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Columbanus Festival 2023 a Great Success
The annual Columbanus Festival to commemorate the life and legacy of Columbanus has been hailed a great success. The bell themed programme attracted people from both within and from outside […]
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Early Irish Hand-Bells Revisited Video
The videos of the keynote lecture Early Irish Hand-Bells Revisited from the 2023 Columbanus Festival are now on-line to view at the link below.
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Columbanus Festival 2023
Bells Ring Out for Columbanus Festival The theme of ‘Bells’ will resonate throughout the Columbanus Festival, an annual event that commemorates the life and legacy of Columbanus, from 24 -26 […]
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Bangor to Bobbio (2023)
On Thursday 21st September 2023 I embarked on my own pilgrimage journey from Bangor to Bobbio. I was invited to participate in the European Heritage Weekend organised by Manuela Bertoncini, […]
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Visit to the St Patrick’s Centre and County Down Museum in Downpatrick
On the 15th September 2023 a group from Bangor Friends of Columbanus travelled to Downpatrick to visit the County Down Museum and the newly updated visitor galleries in the St […]
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Brittany Comes to Bangor
Friends of Columbanus Bangor welcomed 43 members of Les Amis Breton de Columban to Bangor on Sunday 10 September. After mass at St Comgall’s Church, Father Gunn gave a talk […]
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Columban Way gains more support from local politicians
Friends of Columbanus Bangor are continuing their campaign to lobby politicians from Northern Ireland political parties to gain support for the development of the Columban Way. Deborah Girvan, Chairwoman of […]
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Politicians Support the Columban Way
Deborah Girvan, Chairwoman of Friends of Columbanus Bangor has welcomed support from local politicians for the development of the Columban Way in Northern Ireland. Naomi Long MLA, leader of the […]
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Handover of Columban Charter of Partnership Signatures in St Gallen, Switzerland
661 signatures of support for the Columban Charter of Partnership from Northern Ireland were handed over at the official European launch in St Gallen, Switzerland, on 7 July 2023. The […]
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Italian Mayor Visits Bangor
Mayor of Ards and North Down Council, Councillor Jennifer Gilmore, welcomed a group of Italians who were visiting Bangor to attend the Columbanus Community Folk Festival. Included in the group […]