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Curcach

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Corcair, or Quorrair) is the name of several Irish virgin saints, of whom only two are clearly traceable:

1. Commemorated March 8 or Aug. 8, is said to have been the sister of St.Finnian and daughter of Corpreus, of a princely family in Ulster, and to have lived in the middle of the 6th century.

2. Commemorated July 21 as the patron saint of Kilcorkey, in County Roscommon.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curcach'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/curcach.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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