6th-century Irish nuns

Irish abbess and saint (c. 451 – 525)

Irish saint

Athracht (Modern Irish Naomh Athracht; in Latin sources Attracta) is the patron saint of the parish of Locha Techet (Lough Gara) and Tourlestrane, County Sligo, Ireland. She was a sister of Bishop Conal of Drumconnell. Her feast day is 11 August.

Breage or Breaca (with many variant spellings) is a saint venerated in Cornwall and South West England. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall. The village and civil parish of Breage in Cornwall are named after her, and the local Breage Parish Church is dedicated to her. She is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church.

Saint Derchairthinn or Tarcairteann (fl 6th century) is venerated as a prioress and saint of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, County Kildare. Her feast day is 8 March.