St. Colman of Kilroot
Feastday: October 16
Death: 6th century
Abbot-bishop of Kiltrout, near Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. He was a disciple of St. Ailbhe of Emly.
Saint Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was bishop of Kilroot (Co. Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (Co. Antrim).
He was a contemporary of St. Ailbe, and his feast has been kept on 16 October.[1]
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