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Colum

American  
[kol-uhm] / ˈkɒl əm /

noun

  1. Padraic 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.

  2. Saint Saint ColumbaSaint ColumcilleApostle of Caledonia, 521–97, Irish missionary, founder of Iona.


Colum British  
/ ˈkɒləm /

noun

  1. Padraic (ˈpɑːdrɪk). 1881–1972, Irish lyric poet, resident in the US (1914–72)

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Colum McClelland joined last year as an on-call firefighter in Warrenpoint - just seven miles from Newry.

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While larger towns and cities have full-time firefighters, the rest of Northern Ireland relies on on-call firefighters like Colum.

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The figure was revealed in a parliamentary answer to Foyle MP Colum Eastwood.

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A paramedic, Eamonn Cunningham, who subsequently attended the scene, said he discovered Mr Gannon lying on the living room floor, with his father Colum Wilson, trying to revive him with CPR.

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Colum McCann is the author, most recently, of the novel “Twist.”

From Los Angeles Times