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Land: Situated on the small island of Iona, west of the Isle of Mull, the
abbey on Iona was founded by St. Columba.
Exiled from Ireland, St. Columba arrived on Iona in 563AD to found his church and create a center of learning known throughout Europe.
Right:Exterior. The cross of St. John is visible.
Initially enjoying over 200 years of tranquility, Iona was attacked by raiding Norsemen in 795, 801, 806, 825 and 986. Rebuilt in 1074 Ionabecame a cathedral in 1500. Sadly all the religious buildings on Ionawere later broken up during the Reformation. It wasn't until 1910 thatthe abbey was restored.
Left: The nunnery from across the cloister.
The burial ground on Iona is recorded to hold the remains of over 60 Scottish, Irish and Norse kings.
Right: The nunnery, church exterior
MARRIAGE: Married: 830 in Iona, Argylshire, Scotland
Source: Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr.,1999
Page: 170-13
Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
Page: 170-13
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