‘Noble foster-mother of Christ’: St Brigit and Iona during the Celtic Revival and beyond
In a previous blog, Thomas Clancy discussed the conundrum of the lack of evidence for the cult of St Brigit[…]
Read morePlace-names and their dynamics in Iona and its environs
In a previous blog, Thomas Clancy discussed the conundrum of the lack of evidence for the cult of St Brigit[…]
Read moreVisitors have long enjoyed exploring Iona by themselves, both on and off the beaten track. Today’s islanders also offer excellent[…]
Read moreJohn McCormick writing in The Oban Times 15 June 1889 (p. 3) commented that in the earlier half of that[…]
Read moreMairi MacArthur looks at two place-names – one on land, one at sea – and wonders if, and how, they[…]
Read moreWe are grateful to Mike Small for providing this guest blog sharing his work on the lost wells of Iona.[…]
Read moreCèilidh air fhilmeadh do dh’Eilean Idhe a chaidh fhoillseachadh an toiseach aig ‘Ì Chaluim Chille’: co-labhairt a chaidh a chur[…]
Read moreNovember 2024: Tobar na Gaoithe Tuath A windy name for a windy month: Tobar na Gaoithe Tuath ‘the well of[…]
Read moreWe are grateful to Alicia Hendrick for providing this guest blog sharing her work on Cobhain Cuildich and Cladh an[…]
Read moreThe writing of this blog is prompted by two circumstances: today, the 29th of September, is Michaelmas and as we[…]
Read moreMairi MacArthur writes: “Cha b’e farainm a thug iad air an àite seo!” That’s what a Clachanach farmhand once said,[…]
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