LIMNUS
LIMNUS an island off the coast of Ireland, mentioned by Ptolemy (
2.2), as lying to the east of Ireland, and being uninhabited. Pliny also mentions it (4.30).
It is probably
Lambay Island. However, the
Monumenta Britannica not only suggests for Limnos (Ptolemy's Limn
us) the modern names of
Lamabay, Lymen, and
Ramsey, but they also distinguish it from Limn
us (Pliny's Limn
os) which they make
Dalkey. [
R.G.L]