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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