Chief among the historic sites is Glendalough, which features a collection of Early Medieval monastic structures associated with St Kevin, a hermit priest.

The gatehouse, dating from the late 15th century, is the most significant remnant of the original monastic structures still standing.

The community is organized into a nearly self-sustaining monastic structure.

In 1644, during the English Civil War, the house and any surviving monastic structures were wrecked and probably destroyed in the fighting.

It is as if, by emulating a monastic structure, the prison could convert a criminal calling into a religious one, sinners into saints.

This renewed prosperity was reflected in the monastic structures erected in the 1640s.

All that remains of the monastic structures is the prior's lodging, now used for guests, the ruins of the church and the perimeter wall.

The only surviving monastic structures are that of the impressive two storey gatehouse, dating from the 15th century, and some stretches of the precinct wall.

Located on a hill not far from the city's historical center, the area housed monastic structures as early as the 4th century AD.

The existing ruins of, the Abbey of Dearg prove it to have been a most perfect monastic structure.