Friends of Columbanus, Bangor

  • Columban Way Receives £5,000 from the David Cross Foundation

    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.  

  • Carlow Trip to Walk Columban Way – June 2022

    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.

  • Start of the Columban Way launched in Co Carlow

    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…

  • From North Downs to North Down

    From North Downs to North Down

    On Tuesday 8 March, Chair Deborah Girvan and Vice Chair David Lennon were delighted to welcome Rev Phil Goodey, Dean of North Downs and Maidstone to Bangor. After picking up a copy of a DVD called ‘Blessing Europe’, The Legacy of the Celtic Saints, by Rainer Walde (see YouTube version below), Phil was inspired to…

  • Making Europe: Columbanus and His Legacy Project

    Making Europe: Columbanus and His Legacy Project

    You are cordially invited to the presentation of the three-volume series that marksthe completion of the Making Europe: Columbanus and His Legacy Project.

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