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Gormghal

Pronounced: GORM-əl

Meaning: Dark valour, blue valour

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About the name

Origin
Irish
Stronghold region
Connacht

Overview

Borne by Saint Gormghal of Ardoileán in County Galway, 11th-century anchorite.

The story behind Gormghal

Saint Gormghal of Ardoileán led an austere community of hermits on a tiny island off the Connemara coast.

Mythology & legend

Non-mythological; 11th-century Irish saint.

Did you know?

His holy well at Ardoileán off Galway was a famed monastic foundation.

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