About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Gobnet, Abbey, Abigail, Deborah
- Variants
- Gobnat
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Borne by Saint Gobnait of Ballyvourney in County Cork, a 6th-century abbess and patroness of beekeepers, said to have driven away plague with her bees.
The story behind Gobnait
Saint Gobnait of Ballyvourney is patron of bees and beekeepers; her holy well in Cork is still venerated and her statue rounded by pilgrims.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century saint and patron of beekeepers.
Did you know?
Bees gathered to defend her against cattle-raiders, who fled in terror from her swarm.
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