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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Attracta
- Variants
- Atracht
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Saint Athracht of Lough Gara, a 6th-century virgin saint and disciple of Saint Patrick, patroness of Killaraght in County Sligo.
The story behind Athracht
Athracht received the veil from Patrick and founded a church at Killaraght (Cill Atrachta) on Lough Gara, where her well is reputed to cure eye complaints.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century Irish saint and contemporary of Patrick.
Did you know?
Saint Athracht's holy well at Killaraght in Sligo is still a place of pilgrimage.
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