Móin Choinn

Móin Choinn derives from the Irish móin (bog/bogland) and the personal name Choinn in the genitive case. The townland sits within the barony of Iverk in south County Kilkenny. Evidence of early Christian settlement dates to circa 400 AD, with several ringforts or fairyforts surviving in the Tubrid area, constructed as fortified dwelling structures on earthen mounds. Medieval occupation is evide...