About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Darerca
- Variants
- Diarca
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Sister of Saint Patrick according to medieval hagiography; said to have been the mother of seventeen sons, all of whom became bishops.
The story behind Darerca
Saint Darerca is named in early Patrician texts as Patrick's sister; she is said to have been the mother of fifteen sons, many of whom became bishops and saints in their own right.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 5th-century saint and Patrick's sister.
Did you know?
Saint Darerca was reputedly Saint Patrick's sister.
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