It’s St. Columba Day!

[Mael Coluim]

Matt is right on! Today was the perfect day to wear my St. Columba tartan Newsome box pleat to work.

[Mael Coluim]

I had gone downtown to pick up our tax filings at our auditors’ office. Across the street was Mary Ball Washington’s home (George’s mother). I remember Ron, ‘Riverkilt’ had posted on one of my Kilted Friday’s threads about how he enjoyed the garden behind Mrs. Washington’s home.

I went in to the delight of the docents. They didn’t know of St. Columba, so I gave them a quick history lesson and answered many questions about tartans and kilts.

The docent Leslie and I went to the garden to take these pix for Ron. Sorry Ron, I was two weeks late for the spring flowers and two weeks early for the summer blooms. Nevertheless it was a beautiful garden.


Here’s Leslie beside the sun dial which base was Mary’s.

[Mael Coluim]

To my right are boxwoods from Mary’s day.

[Mael Coluim]

Leslie stands next to the vegetable garden. Leslie is a student at Mary Washington University. She is writing a paper this summer on William Wallace!

[Rollo]

I hope you a good feast Matt !
Andrew

[gu3]

So to each of you a very happy St. Columba Day!

And to you! Thank you for the photos.

A question for Gaelic speakers: How is "Colum Cille" correctly pronounced? Merriam-Webster Online says that in English it is pronounced \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil\, but I am under the impression that in Gaelic it would be closer to \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil-ə\, with the 'e' uttered as a distinct, unstressed syllable, and, moreover, that it would be so pronounced whether spelled "Colum Cille" or "Colm Cille" (without the 'u').

[piperdbh]

And to you! Thank you for the photos.

A question for Gaelic speakers: How is "Colum Cille" correctly pronounced? Merriam-Webster Online says that in English it is pronounced \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil\, but I am under the impression that in Gaelic it would be closer to \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil-ə\, with the 'e' uttered as a distinct, unstressed syllable, and, moreover, that it would be so pronounced whether spelled "Colum Cille" or "Colm Cille" (without the 'u').

I'm no Gaelic speaker, but I've heard it said kuh-LUHM-kee-luh, and I've heard it KAHL-uhm-KEEL.

[Highlander31]

Thanks for the reminder Mael Coluim.

Rollo, great bit of history. Thanks for posting it.

[slohairt]

And to you! Thank you for the photos.

A question for Gaelic speakers: How is "Colum Cille" correctly pronounced? Merriam-Webster Online says that in English it is pronounced \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil\, but I am under the impression that in Gaelic it would be closer to \ˈkə-ləm-ˌkil-ə\, with the 'e' uttered as a distinct, unstressed syllable, and, moreover, that it would be so pronounced whether spelled "Colum Cille" or "Colm Cille" (without the 'u').

Colum Cille is the Scottish Gaelic spelling, while Colm Cille is the Irish. Both are pronounced KAWL-UM KILL-UH.

[gu3]

I'm no Gaelic speaker, but I've heard it said kuh-LUHM-kee-luh, and I've heard it KAHL-uhm-KEEL.

I've even heard it mispronounced ko-loom-SEEEEEL...

Colum Cille is the Scottish Gaelic spelling, while Colm Cille is the Irish. Both are pronounced KAWL-UM KILL-UH.

That's what I was looking for. Thank you.