Scaithin

Scaithin was an early Medieval Irish saint associated with the island of Inishbofin, County Galway.[1] Scaithin was the builder of an oratory on Inishbofin, used into the 20th century as a children's burial ground. His feast day is 2 January. Scoithín is a variant form of the name, and is that of a saint with links to County Kilkenny, where his seven sons became bishops.

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Early Christian Saints of Inishbofin". Inishbofin Community Centre.

Sources

  • Hogan, Dave; Gibbons, Michael, Inisbofin:Guide to the Natural History & Archaeology
  • Previté, Anthony (2008). A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites. Oughterard. ISBN 978-0-9560062-0-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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