The Great saints of Ireland. Icons of Irish Celtic saints. Iona boat song - called also 'Safely Ashore'. Composer of music: anonymous - traditional. Arranger of music and text author: Sir Hugh Roberton (1874-1952) from Scotland.
Iona isisland off Scotland´s coast, place of the ancient monastic community of Irish hermits, founded by Saint Columba of Iona, who sailed there from Ireland in 563. He was accompanied by St. Otteran of Iona. Columba´s cousin Adomnan was the 9-th abbot of Iona . Adomnan had a vision of heaven and hell, read it here: http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/adamnain_boswell.pdf
Ireland was known as Island of Saints. Video features the greatest Irish saints such as: Patrick, Brigid of Kildare, Brendan the Navigator, Brendan of Birr, Columbanus, Mel of Ardagh, Finbarr of Cork, Kevin of Glendalough, Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, Ciaran of Saighir, Ita of Killeedy, Mochta, Columba of Iona, Adomnan of Iona, Otteran of Iona, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Fursey, Canice of Kilkenny
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