St Patrick's Isle (Peel Castle)

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St. Patrick's Isle is a small island of the Isle of Man largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins. It is said to be the place where St Patrick first set foot in the Isle of Man and was consequently named after him.

It is connected to the City of Peel in the Isle of Man by a causeway.

In addition to the historic ruins, the island is partially a sealife sanctuary.

It was originally referred to as Inis Patraic (Inis or Ynnys) and is known as Ellan Noo Perick or Ynnys Pherick in the Manx.

[edit] External links

• http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/pn1925/pk.htm Manx Place Names 1925
• http://www.isle-of-man.com/heritage/sites/peel-castle/index.shtml
• http://www.island-images.co.uk/Aerial/Aerial2/U113860.html An excellent aerial view of St Patrick's Isle and Peel Castle

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