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Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Note about Eaglais na h-Aoi, 29 August 1868

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/4
Scope and Contents

Note collected from Angus MacAulay, aged 82, An Cnoc/Knock, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis about Eaglais na h-Aoi [Eaglais na h-Aoidhe] that it is the oldest church and burying place in the Isle of Lewis and is connected with St Columba. Also notes that John Wylie [built it], that he had a house in Stornoway [Steòrnabhagh] and that he was one of the people who had come from Fife [Fiobha].

Dates: 29 August 1868

Note about Iona and Saint Columba, 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/313
Scope and Contents

Note which reads "Hebraice dictur Iona" Adam[nan] Saint Columba left Ireland of his own accord - Scotia is not Scot[land] even tho[ugh] of old Ireland so Ui is now island'.

Dates: 1886

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An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Cemeteries 1
Church Buildings 1
Eaglais na h-Aoidhe Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Fife Scotland 1