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Mella of Leitrim

Also known as Mella of Doire-Melle · Mella of Doiremelle

Mella was an Irishwoman of Connaught who, after the death of her husband, embraced the monastic life and became abbess of Doire-Melle in Leitrim. She was the mother of two saints, Cannech and Tigernach, and reposed around the year 780.

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Mella was an Irishwoman of Connaught who, after the death of her husband, embraced the monastic life and became abbess of Doire-Melle in Leitrim. She was the mother of two saints, Cannech and Tigernach, and reposed around the year 780.

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