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each place visited.&nbsp; The emphasis is not about getting to each location in the shortest time possible but to engage with, and appreciate, the landscape and learn about the history,&nbsp;stories and heritage of each landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>DAY 1 \u2013 FRIDAY 25th JULY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>9:30am \u2013&nbsp; Gather at St. Finian\u2019s Church &amp; Community Centre, Clonard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Walk to St. Finian Monastic Site &#8211; connect with the River Boyne \u2013 stop off at GAA club in Boardsmill, Kilmurray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>4:30pm &#8211; Arrival at Trim Castle and monastic ruins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DAY 2 \u2013 SATURDAY 26th JULY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>9:30am \u2013 Gather at Bective Abbey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Visit Abbey- walk to Hill of Tara &#8211; connect with our ancient past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>3:00pm \u2013 Arrival at Dalgan Woods.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Follow 9 steps Pilgrim Walk of St Columbanus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":36853,"template":"","class_list":["post-36852","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Turas Columbanus \u201cA Journey of Discovery\u201d - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Turas Columbanus invite people from local communities in Clonard, Trim, Bective and in and around Dalgan Pak to take part in a pilgrim walk over two days.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/turas-columbanus-a-journey-of-discovery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turas Columbanus \u201cA Journey of Discovery\u201d - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Turas Columbanus invite people from local communities in Clonard, Trim, Bective and in and around Dalgan Pak to take part in a pilgrim walk over two days.&nbsp; 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