Glencolmcille is an area of outstanding beauty and a sheer pleasure for walkers. There is added interest in walking here because of the standing stones, souterrains and other megalithic remains that are passed along the route. Pilgrimage The place and the pilgrimage are both named for St. Colm Cille, a sixth-century missionary who founded a monastic centre here. He is said to have made the same journey in prayer and fasting, and while there have been some interruptions when religious practice...
