Raghnallach

Raghnallach derives from the personal name Raghnall, the Gaelicized form of the Old Norse Ragnaldr, and originally denoted the territory held by the Gabhal Raghnaill branch of the powerful O'Byrne lordship in Wicklow. The area was devastated on Easter Monday 1209 when Dublin citizens gathered for a hurling match at Cullenswood were ambushed by Irish raiders from the mountains, resulting in the ...