Natus est Ergo Hic beatus Columbanus

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Some of the works of Columbanus provide access to a body of knowledge and learning in ancient Ireland going back many centuries before the arrival of Christianity in the 5th century.

Celestial Gaels: Introduction Columbanus' Background Astronomy of Easter Other Cultures Dioptre at Newgrange Wandering Planets Cicero in Ireland Links

Celestial Gaels

The Celestial Gaels section has articles which find various aspects of astronomy and it's uses encoded within the the most ancient tales and sagas of Ireland, and also hidden within the writings of Irish monks from the 6th to the 12th centuries.

Introduction

The Astronomy of Easter

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We publish studies and data which throw new light on Ireland's ancient history and culture. Because of small market size, this material will not be thought of as having a commercial benefit to book publishers. What is published here will have been reviewed by scholars.

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The site is owned by Michael Heery, an Irish historian.

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Codici Bobbiesi is a work published in Milan in 1907. There are two Volumes, the second has approx 100 plates of MSS brought from Columbans' monastery at Bobbio to Turin in the 17th cent. 175 copies of the Codici were printed, and it is now very rare indeed. Up until now, it has been the only place to see images of some these MSS.

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