Cathal

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 284 words | Copyright

Cathal, Cahal [Ir., strong in battle]. Common name in Ireland of the early Middle Ages, borne by hundreds of historical figures in genealogies but not by figures in imaginative narrative. The name is often translated as ‘Charles’, with which it has no etymological link.

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