Girl's name
Athracht
“AH-rakht”
the name of a Sligo saint
Why it is said that way
The th is an h and the cht is a loch sound followed by a t: AH-rakht.
- th → h — never the English th
- ch → the back-of-the-throat sound in loch — not ch as in church
The story behind the name
Patron of the parish of Lough Gara and of Tourlestrane in Sligo, and sister of Bishop Conal of Drumconnell. Her feast is 11 August, and her holy well and the lake she is associated with still carry her name.
Where the name belongs
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