Club Logo - A Climber on the Derry Coat of Arms

Colmcille Club Logo

The Colmcille Climbing Club logo shows a local climber ascending the City Coat of Arms.

The motto "Eis Oros, Eis Oros" is taken from the play by Euripides where 'To the mountain, to the mountain' was the cry of the Bacchants as they streamed out of the city to their orgies on the mountains. The Bacchants were all women, but the basic principle of getting away from it all seems to be the same...

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