nominative form of Gabhra (genitive); anglicizations: Gowra, Gavra
Site of the Battle of Gabhair/Gowra, portrayed in the Irish narrative Cath Gabhra, the climactic action of the Fenian Cycle, which brings an end to the power of the Fianna; coextensive with modern Garristown in north Co. Dublin. Variant texts place the action at Skreen, Co. Meath.
