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St. Patrick may be Ireland’s most famous saint, but a new biography for young readers sheds light on another great Irish holy man: St. Kevin of Glendalough.
St. Kevin is one of the greatest saints of Ireland and founder of the famous and important Glendalough Monastery.
Despite Ireland's current infatuation with consumerism, the Catholic traveler can still encounter the country's Christian Celtic soul at Glendalough — site of St. Kevin's sixth-century monastery ...
One of the oldest pilgrim routes in Ireland, for a period stretching back more than 1,000 years, has been reopened. The restoration of St Kevin's Way or Sli Chaoimhin in Co Wicklow, a pilgrim path ...
As part of their 60th anniversary celebrations, a pilgrimage to St. Kevin's Church Glendalough will take place on Saturday June 2.
Kevin died at an advanced age at Glendalough in either 618 or 622. Despite Glendalough's isolation, it was Kevin's reputation for sanctity that made the monastery a great seat of learning in Ireland.
St. Kevin - Glendalough, Co. Wicklow St. Kevin founded a monastic settlement in this beautiful glaciated valley south of Dublin in the 6th century.
Deirdre Geraghty looks at a bell dating from the late 10th or early 11th century, making it the earliest in Ireland. It was formerly suspended in a belfry at St Kevin's Church in Glendalough.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in New York City at venues that are featuring recipes from Glendalough, the craft spirits distillery located in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.
The monastic ruins at Glendalough are among Ireland’s most important and best preserved, especially the 30-metre round tower and the 12th-century St Kevin’s Church.