The fairy dwellings of Iona: what do the place-names tell us?
John McCormick writing in The Oban Times 15 June 1889 (p. 3) commented that in the earlier half of that[…]
Read morePlace-names and their dynamics in Iona and its environs
John 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 moreMay 2023: Slochd nam Biast According to Mánus Ó Domhnaill’s Life of Colum Cille, when the saint arrived on Iona[…]
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,[…]
Read moreAs the project reaches the final months of its first year, it seems appropriate to share more widely some thoughts[…]
Read moreA series of Advent Tweets in December last year by @ChronHib (find it here) sparked this investigation into how colours[…]
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