Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland Diarmuid Martin with Maeve Sikora, Keeper of Antiquities at the National Museum A Belleek teapot featuring scenes of Glendalough Copper alloy cauldron A new ...
WE live in uncertain times. The Covid-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of how we do things, from school and work to church, sport and anything else you care to name. Little wonder that people have ...
Upon his ordination to the priesthood, Kevin, accompanied by an angel, crossed the mountains of Wicklow and settled at the upper lake in the place called Glendalough, which means “the glen of two ...
A former miner's cottage overlooking the round tower in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, is for sale for the first time in more than 100 years. Cloneen Cottage is just metres from the tower, which was built ...
As I walked near the mist-shrouded lakes beyond the ruins of the Glendalough monastery, it was easy to imagine there were magical creatures just beyond my field of vision. A misty morning stroll past ...
COMMUNITY groups and organisations from throughout the County Wicklow are organising events in celebration of this year’s Heritage Week, running from August 13 through to August 21. There are plenty ...
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 and ...
An iconic stone near the 6th-century monastery in Glendalough has suffered lasting damage after an apparent act of vandalism. Pat Reid, Project Manager at the Glendalough Heritage Forum, has revealed ...