Cael O Donnell

Eochaid mac Colla (c. 560 – 640), better known as Saint Dallán or Dallán Forgaill (Old Irish: Dallán Forchella; Latin: Dallanus Forcellius; Primitive Irish: Dallagnas Worgēllas), was an early Christian Irish poet and saint known as the writer of the "Amra Coluim Chille" ("Elegy of Saint Columba") and, according to tradition, "Rop Tú Mo Baile" ("Be Thou My Vision"). == Personal history == Saint Dallan's given name was Eochaidh (Old Irish: Eochaid); his father was Colla, a descendant of the lege…