Cill Bheagáin

Kilbeggan's Irish name Cill Bheagáin derives from Saint Bécán, a 6th-century monk and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, who founded a monastic settlement on high ground near the River Brosna. Bécán was a contemporary of Saint Columba and reportedly studied under Saint Finian at Clonard before establishing his own monastery. The early monastic settlement flourished until falling into decli...