Cathan
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Saint Cathan, also known as Catan, Cattan, etc., was a 6th-century Irish monk revered as a saint in parts of the Scottish Hebrides.
Saint Cathan, also known as Catan, Cattan, etc., was a 6th-century Irish monk revered as a saint in parts of the Scottish Hebrides. ===Landscape=== Cathan's name survives in the various toponyms in the area containing the element Chattan (where the first consonant is lenited), such as: many places called Kilchattan ("Church of Cathan") Ardchattan ("Cathan's Heights") the village of Kilchattan Bay Little and Mickle Kilchattan farms names of the hill of Suidhe Chattan Suidhe Chatain Hill in Bute. all on Bute. ===Feast day=== His feast day is 17 May. ===Later Highland clan development=== Several families on Bute bore the honoured name of Mac-gill-chattan—son of the servant of Catan and on account of the frequent occurrence of names similarly connected with those of saints who had churches dedicated to them in this vicinity e.g., Mac-gill-munn, Macgill-chiaran, Mac-gill-mhichell,—and connected with church offices, Mac-gill-espy (bishop), Mac-gill-Christ etc. Cattanachs are said to be families that followed or were originally servants or Coarbs of this saint and include founder families such as MacBean, MacPherson, and MacPhail of the Chattan Confederation, a coalition of Scottish clans. ==Notes== ==References== "The Statistical Account of Buteshire", 1822, from Creag Dubh, No. 18 (1966)
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