Dictionary Entry

Ceaptar gur thréig na daoine an t-oileán ar feadh tamaill ar feadh 200 nó b'fhéidir 300 bliain féin idir an hochtú aois agus an tríú céad déag i ngeall ar a laghad foirgneamh seanda atá le fáil ar an dá oileáinín seo.

It is thought that the people abandoned the island for a time for 200 or perhaps even 300 years between the eighth century and the thirteenth century because of the few old buildings that are to be found on these two little islands.