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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Davog
- Variants
- Mobheoc, Davog
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Borne by Saint Dabheoc, 6th-century abbot of an island monastery on Lough Derg in County Donegal — the same Lough Derg later associated with Saint Patrick's Purgatory.
The story behind Dabheoc
Saint Dabheoc gave his name to the smaller of the islands at Lough Derg in Donegal, where his hermitage preceded the more famous foundation of Saint Patrick's Purgatory.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; saint associated with Lough Derg.
Did you know?
Saint Dabheoc was a 6th-century Welsh saint who settled at Lough Derg as a hermit.
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