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Columban’s Day, Co Carlow

July 11 @ 9:00 am July 13 @ 3:00 pm

Carlow proudly hosts the XXVI Columbanus Day celebration from July 11th to 13th, 2025. This significant occasion honours St. Columbanus, one of Ireland’s most influential early missionaries, recognised for his contributions to the spiritual and cultural foundation of Europe. Columbanus was born in Carlow, in the shadow of the Blackstairs Mountains.   

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This annual European Event is being help in Ireland this year in Co. Carlow. See the link below for details.

It is a 3 day event and will include walks, talks and ecumenical services.

This is a three day event including walks, talks, cultural events and ecumenical services. The talks will include “Columbanus, the Man from Myshall,” delivered by former President Mary McAleese and a symposium on the theme of relationship between creation and spirituality. The walk will feature the first selection of the Irish Columban Way starting at a cairns on the slopes of Mount Leinster.

The cairn on Mount Leinster marking the start of the Irish Columban Way

Car sharing will be organised for those attending from Friends of Columbanus Bangor.