St.Coloman

Schalker

Stayed a few days near Füssen im Allgäu Germany. Maybe some people know Neuschwanstein Castle nearby

Visited St.Colomans Church there with nice views of the Alps and the castle.

Why posting that in an Irish History Forum?

Found out that the church was named after an Irish Pilgrim who rested there on his way to Jerusalem in the Year 1012 aD

He later continued his way which lead him to Stockerau near Vienna 500km away where was killed as he was held for a spy due to his strange appearance (clothing and language)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloman_of_Stockerau

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Coloman_%28Schwangau%29

https://celticlifeintl.com/the-tragedy-of-st-coloman/

https://www.schwangau.de/koeniglich/kulturelles-und-brauchtum/colomansfest-mit-colomansritt-in-schwangau-im-allgaeu

That all happened 1011 years ago worth to be remembered

Rip

(So my advice to all Irish on their way to Jerusalem you can rest in Germany but visiting Austria wear Lederhosen and try to speak with an austrian accent)

Schalker

Although noone seems reading here a youtube link to pictures of the St Colomans ride taking place second sunday in october

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSiLt4cjFo

CelticRambler

'Tis a little-known fact that Irish monks effectively colonised the whole of the alemannic region of Europe, starting slightly to the West in Luxeuil (France) and founding monasteries across the northern Alpine region in no-name places that'd eventually become better known - e.g. Saint Gallen, Bregenz, Salzburg and ultimately Vienna.

I suspect that centuries of colonial rule helped the Irish forget that there was a time when we used to happily trek across the continent, and visited some pretty cool places before Ryanair made it possible to skip the interesting part of travelling and head straight for Europe's favourite bog-standard tourist hotspots.