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An introduction to the Life of St Gall (c 550 – 645 AD)
Early Life Little is known of St Gall’s early life, but traditions holds that born in Leinster of a prominent Scotti family, he entered the monastery of Bangor as a […]
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Columbanus Festival 2024
Gall – the man, the monk, and the bear. Gall, an Irish monk who was educated at Bangor Monastery, left Bangor for Europe circa 590 with Columbanus and 11 other […]
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Columban Way Walk for peace, healing and wellbeing arrives in Bangor
“I have traversed Ireland to and fro from end to end, and from sea to sea. Mostly on foot, for that is the only way to see and get to […]
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Columban Way Walk 2024 a huge success
Columban Way Walk a Huge Success The first planned Columban Way Walk on the island of Ireland has been hailed a huge success! The 361 mile walk started on 17 […]
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Welcome the Columban Way Walk for Peace, Healing and Wellbeing into Bangor
Friends of Columbanus Bangor are organising a Columban Way walk on Saturday 21 September 2024 from Helen’s Bay to Bangor to meet and welcome the inaugural Columban Way walkers as […]
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Columban Way Walk from Navan Fort to Armagh City
On Tuesday 10 September in pleasant autumn sunshine the core group of walkers who had walked from County Carlow were joined by Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop John McDowell and a […]
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Columban Way Walk 2024 page now live
For full details of this year’s inaugural walk of the Irish Columban Way please visit the walk page linked below.
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Archbishops of Armagh Sign the Columban Charter of Partnership
Eamon Martin, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and John McDowell, the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh, signed the Columban Charter for Partnership on Tuesday 9 July. The Columban Charter of Partnership […]
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Columbanus Community Folk Festival 2024
This year Ards CCÉ will once again be hosting its amazing folk festival and what a festival it’s going to be with many local and international artists in the line-up! […]
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Columbanus Volunteers at Whitespots
On Saturday 4th May students from QUB Knights of Columbanus were joined by members of Friends of Columbanus Bangor and rangers from Ards and North Down Council in their mission […]