)
  • Sharpe, Richard: Adomnán of Iona: Life of St. Columba , (London 1995)
  • Watt, DER & Shead, NF (eds.): The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries , The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24 (Edinburgh 2001), pp. 111-15