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Kieran is the Kerian to whom a Church is dedicated in 

 Exeter. The name has become Piran in Cornwall in obedience 

 to a phonetic law that Gaelic hard C becomes P in Welsh and 

 Cornish. Thus Cenn, head in Irish, is Pen in Welsh, and the 

 Tiatin purpur is turned into corcliair. 



The name of S. Kieran occurs in the Hereford Missal, and 

 is among the later entries in the 12th century Exeter Calendar. 

 It is in Grrandisson's Legendarium and Calendar in the 14th 

 century, in a Welsh Calendar of the 15th century, and in 

 the Norwich Calendar of the same d-ate. Whytford in his 

 " Martyrologe " 1525, gives him as "Saynt Ciaue." He occurs 

 in every Irish Marty rology. His day is March 5. 



William of Worcester says that November 1 8 was observed 

 in his honour at Launceston, probably on account of a Translation. 

 A Calendar of the diocese of Leon gives September 17. 



The date of his death can be fixed only approximately. It 

 is not given by the Irish annalists. He probably died early in 

 the 6th century. 



Dedications to him are : — 



The church and holy well at Perranzabuloe. In Domes- 

 day this church is spoken of as collegiate. 



The church of Perran-ar-worthal, where also there is a 

 holy well. 



The church of Perran-Uthno. 



The church of S. Kevern was anciently a foundation of 8. 

 Akebran, but as he was forgotten, and his legend did not exist, 

 the dedication was transferred to S. Kieran. In 1266, in Bishop 

 Bronescombe's Register it is S. Kaveranus or Keranus, but S** 

 Keverana in the same Register, 1269. In Stapeldon's, 1310, it 

 is the Church S*' Keverani, in Stafford's, 1403, S" Kyerani. So 

 in that of Grandisson 1341 and 1362. 



Authorities : — 



A Latin Life of S. Kieran in the Codex Salamanticensis. 

 Another from the Codex Kilkeniensis in Colgan. 

 A fragmentary Life in Irish, Egerton MSS. 91. 



