It’s St. Columba Day!

**Mael Coluim** · 9th June 11, 07:29 AM

St. Columba was the Irish missionary priest that did for Scotland what St. Patrick did for Ireland. In 563 AD he left Ireland for the Holy Isle of Iona and established his monastery.

My anglicized surname means follower of St. Columba. Pictured below I am wearing the commemorative St. Columba tartan designed by Peter MacDonald. The kilt is a single box pleat made by M. A. Columba Newsome. Today, I have to comply with uniform rules of my part-time employee so I am wearing a kaki Buzz Kidder kilt.

to St. Columba!

**piperdbh** · 9th June 11, 07:39 AM

Happy patron's day, neighbor!

**McClef** · 9th June 11, 08:12 AM

I have been to Iona so Happy St Columbas's day too!

**MacBean** · 3rd July 11, 05:55 PM

Oops, missed it! While in Ireland, we took the opty to visit any place associated with Colm cille, and found them often in the most energetic and astonishing landscapes. As I understand it, he visited Inverness, which is quite a ways from Donegal!