...wonderful birds, Source of happiness ; That I might hear the thunder of the crowding waves Upon the rooks: At times at work without compulsion— This would be delightful ; At times plucking dulse from the rocks ; At times at fishing." So, about the next island of lona, sang Columba himself...

...beloved Heaven; At times psalm singing; At times contemplating the King of Heaven, Holy the chief; At times at work without compulsion, This would be...times giving food to the poor; At times in a carcair :* The best advice in the presence of God To me has been vouchsafed. The King whose servant I am will...

...duilisc from the rocks ; At times at fishing; At times giving food to the poor ; At times in a carcair :* The best advice in the presence of God To me has been...King whose servant I am will not let Anything deceive me. Solitary cell. The Song of Murdoch the Monk. Murdoch, whet thy knife, that we may shave our crowns...

...wonderful birds, Source of happiness ; That I might hear the thunder of the crowding waves Upon the rocks : At times at work without compulsion — This would be delightful ; At times plucking dulse from the rocks ; At times at fishing." So, about the next island of Iona, sang Columba himself...

...Beloved Heaven; At times at psalm singing; At times contemplating the King of Heaven, Holy the Chief; At times at work without compulsion; This would be delightful; At times picking duilise (kelp) from the rocks; At times fishing; At times giving food to the poor; At times...

...at work without compulsion, This would be delightful; At times picking kelp from the rocks At times fishing At times giving food to the poor At times in a carcair (solitary cell). 11 St. Bede also describes the constant meditation of the Celtic monks and laymen who accompanied St....

...heart, At times singing psalms; At times contemplating the King of Heaven, Chief of the Holy Ones; At times at work without compulsion, This would be...delightful. At times plucking duilisc from the rocks At other times fishing At ttmes distributing food to the poor At times in a hermitage.27 The diverse activities...

...contemplating tho King of Heaven ; At times at work witheut compulsion ; At times plucking duilisc (sea-weed) from the rocks ; At times at fishing ; At times giving...food to the poor ; At times in a carcair (solitary dell) . Columba's monastery, then, was a Mission from the Irish Church, with which it never lost its...

...wonderful birds, Source of happiness ; That I might hear the thunder of the crowding waves Upon the rocks: At times at work without compulsion — This would be delightful; At times plucking dulse from the rocks; At times at fishing." So, about the next island of lona, sang Columba himself...