St. Peacaun

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Title

St. Peacaun

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfC6e3w-Uic

Description of Well Item Type Metadata

1 Name of well and saint

St. Peacaun (Beagán)

2 Townland, County, GPS

Toureen 52.408106 -7.992401

5 Pattern day

August 7--Vibrant annual gathering for all ages with children's sporting competitions following mass.

8 Stories

St. Peacaun (Beagán) was one of the Eoghanacht and is associated with St. Abán, although he is often said to have lived much later in the 7th century.

9 Publications

Carragáin, Tomás Ó. "The architectural setting of the cult of relics in early medieval Ireland." The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (2003): 130-176.

Charles-Edwards, G. "The east cross inscription from Toureen Peacaun: Some concrete evidence." The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (2002): 114-126.

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