Planning a Trip to Ireland, Need Ideas

[Mael Coluim]

In 2003, I visited Ireland in participating in a re-enactment of St. Columba's exile to Scotland. When I returned the boat back to Ireland, our skipper Robin Ruddock loaned me his touring bicycle. I traveled to many of the St. Columba sites. I loved it.

After returning the bike to Robin,I stayed a week end in Dublin before my departure home to the US. I went to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells and other ancient Celtic Holy manuscripts. I especially enjoyed the Irish History Museum where I saw the real sixth century shoe (preserved in a bog) that I wore a replicate that I got from Medieval Moccasins.

The fellow, Donald McCallum who organized that trip died this June. I have started a blog re-counting the 2003 Voyage of St. Columba and the 2004 Journey of St. Columba (journey from Iona Abbey to King Brude's fort outside Inverness). You may want to follow the blog as I will be re-counting those Irish wanderings!



Off the Irish Causeway Coast


Leaving Ballycastle, Ireland on St. Columba's Day June 9, 2003 for Scotland!