The Irish saint Findbar, or Bairre, was founder of the monastery and city of Cork. He was born about 560, son of a master smith or craftsman who impregnated a royal slave girl. His parents settled with Findbarr in the region of Macroom where the new child was baptized. Although he founded other churches, his greatest accomplishment was the foundation of the monastery at Cork. This monastery attracted many disciples and its school became famous all over southern Ireland.

He founded at least one monastic school, which included both female and male students. Findbarr died at Cloyne, and his body was taken for burial back to his church in Cork. This is now a magnificent cathedral. Today his island retreat at Gougane Barra is a popular pilgrimage site with a wooden cross marking the original place of Findbarr's hermitage and a small chapel with stained-glass windows telling the stories of other Irish saints. His feast day is September 25.

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