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Colmcille 1500 @ Éigse Uladh 2022

Colmcille 1500, the commemoration of 1500 years since the birth of Colmcille continues until June 2022. Among the events is Éigse Uladh, from the 25th to the 27th February. Colmcille is the subject of the play Ar thóir m’Anama which will run on the three nights of the festival. This is an Irish language version […]

Colm Cille Protector of Women

As we mark 1,500 years since the birth of Saint Colm Cille/ Columba, Áine Ní Bhreisleáin reflects on the significance of this extraordinary man who was a missionary, a poet and scribe, a diplomat and, ultimately, an exile. She also discovers how Colm Cille became known as the protector of women, and hears stories in which he came to the aid […]