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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Íde of Killeedy East Window Or The North Transept Church of Our Lady And Saint Kieran Ballylooby County Tipperary Ireland Artist Unknown Date Unknown Photographed On 8 September 2012 By Andreas F Borchert
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Íde of Killeedy East Window Or The North Transept Church of Our Lady And Saint Kieran Ballylooby County Tipperary Ireland Artist Unknown Date Unknown Photographed On 8 September 2012 By Andreas F Borchert

Saint Ita of Killeedy

Also known as: Ita of Clúaincredal; Ita of Hy-Connall; Ita of Ireland; Ita of Munster; Ita of Waterford; Deirdre…; Dorothy…; Ide…; Ite…; Itha…; Meda…; Mida…; Mide…; Ytha…

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

January 15

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Ita of Killeedy, also known as Ita of Clúaincredal, Ita of Hy-Connall, Ita of Ireland, Ita of Munster, Ita of Waterford, Deirdre, Dorothy, Ide, Ite, Itha, Meda, Mida, Mide, and Ytha, was born in Drum, County Waterford, Ireland, to the Irish nobility, possibly a member of the royal family. She lived in the 6th century and is considered one of the most important female saints in Irish history....