The village church of Derrybrien is dedicated to a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary known as what?
Derrybrien Derrybrien is a tiny village in County Galway, Ireland. It lies along the R353 road in the Slieve Aughty Mountains. The village church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and is part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Ballinakill and Derrybrien. A 60MW wind farm with 70 turbines is located on a hill nearby.
Irenaeus Irenaeus ( ; Greek: Εἰρηναῖος ) (early 2nd century – died c. AD 202), also referred to as Saint Irenaeus, was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire (now Lyon, France). He was an early Church Father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. A resident of Smyrna, he heard the preaching of St. Polycarp, a disciple of St. John the Evangelist.