Yes though having read the story of the saint it is a bit gruesome. I prefer just "poetess". It became a family name and lots of cousins descended from her have the name.
I've never heard of that name Dymphna. Hopefully you're able to fill in the gaps of her story. I also went to your link about Beginning Irish Research. I haven't done the Irish research that I should have had done by now. I've decided it's all a bit too much bother at the moment.
Hi, my daughter is the curator of Dutch and Flemish aArt at the National Museum in Dublin and gave a talk on St Dymphna in 2013. Here is the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/3h-NYHVGLow?feature=shared
It’s a pretty gruesome story of an Irish king who wanted to marry his daughter and she escaped. However the town she went to in Flanders
What a unique name she had
Yes though having read the story of the saint it is a bit gruesome. I prefer just "poetess". It became a family name and lots of cousins descended from her have the name.
I've never heard of that name Dymphna. Hopefully you're able to fill in the gaps of her story. I also went to your link about Beginning Irish Research. I haven't done the Irish research that I should have had done by now. I've decided it's all a bit too much bother at the moment.
English and Australian research is so much easier!
I am the same - I have a big bucket in my DNA matches called Ireland and I need to study it more!
Hi, my daughter is the curator of Dutch and Flemish aArt at the National Museum in Dublin and gave a talk on St Dymphna in 2013. Here is the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/3h-NYHVGLow?feature=shared
It’s a pretty gruesome story of an Irish king who wanted to marry his daughter and she escaped. However the town she went to in Flanders
is incredible for what they now do.
The story is indeed difficult as your daughter put it but I enjoyed her talk and the paintings very much. Thank you for sharing the link.