lˈɛdʒənd stˈeɪts ðætðɪ ˈaɪləndz bˈɛnɪdˌɪktiːn mˈʌŋks wɜː fˈoːɹst tə lˈiːv baɪ ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ʌv pˈaʊɚ, kˈɑːmənli ðə pˈoʊp ɔːɹ ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi, wɪððə mˈʌŋks ɡˈɪvən ɐ sˈɛt ʌv tˈaɪm tə lˈiːv ðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
Legend states that the island's Benedictine monks were forced to leave by an individual of power, commonly the pope or the ruling nobility, with the monks given a set of time to leave the island.