Cillín Chaoimhín

Cillín Chaoimhín, literally 'Kevin's small church,' takes its name from the 6th-century Saint Kevin (Caoimhín), the founder of the celebrated monastic settlement at Glendalough. The older Irish name Cnoic Rua ('Red Hill') possibly references holly berries or Wicklow heather on the hills above the village. Hollywood became a significant point on pilgrimage routes during the medieval period, as t...