16/10/2026
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๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ
๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก
๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐ณ
๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ'๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ '๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ'
The influence of the monastic heritage in Bangor and on the island of Ireland still pertains today in the Irish place names that are embedded in our local maps, songs, history, art, streets, roads, townlands, mountains, rivers and lakes. This sense of place was carried by Columbanus and his followers in the 6th and 7th centuries to continental Europe where his name and legacy lives on in cities, towns and villages not only on the island of Ireland but also in France, Germany, Switzerland, Lichenstein, Luxembourg, Austria, and Italy.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐...
๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: '๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ'
11:00 โ 13:00 | ยฃ10pp
SPACE Theatre, Castle Road, Bangor
This talk deals with places connected with St Columbanus and early Christianity in Ireland and Continental Europe. It will be delivered by Dr Paul Tempan, a linguist and expert on Irish place-names who was a researcher on the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project (2006 โ 2013)
๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ
14:00 โ 15:30 | ยฃ6pp
St Columbanus Church of Ireland, Ballyholme, Bangor
An illuminating talk about the beautiful stained-glass windows illustrating Irish saints and some additional modern windows.
๐ฅพ ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ
13:30 โ 15:00 | ยฃ6pp
Meet at the Bangor Bell beside Bangor Abbey
This popular half mile walk follows the Bangor Bell Walk to North Down Museum. Local guides Brigid Watson and Barbara Boyle will tell the story of Columbanus' journey from Bangor to Bobbio. After the walk, participants may wish to retire to Coffee Cure at the museum for a cup of coffee or tea.
โช๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
19:00 โ 20:00 | All welcome | No need to book
St Comgall's Church, Brunswick Road, Bangor
All denominations are welcome to attend this special cross-community service to commemorate and celebrate the life of Columbanus. Representatives from local churches and schools will give readings and prayers.
This year, the guest speaker will be Sister Ann Gray, Missionary Sisters of Columban. Sister Ann served as a lay missionary in Sierra Leone and as a missionary sister in Hong Kong. She now works in Ireland, developing congregational spirituality.
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