An Inse

An Inse (Laytown) derives from the Irish word inse, meaning the holm or river meadow island—a reference to the low-lying coastal lands bordering the River Nanny estuary. The site has been continuously inhabited since at least the 6th century AD. Archaeological excavations, particularly a 2000 dig at the adjacent Sonairte Hill Top, revealed an Iron Age burial mound and habitation site known as '...