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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Ultan
- Variants
- Ultan
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
Borne by Saint Ultán of Ardbraccan, 7th-century bishop and hagiographer who collected the writings of Saint Brigid; one of nineteen Irish saints called Ultán.
The story behind Ultán
Saint Ultán mac hÚi Conchobair compiled an early life of Saint Bríd and was famed for feeding orphans during the plague of the 660s.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 7th-century saint.
Did you know?
Saint Ultán of Ardbraccan reputedly fed every orphan in Ireland during a great plague.
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