List of Abbots of Iona
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