Monasterevin
gets its name from the Monastery
of Saint Evin.
St. Evin came
here in the 6th Century. He liked this place because of the trees and the River
Barrow, the
flat land and the peacefulness. So he built his monastery here. St. Evin's Feast
Day is on 22nd. of December.
The monastery was attacked by pirates in the 12th
Century. Cistercian monks later came to Monasterevin and built a monastery on the same
site. Today it is the location of Moore
Abbey.
This is Saint Evin's Holy Water Font. It was
found in the ground on the site of Moore Abbey. It dates back to monastic times
in Ireland. It can be seen in the entrance hall of Moore Abbey Church. The
stained glass window, depicting St. Evin, is behind the altar in the parish
Church of St. Peter and Paul.