What is the story of Saint Kevin?
Kevin was ordained by Bishop Lugidus and following his ordination, he lived as a hermit in a cave at Glendalough, a Bronze Age tomb now known as St. Kevin’s Bed, to which he was reportedly led by an angel. He went barefoot, wore skins, ate the nettles and herbs that came to hand, and spent his time in prayer.
Who wrote St Kevin and the Blackbird?
poet Seamus Heaney
“A little meditation.” That’s how Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney described his poem, St. Kevin and the Blackbird.
When was St Kevin and the Blackbird written?
1996
St Kevin and the Blackbird (1996)
What did St Kevin do?
Saint Kevin, Gaelic Caemgen, Latin Coemgenus, (born, near Dublin—died June 3, 618, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ire.; feast day June 3), one of the patron saints of Dublin, founder of the monastery of Glendalough. With Kevin as abbot, it became one of Ireland’s leading monastic centres.
Is there a saint Seamus?
Today is the feast day of a lesser known Irish Saint, Seamus the patron saint of cures for the hangover. Also, Seamus was famous for his work with dogs thus the saying “hair of the dog” for hangover drinking.
What is the origin of the name Kevin?
It is composed of caomh “dear; noble”; Old Irish cóem and -gin (“birth”; Old Irish gein). The variant Kevan is anglicized from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form….Kevin.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Word/name | Caoimhín |
| Meaning | of noble birth |
| Other names |
What does Kevin mean?
handsome
The name Kevin is of Irish origin and means “handsome.” It is derived from the Irish name Caoimhín, which originated from the elements coém, meaning “handsome” and gein, meaning “birth.”
Where is Saint Kevin from?
Ireland
Kevin of Glendalough/Place of birth