Boy's name
Peadar
“PAD-ar”
the Irish form of Peter, 'rock'
The story behind the name
Peadar Kearney wrote 'The Soldier's Song', Amhrán na bhFiann, in 1907; it became the national anthem in 1926. He was Brendan Behan's uncle, which explains a good deal about that family's way with a line.
Where the name belongs
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