The Illustrated Life of Columba

The great sixth-century saint and founder-abbot of Iona, St Columba known throughout the Gaelic world as Columcille left a mark on history that endures to this day far beyond the Celtic world. An account of his life and deeds has come down to us in the work of Adamnan ninth abbot of Iona, who drew on the living memoru of the saint's contemporaries.