About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Bercan, Benjamin
- Variants
- Bearchán
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
An Old English name (Beorhthere) Gaelicised in early medieval Ireland and borne by Saint Beircheart of Tullylease in County Cork.
The story behind Beircheart
Saint Beircheart's cross-slab at Tullylease in Cork is one of the finest pieces of early medieval Irish sculpture.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; saint name of Anglo-Saxon origin (Beorhthart).
Did you know?
Saint Beircheart of Tullylease was an Anglo-Saxon prince who became a hermit in Ireland.
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