St Patrick's Island () is the most distant of three low-lying uninhabited islets off the headland of
Skerries,
County Dublin
County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dubli ...
in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 1.5 km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed. It is the most important of the three islands for breeding seabirds. Cormorant, shag and herring gull are the most prominent species.
In 1148 the Primate
Gelasius, Archbishop of Armagh and Papal Legate
St. Malachy convened a synod on this island. Fifteen bishops, over two-hundred priests, and many other clergy attended with the intention of reforming the Irish church. The synod is recorded in the continuation of the ''
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
,'' the ''
Annals of Inisfallen,'' and the continuator of the ''
Annals of Tigernach''.
[Charles O'Conor. ''An Historical Address, on the Calamities Occasioned by Foreign Influence, in the Nomination of Bishops to Irish Sees.'' Part II. Buckingham: Printed by J. Seeley, 1812. P. 77.]
References
External links
www.skerrieshomepage.f2s.comencyclopedia.farlex.com
Islands of County Dublin
Uninhabited islands of Ireland
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