St Maughold (Machutus or MacCul) is the patron saint of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. According to Manx tradition, he was an Irish brigand converted by St Patrick, who set him adrift in a coracle as penance; he landed on the Isle of Man, where he became a hermit and later bishop. The parish and headland of Maughold in the north of the Island are named after him.