Rathgrania

Rathgrania is an archaeological ringfort near Ballintober, County Mayo, named for Gráinne from the Diarmuid and Gráinne pursuit story. The rath prefix identifies a circular earthwork settlement from the early medieval period, while the mythological name suggests the place was prominent enough to attract and hold a legendary identity. Whether the bank and ditch still stand or agriculture has softened them, the pairing of physical earthwork and mythological memory remains a quiet marker of how deeply that tale embedded itself in local landscape and place-naming.