In this month’s blog I would like to explore a ‘factoid’ – a commonly held view which is not entirely[…]
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The church of Teampull Rònain: his or hers?
Thomas Clancy wonders about the identity of the saint in the name of Iona’s medieval parish church. The ruined church[…]
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Of all the place-names associated with the island of Iona, perhaps the one that has given rise to the most[…]
Read moreCuldamh and the Camus: which came first?
Mairi MacArthur looks at two place-names – one on land, one at sea – and wonders if, and how, they[…]
Read moreIn Search of the Lost Wells of Iona: Guest blog by Mike Small
We are grateful to Mike Small for providing this guest blog sharing his work on the lost wells of Iona.[…]
Read moreColumba and Iona: the conference ceilidh | Ì Chaluim Chille: cèilidh na co-labhairt
Cèilidh air fhilmeadh do dh’Eilean Idhe a chaidh fhoillseachadh an toiseach aig ‘Ì Chaluim Chille’: co-labhairt a chaidh a chur[…]
Read moreNames of the Month
January 2023 January’s Name harks back — potentially –to the early days of the month. 8th January is the feast[…]
Read moreGuest blog by Alicia Hendrick
We are grateful to Alicia Hendrick for providing this guest blog sharing her work on Cobhain Cuildich and Cladh an[…]
Read moreAn Eala: more ‘processional archaeology’
An Eala: further evidence of the medieval ritual landscape One of the things that I was pleased to have a[…]
Read moreCnoc Angel – articulating a ritual landsdcape
In our blog for September, Sofia Evemalm-Graham reflected on some of the names attached to the hill called Sìthean Mòr.[1] […]
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