Iona Abbey

A lovely day

Finally, we made it across to Iona. We have been before, but we were able to have a very leisurely look around, with time for some reflection on our lives. (Some info about the Abbey later).

In the evening we went to the local village Hall where we attended a wonderful Concert.
It was part of an annual week of concerts on Mull by world class musicians, mainly in string quartet/quintet format. We particularly enjoyed the Mozart Quintet No 3 in C major.

The Abbey
Columba’s monastery survived until the end of the 12th century, despite repeated Viking raids. Around 1200, the sons of Somerled – ‘King of the Isles’ – founded a Benedictine abbey here. Pilgrimage to St Columba’s Shrine continued to thrive, though monastic life on Iona ended with the Protestant Reformation of 1560.
The Iona Community, formed in 1938, has revived the abbey’s long tradition of work, worship and teaching.