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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Cahir, Charles
- Variants
- Cathaír
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
A variant of Cathaír, borne by the legendary king Cathaoir Mór, ancestor of many Leinster dynasties.
The story behind Cathaoir
Cathaoir Mór is named in the Lebor Gabála Érenn as the ancestor of many Leinster royal families; his death testament is preserved as the 'Will of Cathaoir Mór', one of the oldest surviving Irish legal poems.
Mythology & legend
Cathaoir Mór features in early Leinster genealogies as a 2nd-century High King.
Did you know?
Cathaoir Mór was a legendary High King and ancestor of the Leinster dynasties.
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