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About this book
"This account of four west coast journeys in search of the remnants of the earliest Christian missionaries is intriguing . . . Moffat is an engaging guide." —
The Scotsman
Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. These "white martyrs" sought solitude, remoteness, even harshness, in places apart from the world where they could fast, pray and move closer to an understanding of God: places where they could see angels. Columba, who founded the famous monastery at Iona, was the most well-known of these courageous men who rowed their curraghs towards danger and uncertainty in a pagan land, but the many others are now largely forgotten by history.
In this book, Alistair Moffat journeys from the island of Eileach an Naoimh at the mouth of the Firth of Lorne to Lismore, Iona and then north to Applecross, searching for traces of these extraordinary men. He finds them not often in any tangible remains, but in the spirit of the islands and remote places where they passed their exemplary lives. Brendan, Moluag, Columba, Maelrubha and others brought the Gaelic language and echoes of how the saints saw their world can still be heard in its cadences. And the tradition of great piety endures.
"This account of four journeys to three small islands and a remote peninsula in the Scottish north-west has an air of exotic adventure." — The Times Literary Supplement
"I was drawn to Moffat's personal response to pilgrimage as he retraced the spiritual journeys of the early monks . . . This delightful book is part history, part pilgrimage." — Church Times
Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. These "white martyrs" sought solitude, remoteness, even harshness, in places apart from the world where they could fast, pray and move closer to an understanding of God: places where they could see angels. Columba, who founded the famous monastery at Iona, was the most well-known of these courageous men who rowed their curraghs towards danger and uncertainty in a pagan land, but the many others are now largely forgotten by history.
In this book, Alistair Moffat journeys from the island of Eileach an Naoimh at the mouth of the Firth of Lorne to Lismore, Iona and then north to Applecross, searching for traces of these extraordinary men. He finds them not often in any tangible remains, but in the spirit of the islands and remote places where they passed their exemplary lives. Brendan, Moluag, Columba, Maelrubha and others brought the Gaelic language and echoes of how the saints saw their world can still be heard in its cadences. And the tradition of great piety endures.
"This account of four journeys to three small islands and a remote peninsula in the Scottish north-west has an air of exotic adventure." — The Times Literary Supplement
"I was drawn to Moffat's personal response to pilgrimage as he retraced the spiritual journeys of the early monks . . . This delightful book is part history, part pilgrimage." — Church Times
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One The Word Must Be Spread
- 1 The Lauras
- 2 The Deserts of the North
- 3 The Colours of Martyrdom
- 4 The Land of Promise of the Saints
- Part Two The Rock of the Saint – Eileach an Naoimh
- 5 Setting off for the Edge of the World
- 6 On Brendan’s Isle
- 7 The Place of Penance
- Part Three The Great Garden – Lismore
- 8 On the Feast of St Moluag
- 9 Walking to the Cathedral
- 10 The Apostle of the Picts
- 11 Waiting for the Ferry
- Part Four The Isle of the Yew Tree – Iona
- 12 Founders
- 13 Beyond the Corncrake Meadow
- 14 The Graveyard of the Kings
- 15 The Night Before the Morning
- 16 The Scribes and the Scribbler
- Part Five Into Eden – Applecross
- 17 The Red Priest
- 18 Beyond the Pass of the Cattle
- 19 The Language of Miracles
- 20 The Sanctuary
- 21 The End of the Rainbow
- Epilogue The Blood of Blathmac
- Further Reading
- Index