Colm Cille or Columba was the founder of the famous monastery of Iona in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. From the 6th to the 8th century the federation of monasteries initiated by Colm Cille was responsible for a flowering of creativity and craftsmanship which has left us with magnificent works of art such as the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
In this museum you will find examples of illuminated manuscripts, stone crosses and treasure objects displayed within a series of exhibition rooms or galleries dedicated to each art form. Visitors here can interact with these precious art works in a manner not possible within a real museum.
Manuscripts
In this room you’ll be able to find out more about illuminated manuscripts and see examples of pages from these ancient prayer books details from timeworn near contemporary text tell us what a significant figure Colm Cille was.
The Book of Kells is perhaps the most famous Christian antiquity in the world. Most people are aware of its origin and would even be able to identify some of its exquisitely decorated pages.
Treasury
Scattered in a number of museums and libraries in Britain, Ireland and beyond is a small collection of treasure objects relating to Colm Cille or to the monasteries which belonged to the confederation initiated by him in the second part of the 6th Century. There are a number of what we call ghost objects in this room, those which have been lost to us through looting, fire, floods these have been recreated using written descriptions of similar objects.
High Crosses
This room contains 13 crosses from different parts of Ireland and Scotland brought together for the first time in this virtual space.
Produced by Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in partnership with the Nerve Centre and Culture Company.
(c) CCEA 2013, www.ccea.org.uk
Version History - fixed 3D rendering issue
- updated screen layouts 1.1.4 03/04/2025 * Quiz's added for each of the three rooms, accessible from the menu.
* Bug fixes
* Increased font size for mobile devices
* Tap image for larger view 1.1.0 03/01/2017 * Quiz's added for each of the three rooms, accessible from the menu.
* Bug fixes
* Increased font size for mobile devices
* Tap image for larger view 1.0.1 05/02/2013 1.0 04/23/2013
Colm Cille is a free app for iOS published in the Teaching & Training Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Colm Cille is Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment. The latest version released by its developer is 1.1.4.
To install Colm Cille on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-10-13 and was downloaded 1 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Colm Cille as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Colm Cille on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Colm Cille is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Colm Cille is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
