About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Ivor (unrelated etymology)
- Variants
- Iobhar, Íbar
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
Saint Ibar (Iobhar) of Beggary Island, one of the four pre-Patrician saints traditionally said to have evangelised southern Ireland before Patrick's mission. His feast is 23 April.
The story behind Ibar
One of the four bishops sometimes named as having preceded Patrick in Ireland.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 5th-century saint.
Did you know?
Saint Ibar of Beggerin Island near Wexford was a pre-Patrician missionary.
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