One of a number of saints named
Suibne,[1] his name is mentioned in the Martyrology of Donegal under 28 April.[5] Some sources suggest that he "may well have been a prominent cleric at Skellig Michael".[3]
References
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abÓ Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981). Gaelic Personal Names. Academy Press. p. 167.
ISBN9780906187395. Suibne is a very popular early Irish name. Among the saints of the name are St Suibne of Skellig whose feast-day is 28 April
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abHorn, Walter; White Marshall, Jenny; Rourke, Grellan D., eds. (1990).
"The Occupancy and Abandonment of the Island". The Forgotten Hermitage of Skellig Michael. University of California Press.
^"Sweeney". electricscotland.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^O'Clery, Michael; O'Donovan, John; Reeves, William; Todd, James Henthorn (1864).
The Martyrology of Donegal : A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland. Oxford University. Dublin : Printed for the Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society by A. Thom. p. 113. Suibhne, of Scellic