Mathias of Inis Ní
Mathias of Inis Ní, Medieval Irish saint.
Biography
Inis Ní (Inishnee Island) is located in Bertraghboy Bay in Connemara, Ireland, and contains the remains of a chapel and well dedicated to Mathias, the probable founder of the Christian settlement on the island. The chapel is surrounded by a rectangular graveyard, with an altar to the north-east containing an upright cross-inscribed slab.
See also
References
- A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites, Anthony Previté, Oughterard, 2008. ISBN 978 0 9560062 0 2
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