THERE has been interest from a "number of parties" in buying the sites of the old St Columba's and Woodmill high schools. The buildings in Dunfermline were knocked down earlier this year and the land ...

A breathtaking private island, complete with its own ferry, has been listed for sale. Inchmarnock is nestled just off the ...

A stunning private island with its own ferry has been put up for sale. Inchmarnock is located just off the west coast of the ...

What if we all saw our main job on this planet was one of unconditional hospitality and love? Practicing curiosity rather ...

WITH Donegal County Council set to ask the government to establish a public holiday in honour of St Colmcille, the move has ...

The station’s welcoming environment includes planters looked after by volunteers from the Winchelsea Station Partnership Group and artwork from pupils at St ... in Iona.At the age of 42 Columba with a ...

Members of the public in Gleann Cholm Cille in Co Donegal have voiced their support for a Donegal County Council call for the establishment of a new public holiday in honour of St Colmcille.

He also noted that St Columba, the Irish abbot who founded a historic monastery on the nearby island of Iona and helped spread Christianity across Scotland, was well aware of Corryvreckan’s peril.

They will row and sail their craft so as to reach Iona at Pentecost, which this year falls on June 2, for it was on the eve of Pentecost in 563 that St. Columba, sailing from Derry with 12 ...

Even though it is small, there is plenty to get up to on Iona when you are not working. Port Ban Beach and St Columba's Bay are just some of the extraordinary beaches around the island, while the ...

As the story goes, St Columba established a monastery there in AD 563, making the island the "birthplace of Christianity in Scotland," HES continued. ... Map of Iona, Scotland Euronews.

“Iona is a pretty special place in terms of the history of Scotland. A lot of people know Iona for the abbey and St Columba, but it also has a history that goes a lot further back.