St. Berthanc Fer-da-Leithe of Kirkwall, Bishop
(Bertham, Berchan)

6 April

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Born in Scotland; died in Ireland, c. 840. Saint Berthanc was reputedly a monk of Iona and later bishop of Kirkwall in the Orkneys Islands. He was buried at Inishmore in Galway Bay. Sometimes he is given the surname of "Fer-da-Leithe," meaning the man of two parts (or countries) (Benedictines, Montague).

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