He was at the centre of a bloody battle and founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilisation in the Early Middle Ages. He is even said to have taken on the Loch Ness monster. But who was Colmcille, the Irish abbot also known as St Columba? Born in AD 521, his exploits as poet, scribe, politician, warrior and holy man became notorious throughout Ireland and Scotland.

This revealing new documentary, broadcast on the 1500th anniversary of his birth, explores the man, the myth and his legacy today.

Bha e aig teis-mheadhan blàr fuilteach agus stèidhich e manachainn a thàinig gu bhith na solas-iùil sìobhaltais sna Meadhan Aoisean Tràtha. Tha e ri ràdh mu dheidhinn cuideachd gun robh e an sàs ann an Uile-bhèist Loch Nis.

Ach cò a bha ann an Calum Cille, an t-aba Èireannach, a bha aithnichte ann an Alba mar an Naomh Calum Cille? Rugadh e ann an 521RC, agus dh’fhàs e ainmeil air feadh Èirinn agus Alba airson a shaothair mar bhàrd, sgrìobhaiche, neach poilitigs, laoch agus naomh.

Tha am prògram ùr aithriseach seo a chaidh a chraoladh air an là a bha a’ comharrachadh an là a rugadh e o chionn mìle is còig cheud (1500) bliadhna a’ rannsachadh an duine, an sgeula mu dheidhinn agus an dìleab a dh’fhàg e againn. Show less