Columbanus Festival a Great Success  The annual Columbanus Festival to commemorate the life and legacy of Columbanus has been hailed as a great success.  With grant funding from the Department of Communities which is administered by Ards and North Down Council, eight events were organised by Friends of Columbanus Bangor between 17-20 November in various locations around Bangor.   …

On the 8th October 2022 a small group from Bangor joined the Carlow Friends of Columbanus group to walk one of the Columban Way ‘feeder routes’. We walked a 7km section of the Columban Way, St Mullins to Clashganny day, but in reverse so ending up at the extensive ruins of St Mullin’s Monastery. Walking…

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…

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…