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Darragh
“DA-ra”
from dair, 'oak' — 'oak tree' or 'fruitful, fertile'
The story behind the name
Dáire is an ancient name borne by mythical kings — including Dáire mac Fiachna, who owned the brown bull that started the Táin. The modern Darragh reads simply as 'oak', which is why it suits a country whose place-names are full of doire, oak-woods.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Darragh Lenihan (born 1994) — Irish association football player
- Darragh O'Brien (born 1974) — Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Darragh Greene (born 1995) — Irish swimmer
- Darragh Ó Sé (born 1975) — Irish Gaelic football player
- Darragh Maguire (born 1976) — Irish footballer
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Darragh on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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