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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Dervilia, Dervla
- Variants
- Derbhile, Dervla
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Saint Deirbhile of Erris in County Mayo, a 6th-century virgin saint with a holy well still venerated.
The story behind Deirbhile
Saint Deirbhile fled to the wild Erris peninsula in Mayo to escape an unwanted suitor; her holy well at Fallmore is still visited.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century saint.
Did you know?
Saint Deirbhile is associated with the Erris peninsula in Mayo.
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