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The feast of St Colum Cille (Columba)
Sunday, 9 June 2019To mark the feast day of Colum Cille (Columba) on 9 June, the DIB is publishing its entry by Aidan Breen on the Irish saint who founded the influential monastery at Iona.
D-Day entry: Columbanus Deegan
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