About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Oran, Odran
- Variants
- Odran, Oran
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Borne by Saint Odhrán, traditionally said to have been the first Christian buried on Iona, having volunteered for sacrificial burial under the foundation of the monastery according to a (likely apocryphal) early tradition.
The story behind Odhrán
Saint Odhrán of Iona is buried at Reilig Odhráin, the burial ground of the kings of Scotland — though one tradition says he came back to life and Colmcille buried him again.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century companion of Colmcille.
Did you know?
He volunteered to be buried alive beneath Iona's foundation so the monastery would stand.
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