chosen to be its abbot. He has been identified with Ernan of Cluvain-Deoghra, perhaps erroneously. Of him, the Catholic Encyclopedia states: "It has been conjectured that this Ernan is identical with the Ernan whose name appears in the epistle of John, the pope-elect, to the prelates of northern Ireland in 640. If this be so, he must have been a person of some importance." References 7th-century Irish people Medieval Scottish saints Medieval Irish saints People from County Donegal