On 21 June the village of Auldearn held St Colm’s market, the first of its three yearly markets. The minister of Auldearn supposed it was named in honour of St Columba, the founder of the monastery of Iona.
St Colm’s market at Auldearn
21 June · Auldearn, Nairnshire
No longer kept
There are three markets held annually in this village; one upon the 21st June, called St Colm's market, in honour, it is supposed, of St Columba, the founder of the monastery of Iona.
From Sinclair's Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. 19, p. 622. Read the original
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