When he was 32 he was elected unanimously Archbishop of Dublin[REF] following the death of Archbishop Gregory in 1162, at the Synod of Clane, and was consecrated in by Gelasius, Archbishop of Armagh and successor of St. Malachy [REF].
Archbishop Lorcán frequently made choice of Glendalough for his retreats; but he usually hid himself in a solitary cave at some distance from the monastery, between a rock and a deep lake, which St. Kevin had used [REF].