“Churches in the Celtic west
Cleared of chalice and candlesticks,
Chant and saga
In red blood scrawled…”
George Mackay Brown (1987)
#photography #CelticCross #StColumba #Columba'sBirthplace #PotD #Gartan #Donegal #Colmcille #ChurchHill #Christianity #521AD #poetry #GeorgeMackayBrown

Part 2 of #Colmcille Well #Donegal #Ireland #IrishSky🇮🇪 #Speirgorm #GortnavernTomb #DhúnnanGall

Had to break this into two parts and I said #Colmcille incorrectly because “American butchering a word”. It’s “Colm-kill”. Anyway still reminiscing about my trip last year. I knew America would be where it is now after the election so I got away a bit. #Donegal #Ireland #IrishSky🇮🇪 #Speirgorm

An Nuacht ar ExtraG.ie ... Mí BRÓDúil! Ach tá #Trump ag cur srian ar na ceiliúradh + #Whistleblower: Fuair 'consultants' na mílte euro sa bhreis i scéim ‘cash for scan’ + Sa bhaile le Damien Comer + Neamhaird ar an Naomh: Is laoch dár linne é #Colmcille

Colmcille: Ba chóir go mbeadh lá saoire bainc againn dó Ba chóir go mbeadh an chéad Luan i mí Iúil ina lá saoire bainc nua chun lá féile Naomh Colmcille a cheiliúradh, a mhol Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall.

Is figiúr tábhachtach i stair #Éireann agus na #Eorpa é Naomh #Colmcille, cén fáth nach bhfuil lá saoire bainc againn chun onóir a thabhairt dó? Féach ar a scéal ar an seinnteoir @tg4.bsky.social anseo extrag.ie/2025/06/10/n...

St. Columba's Day: Colmcille in his own words - ‘This is why I love Derry...for its host of white angels from one end to the other’ To mark the feast of St. Columba here’s a selection of verses that were attributed to the saint and others associated with the famous patron of Derry

St. Columba's Day: Colmcille in his own words - ‘This is why I love #Derry...for its host of white angels from one end to the other’ #HappyStColumbasDay #Colmcille

Here are some of the many miracles of Derry's patron saint St. Columba (Colmcille) On June 9 the people of Derry and Donegal will celebrate the life and legacy of our patron Saint Columba.

23 miracles worked by the patron of #Derry St. Columba
www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and... #HappyStColumbasDay #Colmcille

Here are some of the many miracles of Derry's patron saint St. Columba (Colmcille) On June 9 the people of Derry and Donegal will celebrate the life and legacy of our patron Saint Columba.

23 miracles worked by the patron of #Derry St. Columba
#StColumba #Columba #Colmcille #Columbkille

St Columba Composite
#photography #StColumba #Celtic #Cross #silhouette #tree #sky #Iona #IsleOfIona #ColmCille #Gartan #Donegal #Ireland #PhotoOfTheDay

"My friend's claim seeks to apply a worn out law to a new reality. Books are different to other chattels (possessions) and the law should recognise this. Learned men like us, who have received a new heritage of knowledge through books, have an obligation to spread that knowledge, by copying and distributing those books far and wide. I haven't used up Finnian's book by copying it. He still has the original and that original is none the worse for my having copied it. Nor has it decreased in value because I made a transcript of it. The knowledge in books should be available to anybody who wants to read them and has the skills or is worthy to do so; and it is wrong to hide such knowledge away or to attempt to extinguish the divine things that books contain. It is wrong to attempt to prevent me or anyone else from copying it or reading it or making multiple copies to disperse throughout the land. In conclusion I submit that it was permissible for me to copy the book because, although I benefited from the hard work involved in the transcription, I gained no worldly profit from the process, I acted for the good of society in general and neither Finnian nor his book were harmed."

In a speech at the High Court of King Diarmaid in 6th Century Ireland, St. Columba aka Colmcille advocated for the right to copy books ~1500 years before the Budapest Open Access Initiative (Ray Corrigan, 2007 […]

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This picture of the altar in the oratory (with the backdrop of the Sound of Iona & Isle of Mull), was taken on this day one year ago 💜

#OTD #memories #sunlight #nature #isleofiona #faith #CatholicHouseOfPrayerIona #placesofworship #iona #prayerspaces #sacredspot
#pilgrimpeople #colmcille

Hello! We are delighted to join Bluesky - to interact with you & bring you pictures & updates from the House of Prayer & the beautiful Scottish isle of Iona, where we are located! #personalretreats #pilgrims #prayer #thinplaces #spirituality #stcolumba #colmcille #rest #peaceful

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