Girl's name
Gobnait
“GUB-nit”
from gob, 'a mouth'
The story behind the name
The patroness of Ballyvourney in west Cork, whose feast is kept on 11 February and whose holy well is still visited. Woulfe found the name common in Cork, Kerry and Limerick in his day — but usually written down as Abbey or Debby, which is how a saint disappears.
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