Iona
place
10 mentions
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 16 Aug
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Island near Staffa, part of Scottish heritage
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Peak in the week of 27 Jul — 3 mentions across 3 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentDr Eleanor BarracloughEmpire: World History · 387. The Vikings Invade Britain (Ep 5) · 3:24 · 16 Aug
…You know, so there's there's the sentence describing sixty eight monks killed on Iona in eight oh six.…
William DalrympleEmpire: World History · 386. The Picts: Scotland’s Tattooed Warriors (Ep 4) · 23:33 · 12 Aug
…And he sets up this famous monastery at Iona, which is still a major place of pilgrimage, a little offshore island just off the island of Mull on the west coast of Scotland.…
Dáibhí Ó CróinínEmpire: World History · 385. Saint Patrick: Slave, Rebel, & Ireland’s Patron Saint... · 26:58 · 9 Aug
…And in fact, the best example of all that we have is Iona, the famous monastery of Iona, founded in 563 by Columba or Columkilla, as we call them, which is not in Ireland at all.…
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