Biography:Mael Isa Mac MaelColuim
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Mael Isa Mac MaelColuim (died Good Friday, 1136) was described upon his death as "chief keeper of the calendar of Ard-Macha, its chief antiquary and librarian".[1] By the 19th century the surname appears to have been rendered as McCollum.[2]
The Abbot of Armagh at this time was Niall mac Áeda meic Máel Ísu, a member of the Clann Sinaig, while the Archbishop of Armagh was Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair.
See also
- Padraic Colum
- Irish calendar
References
- ↑ "Annals of the Four Masters". Ucc.ie. http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Irish Ancestors/ Surnames". Irishtimes.com. http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&Surname=McCollum&UserID=. Retrieved 2012-08-14.