Our History

There seems little doubt that the early pre-christian habitants of Ireland were of a particularly discerning nature and made their abode in the parts of the country where the scenery was at its most beautiful and the harvest from land and water at is most bountiful.

The famous Saint Kevin, found this out to his cost when he arrived in the Glendalough/Macreddin district to establish his fifth century monastery and discovered a chief of some importance named Credin had already taken up residence. In the ancient manuscript, The Latin Life of Kevin, it is described how Credin was killed by his enemies and miraculously brought back to life by the Saint.

Macreddin Village, named after Credin, grew into an area of great importance, at one stage sending two members to the Irish House of Commons, before slowly slipping into decline in the late nineteenth century. Now once again this unique and picturesque village will thrive with the opening of the Brooklodge Hotel and the establishment of an equestrian centre and craft shops.

Across the village green form Brooklodge is a wonderful old stone bridge over Ballycreen Brook and above the village in the 17th century graveyard you can admire the work of the famous sculptor Dennis Cullen of Monaseed on the headstones.