"relics of Aidan; through their influence Aidan's feast appears in the early Wessex calendars, which provide the main evidence for his cult after the age of Bede."" His feast is celebrated on the anniversary of his death, 31 August. Reflecting his Irish origins, his Scottish monasticism and his ministry to the English, Aidan has been proposed as a possible patron saint for the whole of the United Kingdom. The Manuscript of the Martyrology of Tallaght is said to have been first composed in the Northumbrian provenance, possibly at Lindisfarne, it then passed through Iona and Bangor, where Irish scribes began"
"Disaster"", from his 1963 book ""Sailing to an Island"". Irish singer/songwriter Saoirse Mhór wrote the song ""The Cleggan Bay Disaster"" (Greenhill Media 2013) which was the title track of the 2013 release by the German/Irish Folk band Fleadh. Offshore, the island of Inishbofin can be reached by boat from Cleggan pier. Inishbofin has a population of about 200 people. In 665 St. Coleman founded a monastery on the island. A roofless thirteenth century chapel in the present day graveyard is believed to be the site of his monastery. The harbour entrance of the island is dominated by the Cromwellian fort"
"Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old Irish Aodhán, (meaning “little fiery one”). Possibly born in Connacht, Aidan was originally a monk at the monastery on the Island of Iona, founded by St Columba. In the years prior to Aidan's mission, Christianity, which had been propagated throughout Britain but not Ireland by the Roman Empire, was being largely displaced by Anglo-Saxon paganism. In the monastery of Iona (founded by Columba of the Irish Church), the religion soon found one of its principal exponents in Oswald of Northumbria, a noble youth who had been raised there as a"
"attractive to tired migrants, and 330 bird species had been recorded on the island. Lindisfarne The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island"
"pillar stones. The church contains a relief carving of a musician playing a lyre. Church Island (Lough Currane) Church Island is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in Lough Currane, Ireland. Church Island is located on a island in Lough Currane, east of Waterville. It is also known as ""Inis Uasail"" (""Upper Island""). The monastery on Lough Currane claims its foundation from Saint Fionán Cam (6th century AD). The oak church (""dairthech"") was replaced in the 12th century by a Romanesque stone building, some of which survives. There is a stone church, a clochán (perhaps a ""hospitium"") and"
"out one of their earliest raids in Ireland when they plundered the monastery on Church Island. As the origin of the name is Norse and many localities have Norse-based names, it is safe to assume the Vikings did settle and occupy the area. Sitric, who was a son of a Dane called Murchard, re-founded the monastery on Church Island in 1120. He dedicated it to St. Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland. By this time, the Danes who had settled in Ireland had become Christians. In 1148, Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, arranged a synod on St. Patrick's island to settle"
"Cathedral during the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by Henry VIII and were acquired in the early 17th century by Sir Robert Cotton from Robert Bowyer, Clerk of the Parliaments. Cotton's library came to the British Museum in the 18th century and went to the British Library in London when this was separated from the British Museum. Lindisfarne, also known as ""Holy Island"", is located off the coast of Northumberland in northern England (Chilvers 2004). In around 635 AD, the Irish missionary Aidan founded the Lindisfarne monastery on ""a small outcrop of land"" on Lindisfarne. King Oswald of Northumbria sent"
"Church Island (Lough Currane) Church Island is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in Lough Currane, Ireland. Church Island is located on a island in Lough Currane, east of Waterville. It is also known as ""Inis Uasail"" (""Upper Island""). The monastery on Lough Currane claims its foundation from Saint Fionán Cam (6th century AD). The oak church (""dairthech"") was replaced in the 12th century by a Romanesque stone building, some of which survives. There is a stone church, a clochán (perhaps a ""hospitium"") and two further cells for other monks. There are three altars, 11 cross slabs and"
"Scott on bass at some gigs. Pete Flood, formerly of Bellowhead replaced Davies on drums. As Fiddler's Dram As Oyster Ceilidh Band As Oyster Band As Oysterband Oysterband Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury in around 1976. The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name ""Oyster Ceilidh Band"" played purely as a dance band at first. The name Oyster comes from the group's early association with the coastal town of Whitstable in East Kent, known for the quality of its oysters. Their first album, released"
