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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Dalán
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Borne by Dallán Forgaill, 6th-century chief poet of Ireland and reputed author of the elegy 'Amra Choluim Chille' on the death of Saint Colm Cille; lost his sight from over-study.
The story behind Dallán
Dallán was chief poet of Ireland and a friend of Colm Cille, for whom he wrote the Amra; he was killed by pirates at Iniskeel in Donegal and a miraculous light is said to have shone over his body each night.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century saint and chief poet.
Did you know?
Saint Dallán Forgaill composed the Amra Coluim Chille, a praise-poem for Colm Cille — the oldest surviving Irish poem.
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