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Columbanus Events in Bangor and Carlow
Dear Friend of Columbanus Bangor A couple of months ago we were approached by a Myshall Community Group in Co Carlow who are involved with developing the Columban Way. They asked if we would partner with them to apply for a grant from the Irish government to organise a programme of events in our respective…
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Columbanus attracts Italian visitors
Twenty five people from the Lombardy region of Italy arrived in Bangor on Monday 5 July to explore the heritage of Columbanus. The group, led by Mauro Steffenini, President of the Italian Friends of Columbanus, visited St Comgall’s Church, Strickland’s Glen / Smelt Mill Bay where Columbanus left with 12 disciples for Europe, and Bangor…
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Festival Columban Way Walk
Presented by: COLUMBANUS COMMUNITY FOLK FESTIVAL 2022 Friday 17th June, 2022 Explore the rich monastic heritage in Ards and North Down with experienced walking and tourism guides. The 6-mile walk, organised by Friends of Columbanus Bangor, will take you from Comber to Scrabo Tower and on to Newtownards, either finishing in Conway Square or Movilla Abbey…
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Columbanus Community Folk Festival 2022
This year Ards CCÉ (local charity music organisation) will be hosting the “Columbanus Community Folk Festival 2022” and what a festival it’s going to be with many local and international artists in the line-up! The great outdoors also features with a boat trip complete with music, poetry and storytelling and a walk along a North…
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Columbanus Boat Tour
Presented by: COLUMBANUS COMMUNITY FOLK FESTIVAL 2022 June 12th & 19th ~3 pm, 2022 departing Bangor Marina Hop aboard ‘Ocean Crest’ and enjoy the most beautiful coastal path from the sea. With Live Music, Poetry & Storytelling featuring “Friends of Columbanus” David Lennon, Tim Dwyer and Marianne McShane. Book a Place To book a place please…
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Carlow Columban Way Walk
June 4 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Following in the footsteps of Saint Columbanus ‘THE COLUMBAN WAY’is a pilgrim trail along his journey taken during the 5th and early 6th century from his home parish of Myshall in the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains, Carlow to begin religious studies in Fermanagh and Bangor, Co.…
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Columban Way Receives £5,000 from the David Cross Foundation
The Columban Way, a pilgrim route that follows the footsteps of Columbanus through eight European countries, has received £5,000 from the David Cross Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation, towards developing the route from Dundrum to Comber.
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Carlow Trip to Walk Columban Way – June 2022
A trip to walk the Carlow section of the Columban Way is being planned for the week of the 3-5th June 2022. This will be part of a Walking festival and will include a cultural evening.
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Start of the Columban Way launched in Co Carlow
The first stage of the Columban Way in Ireland was recently launched in Myshall, Co Carlow. The Columban Way is an ambitious European pilgrim route that traces the footsteps of Columbanus from Mount Leinster, where he was born in 541, through eight European countries to Bobbio, Italy, where he died in 615. Modelled on the…