"by Aidan in Northumbria in 635. The Irish missionaries brought their art to Britain along with their religion. Over the course of the 6th and 7th centuries, especially after the Gregorian mission, the south of Britain came under the direct influence of continental Christianity, mainly Italian. Some Italian and Byzantine manuscripts came to the island as a result, influencing the development of insular illumination as well. In turn, the major centres of production were concentrated first in Northumbria, then in southern England and Kent over the 7th and 8th centuries. The monasteries in these places benefited from more conditions which"
"an island north-west of Scotland, and at Lindisfarne, which was founded by Aidan, an Irish monk from Iona, at the request of King Oswald of Northumbria. Columbanus, an abbot from a Leinster noble family, traveled to Gaul in the late 6th century with twelve companions. Columbanus and his followers spread the Irish model of monastic institutions established by noble families to the continent. A whole series of new rural monastic foundations on great rural estates under Irish influence sprang up, starting with Columbanus's foundations of Fontaines and Luxeuil, sponsored by the Frankish King Childebert II. After Childebert's death Columbanus traveled"
"the first time following the Anglo-Saxon invasion, coins began circulating in Kent during his reign. In 635 Aidan, an Irish monk from Iona chose the Isle of Lindisfarne to establish a monastery and close to King Oswald's main fortress of Bamburgh. He had been at the monastery in Iona when Oswald asked to be sent a mission to Christianise the Kingdom of Northumbria from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism. Oswald had probably chosen Iona because after his father had been killed he had fled into south-west Scotland and had encountered Christianity, and had returned determined to make Northumbria Christian. Aidan achieved"
"and for monasteries, and evidence suggests that metalwork was produced in both monastic and royal workshops. The monastery of Saint Brigit, at Kildare was a double monastery, with both men and women ruled by the Abbess, a pattern found in other monastic foundations. Irish monasticism spread widely, first to Scotland and Northern England, then to Gaul and Italy. Columba and his followers established monasteries at Bangor, on the northeastern coast of Ireland, at Iona, an island north-west of Scotland, and at Lindisfarne, which was founded by Aidan, an Irish monk from Iona, at the request of King Oswald of Northumbria."
"of Irish monasticism are to be found in Munster. St. Finnian of Clonard founded a monastery at Skellig Michael off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula, St. Senán mac Geirrcinn founded a monastery at Inis Cathaigh as patron of the Corcu Baiscind and St. Enda of Aran founded the Killeaney monastery on Inishmore, with the support of Óengus mac Nad Froích. These monks often chose isolated and harsh locations for their monasteries, exhibiting an ascetic spirituality, similar to that of the Desert Fathers in Christian Egypt. Elsewhere, monasteries were founded more inland, such as the abbey at Lismore founded by"
"Oysterband Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury in around 1976. The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name ""Oyster Ceilidh Band"" played purely as a dance band at first. The name Oyster comes from the group's early association with the coastal town of Whitstable in East Kent, known for the quality of its oysters. Their first album, released under the Oyster Ceilidh Band name, was ""Jack's Alive"" (1980) on the Dingles record label. Subsequent albums, as ""Oyster Band"" (sometimes ""The Oyster Band"") were released on"
"historical site. St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan St Adamnan's Church (also known as ""Lonan Old Church"" and originally known in Manx as Keeill ny-Traie, or ""the chapel by the shore"") is the former parish church of Lonan in the Isle of Man. The church is situated in an isolated position, surrounded by open farmland on the eastern coast of the island, between Groudle Glen and Baldrine. The eastern (and oldest) part of the church has been restored, but it is otherwise in a ruinous, though well-tended, condition. St Adamnan was the Abbot of Iona between 679 and 704. The site on"
"Lindisfarne The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished. A small castle was built on the island in 1550. The island of Lindisfarne appears under the Old Welsh name ""Medcaut"" in"
"635 and founded a monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, from which to convert the north of England. However Rome had already begun the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons from the south with a mission to Kent in 597. Conflict arose between the Irish monks and Rome on the date to celebrate Easter, leading to withdrawal of the Irish mission from Lindisfarne to Iona. However, the widespread use of Irish decorative forms in art produced in England, and vice versa, attests to the continuing importance of interaction between the two cultures. England would come under increasing Mediterranean influence, but not before"
