Sensational Swans

Sensational Swans

If you are out and about and see large, white birds on the water, chances are you will know their name. The Mute Swan is one bird which is familiar to all of us, writes Elizabeth McArdle. These stately, serene creatures were originally wild but now frequent human...
An Autumn Day in Dalgan

An Autumn Day in Dalgan

‘An Autumn Day in Dalgan with John Feehan’ was hosted by the Columban Ecological Institute on Saturday 6th of November 2021, writes Elizabeth McArdle.   Due to Covid restrictions, the day was restricted to Columbans only. The flyer promoted the day as: “A day to...
Summer School 2021 at An Tairseach

Summer School 2021 at An Tairseach

Elizabeth McArdle of the Columban Ecological Institute reports on the 2021 Summer School with Dr John Feehan, which took place between 28th June and 3rd July 2021 at An Tairseach. Every Bush Aflame: God and the Natural World It was with a sense of adventure that I...
E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

Elizabeth McArdle, Research Officer at the Columban Ecological Institute in Dalgan, will launch Fr Hugh O’Donnell’s new book, ‘Time to Call Home’, on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at 6.30pm. The event will take place online. The book is published by Veritas and...
Hazel trees planted in Dalgan ecological project

Hazel trees planted in Dalgan ecological project

Around 25 Columbans, co-workers, staff and the farm manager, gathered on Thursday 19th December at the entrance to the community cemetery in Dalgan for a tree planting ceremony reports Fr Pat Raleigh. It was an ecological project spearheaded by Elizabeth McArdle, Sean...