This is the Glen of the two lakes. It’s an early Monastic settlement in a cup of the Wicklow mountains. It is impressively lonely and lovely in its setting. The ring of the hills, once heavily wooded, the bare cone of Camaderry to the right, are unforgettable. It is...
Glendalough and its two lakes are set in the most picturesque high glens in Ireland. Try and see it on any tours of Ireland. In the 6th century Saint Kevin first built a church on the south side of the Upper Lake. But as the number of followers...
Every area of Ireland has its particular saint, as do more or less all days in the Irish calender. Apart from Patrick, Columba and Brendan, the best known, there are a number of others worthy of special mention here. Among them is St. Brigid founded...