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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Grania, Grace
- Variants
- Gráinne
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Daughter of King Cormac mac Airt and betrothed of Fionn mac Cumhaill; eloped with Diarmuid Ua Duibhne in 'Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne'. Also borne by Gráinne Mhaol (Grace O'Malley), the 16th-century pirate queen.
The story behind Gráinne
Their pursuit by the jealous Fionn covers sixteen years and is told in Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Gráinne, the longest of the Fenian tales.
Mythology & legend
Daughter of Cormac mac Airt, betrothed to Fionn but eloped with the young warrior Diarmaid.
Did you know?
Pirate queen Granuaile (Gráinne Ní Mháille) parleyed with Elizabeth I in 1593, both speaking Latin since neither understood the other's language.
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