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.

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 ...

The best-known figure of early Wicklow is Kevin, meaning 'the beautifully born one'. Glendalough's founder belonged to a people known as the Dal Messin Corb who ruled Leinster in the 400s and 500s ...

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 ...

But on this trip to Ireland, I’m learning both. As I try, and fail, to wrap my arms around St. Kevin’s wishing cross, I realize it’s OK: Things change. Life brings new rhythms.

St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.

Life Glendalough: a special place in Ireland's Christian history We live in uncertain times. The Covid-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of how we do things, from school and work to church ...

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.

Glendalough hosts the St. Kevin's Festival over the June Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday June 1 there will be a programme of eight or nine options for pilgrims to choose from starting at 9.30 a ...