 Colman was the son of Eochaidh Brec, and Fearamhla.He was a contemporary of Máedóc of Ferns (also known as Áedan), who appointed him Abbot of Templeshambo, the mother church of Enniscorthy.It was anciently called "Shanbo-Colman" (Colman's old tent or booth) from St. Colman O'Ficra, the founder and patron, who lived in the seventh century, and who was held in great veneration there during the long lapse of years that the monastery continued to flourish after his death.