St. Patrick's Island (Ireland)
| St. Patrick's Island | ||
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| Waters | Irish Sea ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 35 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
St. Patrick's Island (also Holm Patrick, Irish Inis Pádraig ) is one of the four uninhabited islands off the coast of Skerries eight kilometers south-east of Balbriggan in County Fingal in Ireland and of which the town of Skerries (small islands) comes from the Old Norse original name. The fifth island, Red Island, was connected to the mainland by a dam.
The island is 1.5 km from land and less than half a square kilometer in size. The island is now a sanctuary for sea birds.
history
On his trip north, St. Patrick allegedly found benevolent but very poor people here who provided him with food. He founded a monastery on the island. According to O'Hanlon , the island was a bishopric in the early Middle Ages. St. Mochonna , also known as Doconna, Dachonna or Connan, resided here and may have been buried here. His shrine was ornate. The Danes looted the island in the 8th century (793, 794, 797 or 798), burned the monastery and stole the shrine. Nevertheless, in the 12th century the monastery was so highly regarded that it was able to convene a synod in which more than 500 clergy took part.
buildings
What remains are the ruins of a simple church made of tuff , which does not exist in a wide area. Wakeman thinks they are pre-Norman.
literature
- WF Wakeman: Ante-Norman Churches in the County of Dublin. In: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Fifth Series 272, 1892, pp. 101-106.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Canon O'Hanlon: Lives of the Irish saints: with special festivals, and the commemorations of Holy persons. James Duffy and Sons, Dublin 1875 ff.