Máel Patraic Ua Scannail or Patrick Ó Scannail (sometimes Patrick O'Scanlan) was an Irish

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. He served as

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of Raphoe, and later as Archbishop of

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and

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from 1262 to 1272. In 1268 he laid out designs for the expansion of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (the structure now used by the

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). The cathedral survives substantially to his plan. The

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(which was compiled in the 1600s) note that in 1262, he said Mass in a pallium (in the Octave of John the Baptist), at

. The Annals record that in the year 1270, Archbishop O'Scannail, when he was Archbishop of Armagh, "went over to the King of England Edward I of England, known as Edward Longshanks">Edward_I_of_England.html" ;"title="Edward I of England">Edward I of England, known as Edward Longshanks the King received him honourably; and he returned home with great privileges".Annals of the Four Masters at M1270.1 Manuscript available at https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005C/text010.html

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13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Christian clergy from County Sligo Medieval Gaels from Ireland 13th-century deaths People from County Armagh Burials at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland) Archbishops of Armagh Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub