Join Reverend Canon Michael Parker for a tour of St Gall’s Church followed by a talk about Gall by local historian Leanne Briggs. St Gall’s Church is modelled on a Swiss design with beautiful stained glass windows and glass etchings. Rev Michael Parker will give a tour and explain the history of the church and […]

Dr Cornel Dora, director of the Abbey Library, St Gallen, Switzerland, will give a lecture on the incredible collection of manuscripts and writings, many of which are attributed to Bangor and Nendrum Monastic Site on Mahee Island, that are kept in the magnificent Abbey Library. From 1993 to 2001 Dr Cornel Dora worked as a […]

An illuminating talk by Ronnie McClements from Bangor Historical Society about the beautiful stained-glass windows St Columbanus Church, Ballyholme, is architecturally rich, being built from a unique stone taken from Roxborough Castle in Moy, Co Tyrone. There is a wonderful collection of stained glass windows representing Irish Saints: Columbanus, Columba, Finnian, Comgall, Gall, Patrick, Brigid […]

In July 2023, Canon Joe Gunn, the parish priest of St Comgall’s Church, Bangor, was presented with a relic of St Gall at a memorable service in the historic St Gallen Cathedral, Switzerland. This special mass will mark the installation of the St Gall relic in St Comgall’s Church.  The beautiful icons of the Bangor […]

A guided half mile walk tracing the footsteps of Columbanus and Gall on their epic journey across Europe from Bangor to Bobbio through seven pieces of art Enjoy a short, leisurely walk along the Bangor Bell Trail with Green Badge Guide holders, Brigid Watson of Sustainable Journeys Ireland and Barbara Boyle, P/T tourism lecturer at […]

A cross-community church service with guest speaker Fr Martin Magill the parish priest at St John the Evangelist on the Fall’s Road, Belfast. Fr Magill’s speech at the funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee at St Anne’s Cathedral on 24 April 2019, received sustained applause and a standing ovation when he asked why it took […]