Abigail and Sive


Gobnait (Abigail) - Anglicized form of Irish Gobnait, reasons unclear. From Old Irish gobha "a smith". Name of early saint and abbess of Munster. One of her miracles was to overcome an army by unleashing her bees on them. Her beehive, a holy relic, was kept for many years by the O'Herlihy family


Sadhbh (Sive) - from Old Irish Sadb, prob. meaning "sweet" or "goodness". Name of several real Irish princesses, including daughters of Conn of the Hundred Battles, Queen Medb of Connacht, and King Brian Boru.

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Abigail and Sive before
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and after. Notice the difference? Bye bye Abigail.
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Sive at home Detail of the levers
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shadows
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