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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Enda
- Variants
- Enda, Éanna
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Saint Énda of Aran, the 5th–6th-century founder of the great monastic settlement on Inis Mór, called the 'father of Irish monasticism'.
The story behind Énda
Saint Énda renounced his kingship for the monastic life and founded the great school of Aran where many Irish saints learned their letters.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 5th-century saint and prince of Oriel.
Did you know?
His monastery on the Aran Islands was a famed school of Irish saints.
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