Saint Kessog was an Irish missionary of the mid-sixth century active in the Lennox area and southern Perthshire. Kessog was Scotland’s patron saint before Saint Andrew and his name was used as a battle cry by the Scots. Son of the king of Cashel in Ireland Kessog is said to have worked miracles even as a child. He left Ireland and became a missionary bishop in Scotland.
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