Saorbhreathach
Encyclopedia
Saorbhreathach is the Irish
translation of the common first name Justin
, which is derived from the Latin Justinus.
The name originally appeared in the Annals of the Four Masters
, a document from 1616. Saorbhreathach is listed as Lord of Eoghanacht, one of the seats of the ancient kingdom of Eóganachta
in what is now part of Ireland
.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
translation of the common first name Justin
Justin (name)
Anglicized form of the Latin given name Justinus, a derivative of Justus. Justinus was the name borne by various early saints, notably a 2nd-century Christian apologist and a boy martyr of the 3rd century...
, which is derived from the Latin Justinus.
The name originally appeared in the Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
, a document from 1616. Saorbhreathach is listed as Lord of Eoghanacht, one of the seats of the ancient kingdom of Eóganachta
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta were an Irish dynasty centred around Cashel which dominated southern Ireland from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, and its offshoot Carbery, well into the 16th century...
in what is now part of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.