# Máel Ruain

> Máel Ruain was founder and abbot-bishop of the monastery of Tallaght. He is often considered to be a leading figure of the monastic 'movement' that has become known to scholarship as the Céli Dé. He is not to be confused with the later namesake Máel Ruain, bishop of Lusca.

*Abbot-bishop of Tallaght*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mael-ruain

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Died:** 792
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 31.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Máel Ruain](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Ruain)
- [Máel Ruain](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Ruain)
- [Máel Ruain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Ruain)
- [Mael Ruain](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mael_Ruain)
- [Máel Ruain](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Ruain)
- [Máel Ruain](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Ruain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6949556)

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