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Suibne Of Skellig
Saint Suibne, also recorded in the ''Martyrology of Tallaght'' as "Suibni in Scelig", was an Irish monk associated with the island of Skellig Michael Skellig Michael ( ga, Sceilg Mhichíl ), also called Great Skellig ( ga, link=no, Sceilig Mhór ), is a twin-pinnacled crag west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The island is named after the archangel Michael, with "Skellig ... off County Kerry in Ireland. One of a number of saints named Suibne, his name is mentioned in the '' Martyrology of Donegal'' under 28 April. Some sources suggest that he "may well have been a prominent cleric at Skellig Michael". References {{reflist Irish saints ...
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Martyrology Of Tallaght
The ''Martyrology of Tallaght'', which is closely related to the '' Félire Óengusso'' or ''Martyrology of Óengus the Culdee'', is an eighth- or ninth-century martyrology, a list of saints and their feast days assembled by Máel Ruain and/or Óengus the Culdee at Tallaght Monastery, near Dublin. The '' Martyrology of Tallaght'' is in prose and contains two sections for each day of the year, one general and one for Irish saints. It also has a prologue and an epilogue.Welch, Robert, & Bruce Stewart, ''The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature'' (Oxford University Press, 1996, )p. 359at google.co.uk ''Prologue'' and Irish paganism The prologue contains a famous verse on the declining pagan faith in Ireland: ''Senchatraig na ngente/iman roerud rudad/itfossa can adrad/amail Lathrach Lugdach.'' ''Ind locáin rogabtha/dessib ocus trírib/it rúama co ndálib/co cétaib, co mílib.'' which reads in translation as ''The old cities of the pagans to which length of occupatio ...
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Skellig Michael
Skellig Michael ( ga, Sceilg Mhichíl ), also called Great Skellig ( ga, link=no, Sceilig Mhór ), is a twin-pinnacled crag west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The island is named after the archangel Michael, with "Skellig" derived from the Irish language word , meaning a splinter of stone. Its twin island, Little Skellig (), is smaller and inaccessible (landing is not permitted). The two islands rose c. 374–360 million years ago during a period of mountain formation, along with the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range. Later, they were separated from the mainland by rising water levels. Skellig Michael consists of approximately of rock, with its highest point, known as the Spit, above sea level. The island is defined by its twin peaks and intervening valley (known as Christ's Saddle), which make its landscape steep and inhospitable. It is best known for its Gaelic monastery, founded between the 6th and 8th centuries, and its variety of inhabiting s ...
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Suibne (other)
Suibne or Suibhne, a Gaelic male name from which the modern '' Sweeney'' is derived, may refer to: * Suibne mac Colmáin Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555/558), also King of Uisnech. He ruled Uisnech from 587 to 600. The Marianus Scotus king list names Suibne ma ...
(died c. 598), Irish king * Suibne Menn (died c. 628), Irish king * Suibne moccu Fir Thrí (died c. 657), abbot of Iona * Suibne son of Maclume (died c. 891), famed scribe of Clonmacnoise * Suibne mac Cináeda (died 1034), King of the ''Gall Gaidheil'' * Suibne Geilt ("Sweeney the Wild"), protagonist of the Irish language tale ''Buile Shuibhne'' (''The Madness of Sweeney'') * Suibhne mac Duinnshléibhe, early 13th century Scottish magnate, eponym of Castle Sween and the MacSweens of Argyll and Ireland {{hndis ...
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Martyrology Of Donegal
A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by names borrowed from neighbouring churches. Consolidation occurred, by the combination of several local martyrologies, with or without borrowings from literary sources. This is the now accepted meaning in the Latin Church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the nearest equivalent to the martyrology is the Synaxarion and the longer Menologion. As regards form, one should distinguish between simple martyrologies that simply enumerate names, and historical martyrologies, which also include stories or biographical details; for the latter, the term ''passionary'' is also used. Oldest examples The martyrology, or ''ferial'', of the Roman Church in the middle of the fourth century still exists. It comprises two distinct lists, the '' Depositio mar ...
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