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Móin na Saighead

Monaseed
Bog of the arrows
Monaseed (Móin na Saighead) is located in north County Wexford in the Civil Parish of Kilnahue, Barony of Gorey. The Irish name's etymology derives from móin (bogland) and saighead (arrows), likely referencing ancient arrow-working or a significant archery site. The 1840 Ordnance Survey confirmed this, recording the Latin translation 'Grunda Sagittarum' (Field of Arrows), validating the arrow e...

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