St Patrick's Island

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St. Patrick's Iceland ( Holm Patrick, Irish Inis Pádraig ) is one of four uninhabited islands, which are the resort of Skerries eight kilometers southeast of Balbriggan in County Fingal upstream in Ireland and from those of the place Skerries (small islands ) its from Old Norse has derived name. The fifth island, Red Iceland, was linked by causeway to the mainland.

The island is 1.5 km away from the country and less than half a square kilometer in size. The island is now sanctuary for seabirds.

History

St. Patrick was on his journey to the north here supposedly benevolent, but desperately poor people who supplied him with food. He founded a monastery on the island. According to O'Hanlon, the island was a bishopric in the Early Middle Ages. Among other things, resided here St. Mochonna, as Doconna, Dachonna or Connan known, and may have been buried here. His shrine was richly decorated. The Danes sacked the island in the 8th century ( 793, 794, 797 or 798 ), burned the monastery and stole the shrine. However, the monastery possessed in the 12th century about as much prestige that it could convene a synod, which was attended by more than 500 clergy.

Buildings

What is left is the ruin of a simple church, tuff, which does not occur over a wide area. Wakeman holds for pre- Norman.