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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- David, Dahy
- Variants
- Dathí
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Dathí, the last pagan High King of Ireland, said to have died struck by lightning at the foot of the Alps in the 5th century.
The story behind Daithí
Daithí was reigning as High King when, leading an Irish raid into Gaul, he was struck by lightning at the foot of the Alps in 445; his body was carried back to Cruachan in Connacht and buried beneath a great pillar-stone.
Mythology & legend
5th-century High King in the Cycles of the Kings.
Did you know?
Daithí was supposedly the last pagan High King of Ireland, killed by lightning while campaigning in the Alps.
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