Columbanus had brought with him from Ireland a novel doctrine: that sins, if they were regularly confessed, were manageable. Penances, calibrated in exacting detail, could enable sinners, once they had performed them, to regain the favour of God. Punitive though Columbanus’ regime was, it was also medicinal.
Tom Holland. Dominion.
#OTD in Irish History | 21 November:
615 – Death of Columbanus. He was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. He is remembered as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe. Columbanus taught a Celtic monastic rule and…
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Abandonment of Cleenish Island, Co Fermanagh.
An island once earmarked for the heroes of the 1914-1918 war to come and live after the conflict had ended. My painting shows one of the abandoned houses which now lies derelict partially covered by overgrown vegetation.
A reminder that this was supposed to be an idyllic place for ex-serviceman to come and make a life for themselves.
The purpose was to enable the returning soldiers to settle back into normal civilian life.On this particular island in Bellanaleck, 11 war veterans were given up to 40 acres of land, a house and left to live off the land. However, out of this 11 only one soldier, Johnny Balfour, lived on the island for the rest of his life.
Life on Cleenish must have suited Johnny for he lived until the age of 102. His son and daughter, Sammy and Bella, continued to live on the island after his death.
A bridge to the island was built in 1956 but, before this occupants had to use a boat to get back and forth. Everything from everyday essentials to livestock were transported on the boat to the island. There was no running water or electricity or gas connected to the island either.
Many of the men made an attempt of making a life on the island, however, over time all but one moved off the island. The ex-servicemen did not have an easy life, wet summers and an outbreak of cattle fluke made the early years difficult. And, raising the money to repay the farm loans was also a constant worry.
Going back further in history, Cleenish also boasts a monastic site which dates back to the sixth century. The monastery was founded by St. Sinnell around 550AD and was where St. Columbanus was a scholar.
The Celtic Crosses which are strewn across the island are a reminder of the early religious history of the site
“I am your guardian angel, Columbanus!”
not his official design but we’re gettin there,,,,
#OTD in Irish History | 21 November:
#OTD in Irish History | 21 November:
615 – Death of Columbanus. He was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. He is remembered as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe. Columbanus taught a Celtic monastic rule and…
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#OTD in Irish History – 21 November:
#OTD in Irish History – 21 November:
615 – Death of Columbanus. He was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. He is remembered as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe. Columbanus taught a Celtic monastic rule and…
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#OTD in Irish History – 21 November:
#OTD in Irish History – 21 November:
615 – Death of Columbanus. He was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. He is remembered as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe. Columbanus taught a Celtic monastic rule and…
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Columbanus
Columbanus is a Latin masculine personal name.
Variants:
Claman [Sir Henry Ellis 1833 A General Introduction to Domesday Book 2: 69].
Columbanus [Sir Henry Ellis 1833 A General Introduction to Domesday Book 2: 304].
Kalman [Jón Sigurðsson & Carl Rafn 1843 Íslendínga sögur 1: 64].
Colman [James Gammack 1877 A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines 1: 596].
Colmus [James Gammack 1877 A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines 1: 601].
Colmanus [Alfred Holder 1896 Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, volume 1, column 1066].
Colmán [Alfred Holder 1896 Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, volume 1, columns 1066].
Columban [William Searle 1899 Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, page 208].
Kalmann [Gillian Jensen 1968 Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, page 160].
Cólman [Gillian Jensen 1968 Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, page 160].
Columban(us) [Keith Briggs 2021 An index to personal names in English place-names, 1st edition, page 86]
Stem:
cŏlumba = A dove, pigeon [Ethan Andrews 1850 A copious and critical Latin-English lexicon, page 307]
Suffix:
-ānus, -āna, -ānum = of, or belonging to [Sir James Murray 1888 A new English dictionary on historical principles, 1st edition, 1: 299].
Usage:
“in magna reverentia sanctitatis tam Brittones quam Scottos venerati sumus, sed cognoscentes Brittones, Scottos meliores putavimus. Scottos vero per Daganum episcopum in hanc, quam superius memoravimus, insulam et Columbanum abbatem in Gallis venientem, nihil discrepare a Brittonibus in eorum conversatione didicimus” [Joseph Stevenson 1838 Venerabilis Bedæ Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum page 107]: “We held both the Britons and Scots in great esteem for sanctity, believing that they had proceeded according to the custom of the universal church; but coming acquainted with the errors of the Britons, we thought the Scots had been better; but we have been informed by Bishop Dagan, coming into this aforesaid island, and the Abbot Columbanus in France, that the Scots in no way differ from the Britons in their behaviour” [John Giles 1845 The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, page 82].
