Then on to the highlight of the tour, Glendalough "glen of the two lakes" a truly spellbinding place, home to the impressive 10th century Round Tower.
Saint Kevin of Glendalough is said to have first lived in Kilnamanagh (church of the monks) in Tallaght, Dublin, but moved on to Glendalough in order to avoid the company of his followers, a group of monks who founded a monastery on the site.
He was known for his disdain of human company, especially that of women; his name was used in Ireland as a term for men with cold relations with women up until the 19th century. An extreme example of his chastity was the instance when he pushed an amorous woman into a patch of nettles.
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