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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Oliver
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Oliver, used since the Norman period; especially associated with Saint Oilibhéar Pluincéad (Oliver Plunkett), Archbishop of Armagh martyred in 1681.
The story behind Oilibhéar
Saint Oilibhéar Pluincéad, Archbishop of Armagh, was hanged at Tyburn in 1681 — the last Catholic martyred in England.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Oliver.
Did you know?
Oilibhéar Pluincéad (Saint Oliver Plunkett) was canonised in 1975.
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