"The Irish-built curragh Colmcille will this week sail up the West Coast of Argyll on an epic voyage replicating that of St Columba in 563 AD," I had read. "The crew of 13 dedicated rowers will ...

To commemorate the anniversary, another vessel is recreating that voyage, with the help of artificial intelligence. "We don't know how it's going to go. Is it going to make it across the Atlantic?" ...

Here, James Boyce tells the stories of Sorley Boy MacDonnell and the stolen jewelled cross of Columcille. He then visits the graveyard where the remains of many of the MacDonnell clan lie ...