About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Florence
- Variants
- Flaithrigh
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire, the early 17th-century Archbishop of Tuam and a key figure in the Irish Counter-Reformation. The name combines elements of nobility and rule.
The story behind Flaithrí
His college at Louvain (1607) was a powerhouse of Gaelic scholarship that produced the Annals of the Four Masters.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; royal name.
Did you know?
Flaithrí Ó Maoil Chonaire was the great Counter-Reformation Archbishop of Tuam who founded Saint Anthony's College in Louvain.
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