Rathgall Ringfort

Named in Irish as An Ráth Gheal (The Bright Fort) and also known as An Rath Gall (The Fort of Foreigners or The Fort of Strangers), this important Bronze Age hillfort, dating mainly to the 12th and 11th centuries BC, is situated in the townland of Rath East. Tradition links the site to Celtic royalty, specifically to Crundmáel Bolg Luatha mac Áedo (who died in 628 AD), a King of the Uí Ceinnse...