About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Turlough, Terence, Charles
- Variants
- Tarlach, Turlough
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, 11th-century King of Munster and grandson of Brian Boru, and by Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, 12th-century High King.
The story behind Toirdhealbhach
A favourite royal name in the late Gaelic period; the harper Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin (Carolan) was its most famous later bearer.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; royal name.
Did you know?
Three High Kings of Ireland in the 11th and 12th centuries bore this name.
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