Olives ocolombs
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- Olaf the White: Viking king of Dublin in the 9th century
- Daniel O'Connell: 19th century Irish politician and Dublin MP, known as "The Liberator"
- Saint Columba: Irish abbot and missionary who spread Christianity to Scotland
- colomba (Italian): dove
- olives of colombas: (Genesis 8:8-11) After the flood, Noah sent a dove forth from the ark to determine if the waters had abated; it returned with an olive branch.
