Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Rathgarve
Rath Garbh
Rah Gorruv Fort Local
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballybaan – close by the northern cluster of houses on the left hand side of road leading to Galway
Information From Joyce's Place Names
Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Ra, Ray, Raw, Rath ; an ancient fortified residence: See vol. i. p. 274. As in the case of "Lis," the part of a place-name following Ra, Rath, Raheen, &c, is very often a personal or family name. See Lis.