Cáomgen, Saint, Caoimhín, Saint, Cóemgen, Saint
[Irish, beautiful born]
At least two saints bear this name, anglicized as Kevin, the better-known of whom was the founder and abbot (?498–618) of Glendalough whose feast-day is 3 June. Cáemgen was celebrated for his chastity, and once resisted a temptress by falling propitiously into a bed of nettles— or by kicking her out of his cave so that she fell into a lake and drowned. His name appears in a number of Fenian stories.
