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Suibne of Skellig

Saint honored in the Irish tradition; the sources preserve few details about him.

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Era
unknown

Life

Suibne of Skellig was an Irish monk linked to the island of Skellig Michael off County Kerry. The Martyrology of Tallaght calls him Suibni in Scelig, and the Martyrology of Donegal mentions him on 28 April. Some scholars think he was a prominent cleric of the place. Nothing else is preserved about him.