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Columba, Saintor Colum or Columcille(born c. 521, Tyrconnell—died June 8/9, 597, Iona; feast day June 9) Irish abbot and missionary. A member of the warrior aristocracy, he was excommunicated for his part in a bloody battle. Exiled, he set out to do penance as a missionary. He founded two famous monasteries in Ireland before taking 12 disciples to the Scottish island of Iona (c. 563), where they built a church and monastery that served as a base for the conversion of the Scottish Picts, and thereby Scotland, to Christianity. Colum Padraic . 1881--1972, Irish lyric poet, resident in the US (1914--72) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Architect, Ismael Leyva, and renowned hotel designer, Colum McCartan, collaborated on the design, which combines with hotel-quality amenities and services to create the year's most talked-about designer condominium. Colum Lynch's March 20 front-page article on reforms for the United Nations proposed by U. A previous colum discussed the succession crisis facing Canada's family businesses and the need for tax reform to encourage leveraged employee buyouts through employee share ownership plans, or ESOPs. |
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