Gleann dá Locha

The name Glendalough derives from Irish gleann (glen), dá (two), and loch (lake), translating to 'valley of two lakes'—a reference to the two bodies of water that define the landscape. Saint Kevin (Caoimhín), born circa 498 CE of royal Leinster descent, founded a monastic settlement here in the 6th century. Originally living as a hermit in a cave above the Upper Lake, known as Kevin's Bed, his ...