"St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan St Adamnan's Church (also known as ""Lonan Old Church"" and originally known in Manx as Keeill ny-Traie, or ""the chapel by the shore"") is the former parish church of Lonan in the Isle of Man. The church is situated in an isolated position, surrounded by open farmland on the eastern coast of the island, between Groudle Glen and Baldrine. The eastern (and oldest) part of the church has been restored, but it is otherwise in a ruinous, though well-tended, condition. St Adamnan was the Abbot of Iona between 679 and 704. The site on which the"
"Eilean Munde Eilean Munde is a small island in Loch Leven, close to Ballachulish. It is the site of a chapel built by St. Fintan Mundus (also known as Saint Fintan Munnu), who travelled here from Iona in the 7th Century. The church was burnt in 1495 and rebuilt in the 16th Century. The last service in the church was held in July, 1653. The island is the site of a graveyard once used by the Stewarts of Ballachulish, the MacDonalds of Glencoe and the Camerons of Callart. The clans shared the island and the maintenance of the graveyard, even"
"Nidan Nidan (sometimes known as Midan or Idan) was a Welsh priest and, according to some sources, a bishop, in the 6th and 7th centuries. He is now commemorated as a saint. He was the confessor for the monastery headed by St Seiriol at Penmon, and established a church at what is now known as Llanidan, which are both places on the Welsh island of Anglesey. He is the patron saint of two churches in Anglesey: St Nidan's Church, Llanidan, built in the 19th century, and its medieval predecessor, the Old Church of St Nidan, Llanidan. Midmar Old Kirk in"
"main building. It is located on the northern part of the island and is visible from the shoreline. On the plan the church is rectangular, being by . Inchcleraun Inchcleraun (), also called Quaker Island, is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland. The island is home to the ruins of St. Diarmaid’s Monastery, a monastery founded by Diarmaid the Just in AD 560. These buildings constitute a National Monument. Inchcleraun is an island of located in the centre of Lough Ree, with Knockcroghery, County Roscommon to its west and Newtowncashel, County Longford to"
"Easter Island Statues (band) The Easter Island Statues are an English alternative rock band from Oxford, UK. The band was formed in 2016 in Oxford, UK, by singer/guitarist Donald Campbell and bassist James Askwith, who bonded over a shared love of Neutral Milk Hotel and the Pixies. After finding drummer Tom Hitch, the band began recording their debut 6-track EP, 'Why Don't You Live in the Garden?', which was released on 15 December 2017. Songs by the Easter Island Statues are mostly about feelings, the ocean and feelings about the ocean, but also occasionally deal with other concerns such as"
"of his voyages. Brendan travelled to Wales and the holy island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland; returning to Ireland, he founded a monastery in Annaghdown, where he spent the rest of his life. He also founded a convent at Annaghdown for his sister Briga. Having established the bishopric of Ardfert, Brendan proceeded to Thomond, and founded a monastery at Inis-da-druim (presently Coney Island), in the present parish of Killadysert, County Clare, AD 550. He then journeyed to Wales and studied under Saint Gildas at Llancarfan, and thence to Iona, for he is said to have left traces"
"Sepulchre or the Camino de Santiago. Illaunloughan Illaunloughan is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Illaunloughan is located on a tiny island of 0.3 acres (0.1 ha) in Portmagee Channel, a channel separating Valentia Island from the Iveragh Peninsula. A monastery was founded here in the late 7th century AD. Two saints named Lochan appear in the Martyrology of Tallaght (c. AD 800); one could have been the founder, although ""lochan"" could also refer to seaweed. Illaunloughan may have been a stopping-off point for pilgrims on their way to Skellig Michael, which lies 17"
"owes to the island being owned at one time by a Quaker. The island is today owned by the Irish state. Between 800 and 1300 the island and its churches were repeatedly plundered and burned by invaders, so the buildings are in ruins today. Six of the island's churches are surrounded by an enclosure in the southeast corner of the island. A monastery founded by Saint Diarmaid the Just in 540 AD is the most prominent ruin. Diarmaid was a teacher of Ciarán of Clonmacnoise. This monastery is by far the most important ruin on the island. The church consists"
"Illaunloughan Illaunloughan is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Illaunloughan is located on a tiny island of 0.3 acres (0.1 ha) in Portmagee Channel, a channel separating Valentia Island from the Iveragh Peninsula. A monastery was founded here in the late 7th century AD. Two saints named Lochan appear in the Martyrology of Tallaght (c. AD 800); one could have been the founder, although ""lochan"" could also refer to seaweed. Illaunloughan may have been a stopping-off point for pilgrims on their way to Skellig Michael, which lies 17 km (9 nm) to the southwest."
