Domhnach Broc

Donnybrook takes its name from the Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning church of Saint Broc, a female saint reputed to be one of the seven daughters of Dallbronach of Deece in County Meath. Broc established a church or convent on the banks of the River Dodder in the first half of the eighth century, marking the area's origins as an early Christian ecclesiastical centre. An eighth or ninth-century gran...