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St. Mura was born in Donegal circa. 550AD. He was appointed Abbot of Othan Mór Monastery at Fahan by St. Colmcille. Mura wrote a verse hagiography of St. Colmcille which is quoted in the Martyrology of Donegal. Mura is regarded as the patron saint of the O'Neill's, one time high kings of Ireland. Mura died about 645AD and after his death Othan Mór Monastery was called Fahan Mura in his honour. Mura's feast is observed on March 12th each year. His crozier (the Bachall Mura) is in the National Museum, Dublin and his bell-shrine in the Wallace Collection, London. In the ruined church of St. Mura at Fahan is a Celtic cross and St. Mura's Holy Well is nearby. Rugadh Naomh Mura í nDún na nGall Circa. 550AD. Cheap Naomh Colmcille é mar Ab ar mhainistir Orthan Mór í Fahan. Scríobh Mura naomhsheanachas ar Naoimh Colmcille i bhfoirm bhearsaíochta atá luaite í Martarlaig Dhún na nGall (Martyrology of Donegal). Tá meas ar Naomh Mura mar phátrún Chlann Úi Neill, a bhí mar Ard Rithe ar Éireann. Fuair Mura bás thart faoi 645AD agus ína dhiaidh a bháis, tugadh Fahan Mhura ar Mhainistir Othan ína onóir. Titeann lá Naomh Mura ar an 12ú lá de Mhárta gach bliain. Tá a bhachall (The Bachall Mura) le feiceáil sa Mhúsaem Náisiúnta í mBaile Atha Cliath agus tá a chloigin scrín í gCruinniú Wallace, (Wallace Collection) í Londain í Sasain. Tá Crois Cheilteach í bfothrach Teach Phobal Naomh Mura í Fahan, agus tá Tobar Naofa Naomh Mura taobh leis. |
 St Mura's Church, Fahan |