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St. Colum
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 Colum was born in Donegal in 521. His proper name was Colum MacFehlin MacFergus. The name Colum means dove. As a young boy he spent much time in church and soon the suffix "cille," the Gaelic word for church, was added to his name. He was called "Colum-cille"--Dove of the Church.
He studied at the monastery of Moville, which had been founded by St Finian, and also at the famous monasteries of Clonard and Glasnevin.
On one occasion when he was at the monastery of Moville he came across Finian's book of the Psalms. Colum Cille decided to copy it secretly. He did, and when he was brought before King Diarmait who was to decide who was the rightful owner of it, Diarmait made his famous decision: To every cow its calf and to every book its copy. This might be regarded as the first copyright case in history! Later fighting broke out about the decision. After a battle for it Colum Cille got it back and it has since been known as the 'Cathach' or Battle Book. It is now in the
Royal
Irish
Academy. It is the oldest surviving manuscript of the psalms.
Like all the Celtic people Colum Cille was very conscious of the Communion of Saints and so had a great reverence for the dead. In his rule for the monastery he wrote: Perform prayers for the dead with fervour, as if everyone of the faithful who had died were a special friend of yours.
He died in 597. His Feast Day is June 9. |
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