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unusual facts about Bethóc, Prioress of Iona



Abbot of Iona

One of the abbots, Crínán married Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim, the daughter of King Máel Coluim II, and became the progenitor of the so-called House of Dunkeld, who ruled Scotland until the later thirteenth century.

Bethóc, Prioress of Iona

It has been suggested that Bethóc was the original owner of the Iona Psalter, now preserved in the National Library of Scotland.


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