The two ships take their names from traditional Irish mythology: Órla, a grand niece (great niece) of Brian Boru, the 11th-century High King of Ireland.;Irish Naval Service the LÉ Órla webpage and Ciara, a saint born in Tipperary around the year 611 AD. They replaced the three s, the last of which the Irish Navy had recently retired before the delivery of the Peacock class.
