the village has an association with 6th century saint kevin and many pilgrims passed through, following in saint kevin's footsteps, on their way to the monastic settlement at glendalough, until the practice ceased in the early 1900s. local landmarks include saint kevin's chair, and saint kevin's cave. saint kevin's way is a 30 km pilgrim path from hollywood to glendalough, and is connected to the wicklow mountains national park.