#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle

[tempest-melody]

Ireland: Tales We Heard

Ireland: Tales We Heard

While climbing Slieve League our guide, Barry, told us some wild stories of events that had occurred in Ireland. There were two in particular that stood out to me. The Battle of the Book and plane crash from WWII on the far side of Donegal Bay. Battle of Cúl Dreimhne | Battle of the Book The information for the Battle of the Book came from this site. This would have been one of the first cases…

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#Battle of the Book #Gleniff Horseshoe #Ireland #Slieve League #WWII

[urbanhermit]

Saint Brendan of Birr (Died c 573) Abbot known as "Prophet of Ireland," Founder of the Monastery at Birr in Central Ireland. Brendan is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland & a friend & disciple of Saint Columba. Born in Ireland and died in c 573 at Birr, Ireland of natural causes. Patronage - Birr, Ireland. Also known as - Brendan mac Nemain, Brendan of Biorra, Brendan the Elder, (to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend, St Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert.) Prophet of Ireland, Brandan, Brandon, Breandan, Brenainn, Brendanus. Additional Memorial - 6 January, as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. Brendan founded the Monastery at Birr in central Ireland in about 540, serving as its first Abbot. He emerges from early Irish writings as a man of generous hospitality with a reputation for sanctity & devotion who was an intuitive judge of character. He was considered one of the chief prophets of Ireland. This is evidenced both in his title ('Prophet of Ireland') & by his attendance at the Synod of Meltown, in which Saint Columba was brought to trial over his role in the Battle of Cúl Dreimhne in 561. Brendan spoke on Columba's behalf, prompting the assembled clerics to sentence Columba with exile, rather than excommunication. His friendship & support for Columba resulted in important connections between Birr and the Columban foundations. An adviser of Columba said that the saint saw a vision of Brendan's soul being carried away by angels after his death. He thereupon ordered a mass to be said in his honor. The original monastic site is adjacent to Birr castle in Church Street behind the wrought-iron gates of the old church erected by the Parsons family from the castle. In the late 8th or early 9th century when the monastery at Birr was at the height of its power, a scribe named Mac Regol wrote & illuminated an extraordinary manuscript. Although his images have been described as primitive, Mac Regol’s gospel is recognized as a unique and important work of art. It is now in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. However besides the R.C. Church (Wilmer Road), in the library (tastefully converted from a Pugin designed convent chapel), is the only copy. https://www.instagram.com/p/CW2paCrrRN_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thedurvin]

Got curious about when copyright laws were first invented and apparently the first known legal case goes all the way back to 6th Century Irish saints arguing over who owned a hand-made copy of the Psalter:

The earliest recorded historical case-law on the right to copy comes from ancient Ireland. The Cathach is the oldest extant Irish manuscript of the Psalter and the earliest example of Irish writing. It contains a Vulgate version of Psalms XXX (30) to CV (105) with an interpretative rubric or heading before each psalm. It is traditionally ascribed to Saint Columba as the copy, made at night in haste by a miraculous light, of a Psalter lent to Columba by St. Finnian. In the 6th century, a dispute arose about the ownership of the copy and King Diarmait Mac Cerbhaill gave the judgement "To every cow belongs her calf, therefore to every book belongs its copy." The Battle of Cúl Dreimhne was fought over this issue. ... According to tradition, sometime around 560, the Irish abbot and missionary Saint Columba became involved in a quarrel with Saint Finnian of Movilla Abbey over a psalter. Columba copied the manuscript at the scriptorium under Saint Finnian, intending to keep the copy. Saint Finnian disputed his right to keep the copy. Thus, this dispute was about the ownership of the copy (whether it belonged to Saint Columba because he copied it or whether it belonged to Saint Finnian because he owned the original).

#trivia #til

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St. Colomcille (meaning “Dove of the Church”), also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle

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#OTD in 597 – Death of St Colomcille, also known as St Columba.

#OTD in 597 – Death of St Colomcille, also known as St Columba.

St Colomcille was a missionary monk who, some of his advocates claim, introduced Christianity to the Picts during the Early Medieval Period. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. St Colomcille was born on 7 December ca. 521 A.D. to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan near Lough Gartan, Co Donegal. On his father’s side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine…

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#Battle of Cúl Dreimhne #Co. Down #Downpatrick #High King Dermott #Iona #Patron Saint of Derry #Scotland #St Brigid #St Comgall #St Molaisi of Devenish #St Patrick #St. Colomcille #St. Columba #St. Finnian #Twelve Apostle