Tigh na hÉille

Tigh na hÉille—'House of the Éille,' named after a stream that once flowed through the valley—sits in the civil parish of Kilcommon, barony of Ballinacor South, in south Wicklow. The area has deep ecclesiastical roots. In the medieval period, an ancient church was built at Preban near Tinahely, traditionally believed to have been founded by St. Aidan of Ferns, with a holy well in Preban dedica...