Behind the Name: Comments for the name Deirbhile

Comments for DEIRBHILE:

There is a Saint Deirbhile sometimes her name is spelt Dervila Dervilla or Dearbhla. A holy Well in the mullet in County Mayo is called "Saint Deirbhile's Vat" which has a shrine to her over the well the well is said to be good for curing eye trouble.

-- Anonymous User 8/29/2006

Pronounced DER-vla.

-- poetic_freedom 12/9/2006

I would say "JER-vi-la".

-- gaelruadh19 1/10/2007

According to some Internet sources, Irish actress Dervla Kirwan (1971-) was born Deirbhile in Churchtown, Dublin. She anglicised her name to avoid pronunciation confusion.

-- Anonymous User 5/24/2010

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