Baile Mòr is the only village on the island of Iona, a Scottish isle that's drawn travelers for centuries. Ian Masterson, Alamy Hemmed by white sand beaches and a bright blue sea, Scotland's Iona ...

The melancholic notes of “The Iona Boat Song” played in my head as we approached the harbor. According to tradition, the monks sang it as they rowed the body of the Scottish king to its final resting ...

What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at ...

Even though a damp, gray drizzle fell from the sky, the line to see Trinity College's famous Book of Kells stretched out the door and onto the slick pavement. Luckily, the line moved quickly. I was ...

A dozen young men plan to embark at Derry in Northern Ireland in May, 1963. Partly Scots and partly Irish, they will represent several denominations. They will row and sail their craft so as to reach ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

The text is a mysterious medieval marvel. A new book claims to know its true origin. A page from the Book of Kells, ninth century illuminated manuscript. This page shows the Virgin and child, an ...

Hemmed by white sand beaches and a bright blue sea, Scotland's Iona pulses on the Atlantic's horizon, where it has captured the imagination of spiritual seekers for centuries, ever since Irish monk ...