About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Cowal
- Variants
- Comhghall
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Borne by Saint Comgall of Bangor, 6th-century founder of one of the most influential monasteries of early medieval Europe in County Down.
The story behind Comgall
Saint Comgall founded the monastery of Bangor in County Down around 558; at its height it housed thousands of monks under a discipline so severe that 'the rule of Comgall' became a byword for monastic rigour.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century saint of Bangor.
Did you know?
Saint Comgall founded Bangor, one of medieval Europe's greatest monastic schools.
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