In Irish mythology, Gráinne (GRAWN - yeah) was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt.

She was promised in marriage to Fionn mac Cumhail, but fell in love with Diarmuid Ua Duibhne when she saw Diarmuid in the wedding party. She laid a geis upon him to run away with her. Their long flight from Fionn was aided by Aengus Og, Diarmuid's foster-father.

Eventually, Fionn pardons Diarmuid after Aengus Og intercedes on their behalf; the pair settle in Kerry and produce five children. The story of Gráinne and Diarmuid is one of a number of instances in Irish mythology of the eternal triangle of young man, young girl and ageing suitor. The situation is very similar to the tale of Naoise, Deirdre and Conchobar. The same theme also shows up in other, Celtic-influenced cultures, most notably the tale of Tristan and Iseult (with King Mark of Cornwall), and more famously, Lancelot, Guinevere, and King Arthur.

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From gran "grain, corn." Gráinne in ancient Ireland was the patron of the harvest. In later legends Gráinne was the name of the beautiful daughter of a High King of Ireland, Cormac Mac Art. She had been promised in marriage to the king Fionn Mac Cool. When Gráinne saw him at the wedding banquet she realised Fionn was too old for her and put a "geis," a love spell on Fionn's nephew, Diarmuid. They ran away together but Fionn's pursuit prevented them from spending two consecutive nights in the same place. Megalithic sites throughout Ireland are still traditionally referred to as "the bed of Gráinne and Diarmuid"

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