Suibne of Skellig explained

Suibne of Skellig should not be confused with Saint Suibne.

Saint Suibne, also recorded in the Martyrology of Tallaght as "Suibni in Scelig",^{[2] [3]} was an Irish monk associated with the island of Skellig Michael off County Kerry in Ireland.^{[2] [4]}

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gaelic Personal Names . Donnchadh . Ó Corráin . Fidelma . Maguire . 1981 . 167 . 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 . 9780906187395 . Academy Press .
2. Book: https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft1d5nb0gb&chunk.id=d0e611&toc.id=&brand=ucpress . The Occupancy and Abandonment of the Island . The Forgotten Hermitage of Skellig Michael . Horn, Walter . White Marshall, Jenny . Rourke, Grellan D. . University of California Press . 1990 .
3. Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry: The Monastery And South Peak - Archaeological Stratigraphic Report: Excavations 1986–2010 . 19, 21 . 2011 . Bourke, Edward . Hayden, Alan R. . Lynch, Ann . 795846647 .
4. Web site: Sweeney . 6 July 2023 . electricscotland.com.
5. Book: O'Clery, Michael . The Martyrology of Donegal : A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland . O'Donovan . John . Reeves . William . Todd . James Henthorn . 1864 . Dublin : Printed for the Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society by A. Thom . Oxford University . Suibhne, of Scellic . 113 .