An informal event was held at the weekend to mark the end of the Colmcille 1500 celebrations.
Rev. Andrew Forester, Aeidin McCarter, Cllr. Donal Mandy Kelly, Dr. Brian Lacey, Eileen Burgess, Deirdre Harte and Joseph Gallagher at the event in the Colmcille Heritage Centre Gartan to mark the end of the Colmcille 1500 celebrations on Monday last. Photo -Clive Wasson
The event was held jointly by Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council at the Colmcille Heritage Centre in Gartan, Colmcille’s birthplace.
Steering group members with the booklet launched at the event in the Colmcille Heritage Centre Gartan to mark the end of the Colmcille 1500 celebrations on Monday last From Left are Joseph Gallagher, Deirdre Harte, Aeidin McCarter and Eileen Burgess. Photo – Clive Wasson
A short souvenir publication was launched and historian and Colmcille expert Dr. Brian Lacey shared some reflections of the past year as a very fitting wrapping up of the programme.
Colmcille Columba 1500 Steering Group, Deirdre Harte, Joseph Gallagher, Aeidin McCarter, Dr. Brian Lacey, Eileen Burgess, and Fiona Fagan at the event in the Colmcille Heritage Centre Gartan to mark the end of the Colmcille 1500 celebration on Monday last. Photo -Clive Wasson
The event was also attended by Deirdre Harte, Donegal County Council, Joseph Gallagher, Heritage Officer of Donegal County Council, Aeidin McCarter, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Dr. Brian Lacey, Eileen Burgess, Donegal County Council, Cllr. Donal Mandy Kelly, Letterkenny Mayor, Rev. Andrew Forester, Church of Ireland Bishop Derry and Raphoe and Fiona Fagan, Churches Trust.
Dr. Brian Lacey at the event in the Colmcille Heritage Centre Gartan to mark the end o f the Colmcille 1500 celebration on Monday last. Photo -Clive Wasson
Colmcille 1500 thanked everyone who attended the event to mark the end of the celebrations.
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