"(Plouzane in Brittany being translated as the town or church of Senan) and Rome. He returned to Ireland about 520. Studying in many monasteries in Ireland, including Glendalough and Kerry, he founded the abbey on Inishmore (or Deer) Island, leaving St Liberius to preside over it. About 534, he founded a monastery of five churches and a round tower on Inis Cathaigh or Scattery island in the bay on the estuary of the river Shannon just 3 km out from Kilrush. The rule of the monastery was extremely austere. Ciarán and Brendan, and other holy men, who had heard of"
"top European tourist attraction at the 2017 World Travel Awards. The principal evidence for a monastic foundation on Spike Island comes from Archdall's ""Moanasticon Hibernicum"", which states that Saint Mochuada founded a monastery there in the 7th century. While this may be correct, another passage from the ""Life of St Mochuada"" implies that Mochuada was associated with a place called ""Rahen"" (rather than Spike). A grant to Saint Thomas's Abbey in Dublin in 1178 of the Church of Saint Rusien on Spike Island may lend credence to a monastic settlement - as the name and date both indicate a Celtic"
"Ardoileán Ardoileán or Ard Oileán, known in English as High Island (a translation of the Irish name), is a small island off the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It was once the site of an early Irish monastic community. It is one of thirty-odd islands off the west coast of Ireland, between Inishtrahull and Clear Island, which were settled by hermits and monastic communities in the early Christian period. Other such islands in the direct vicinity of Ardoiléan include Clare Island, Chapel Island, Caher Island, Inishturk, Inishbofin and Inishark. Since (at least) the seventh century, Ardoiléan had"
"were also established between the Christian communities in Ireland and those in Wales and the West country at sites such as St Piran's Oratory which represents some of the earliest Christian architecture extant on the British mainland. The architecture though was initially influenced by Coptic monasticism. Examples of this can be seen today in the form of rectangular dry-stone corbelled structures such as at Gallarus Oratory, Dingle and Illauntannig, Ireland. Christianity and Irish influence came to England through missionaries. In 635, a centre of Celtic Christianity was established at Lindisfarne, Northumbria, where St Aidan founded a monastery. In 597, the"
"Regensburg. Ireland's sobriquet ""Island of Saints and Scholars"" derives from this period, when scholars and missionaries from Ireland exerted great influence on Continental Europe. Irish abbot and missionary Columba founded the abbey of Iona off the western coast of modern-day Scotland in 563. Following that was the foundation of Lindisfarne in 635 by the Irish monk Saint Aidan. The missions continued throughout most Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during the following decades; the last pagan Anglo-Saxon king, Arwald of the Isle of Wight, was killed in battle in 686. Columbanus was active in the Frankish Empire from 590, establishing monasteries until his death"
"same voyage he traveled to Wales and finally to Brittany, on the northern coast of France. Between AD 512 and 530 Brendan built monastic cells at Ardfert, and Shanakeel (""Seana Cill"", usually translated as the ""Old Church""), at the foot of Mount Brandon. From there he is supposed to have embarked on his famous voyage of 7 years for Paradise. The old Irish calendars assigned a feast for the """"egressio familiae Sancti Brendani"""". Saint Brendan is primarily renowned for his legendary journey to the Isle of the Blessed as described in the ""Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis"" (""Voyage of Saint Brendan"