Suibne (died c. AD 891) was a

medieval Irish Middle Irish, sometimes called Middle Gaelic ( ga, An Mheán-Ghaeilge, gd, Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old Engli ...

scribe at the abbey of Clonmacnoise, described as the "most excellent scribe" by the

Annals of Ulster The ''Annals of Ulster'' ( ga, Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, ...

and the "wisest of the Scots" by the

Annals of Wales The (Latin for ''Annals of Wales'') is the title given to a complex of Latin chronicles compiled or derived from diverse sources at St David's in Dyfed, Wales. The earliest is a 12th-century presumed copy of a mid-10th-century original; later ed ...

(B text), p. 10. His father was Maclume.

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Irish scribes Medieval European scribes 9th-century Irish writers 891 deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-writer-stub

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