About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Doreen, Dorrin
- Variants
- Dóireann
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Borne by a daughter of Boann in mythology and by women of the medieval Irish nobility; revived in 21st-century Ireland.
The story behind Doireann
Doireann gave Fionn mac Cumhaill an enchanted drink that drove him mad; he ranged Ireland, naming the rivers and hills, before his sanity was restored — an episode that gave rise to much place-lore.
Mythology & legend
Otherworldly woman in early Irish literature.
Did you know?
Doireann was a daughter of Bobd Derg, fairy king of the Munster síde.
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