Island in Cardigan Bay, Carnarvonshire, North Wales; area, about 370 acres. The surface is hilly. The inhabitants are fishermen and farmers. In ancient times it was famous as the burial place of Saint Dubricius. There are the graves of about 20,000 monks whose bodies were brought to the holy island for burial.
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