Weltenburg Abbey brewery is the oldest in the world, founded in 1050. by the Irish Monks of Columbanus.
Weltenburg Abbey was founded by the Monks of Columbanus. They have been using the same recipe to brew their famous beer since the year 1050!
By coincidence I met with Sabine McGrath, a native of the area who on hearing of the visit of the Bell to Carlow, where she now lives, made the instant connection and united the Beer and the Bell!
The symbol of the Bell is closely associated with early Irish Christianity.
It was nice today to see the Bell of Columbanus visit Carlow College on its way from Italy to Bangor in County Down.
The Bell is on display tonight in the College, will be in IT Carlow at 1pm tomorrow and the County Museum between 3pm and 4.30pm in the afternoon.
It will be on display at Mass in Myshall Church on Sunday.
Delighted to have seen it; and delighted to finally see Carlow publicly claim him as a Carlovian! His life story is fascinating and he played major part in European Christianity.
This year is the 1400th Anniversary of the death of St Columbanus. A bell cast in Italy to mark the anniversary is coming to Ireland and will be carried along the ‘ Turas Columbanus – The Columban Way . The bell was scheduled to arrive in Cork from Savona in Italy on a ship called ‘Great Europe’ on 14th March 2015 and will make its way to Bangor. Organizers wish to set up a schedule to transport by car (or even a bit of walking!) over March/April to bring it to the significant locations on Turas Columbanus and leave it there for the recipients to arrange celebrations of their own choosing. Other groups may wish to be included in the schedule.
According to the official brochure
“Manu will be in Cork to receive the bell and it is proposed that the Knights play a significant roll in the journey. We wish to set up a schedule to transport by car (or even a bit of walking!)
over March/April to bring it to the significant locations on Turas Columbanus and leave it there for the recipients to arrange celebrations of their own choosing. Other groups may wish to be included in the schedule,
The suggested route is
Cork – Dungarvan – Waterford – New Ross – St Mullins – Graiguenamanagh – Borris – Myshall and then Turas Columbanus as set out on the map.
It was to arrive in Myshall and be paraded during the St Patrick’s Day Parade, sadly the ship was delayed en route and the Bell will now come in the next few days.
So a visit to the Adelaide Church was an unexpected treat as it has always been closed whenever I called previously.
Detail from the interior of the Adelaide Church, Myshall
Adelaide Memorial Church Altar
View from the pulpit
Baptismal Font, Adelaide Memorial Church
St Finian and St Fortchern also taking part in the Parade
