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Medieval Irish people
- Colmán BecColmán BecColmán mac Diarmato was an Irish king, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Early sources and older scholarship distinguish two sons of Diarmait, Colmán Bec and Colmán Már , although it is now supposed that only Colmán Bec was a historical figure, Colmán Már being a later genealogical invention...
(died c. 585), Irish dynast - Colmán mac CobthaigColmán mac CobthaigColmán mac Cobthaig was a king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was the first king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch. This branch was descended from Eochu, the brother of Ailill Molt...
(died c. 622), Irish king - Colmán mac Lénéni (died c. 606), Irish poet
- Colmán Már (died c. 557), Irish dynast
- Colmán RímidColmán RímidColmán Rímid was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a High King of Ireland. Colmán was the son of Báetán mac Muirchertaig , also considered to be a high king, and belonged to the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill...
(died c. 612), Irish king - Colman nepos CracavistColman nepos CracavistColman , called nepos Cracavist , was a Hiberno-Latin author associated with the Carolingian Renaissance. His poetry is full of classical allusions and quotations of Virgil. He may have been a cleric at Rome, as the manuscript which nicknames him states; there were several such Colmans at Rome in...
(fl. c. 800), Hiberno-Latin poet
Saints
- Colmán Elo (d. 611) of the moccu Béognae
- Colman of CloyneColman of CloyneSaint Colmán of Cloyne , also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.-Sources:...
, 6th century Bishop of Cloyne - Colman of DromoreColman of DromoreSaint Colmán of Dromore, also known by the pet form Mocholmóc, was a 6th-century Irish saint.He seems to have spent most of his life in that area of County Down. Possibly he studied under Caetan of Nendrom, Co. Down, and was persuaded by Saint Mac Nissi to settle at Dromore c. 514, where he became...
, 6th century Bishop of Dromore - Colman of Kilmacduagh, 7th century Bishop of Kilmacduagh
- Colmán of Kilroot, contemporary of St. Ailbe
- Colmán of LindisfarneColmán of LindisfarneColmán of Lindisfarne also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. He succeeded Aidan and Finan. Colman resigned the Bishopric of Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby called by King Oswiu of Northumbria decided to calculate Easter using the method of the First...
(d. 676), bishop of Lindisfarne - Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann
- St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan
- Coloman of StockerauColoman of StockerauSaint Coloman of Stockerau is a saint of the Catholic Church. He was a monk of either Irish or Scottish origin and of royal lineage who was accused of being a spy while on penitential pilgrimage to Jerusalem...
(Colmán) (d. 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria - ColumbanusColumbanusColumbanus was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil and Bobbio , and stands as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe.He spread among the...
(d. 615), Irish missionary
Surname
- Eddie ColmanEddie ColmanEdward "Eddie" Colman was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster....
(1936–1958), British footballer - Gene C. Colman, Family Law lawyer in Toronto, Canada
- George Colman the ElderGeorge Colman the ElderGeorge Colman was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger....
(1732–1794), English dramatist - George Colman the YoungerGeorge Colman the YoungerGeorge Colman , known as "the Younger", English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was the son of George Colman "the Elder".-Life:...
(1762–1836), English dramatist - Olivia ColmanOlivia ColmanOlivia Colman is an English actress, best known for her supporting roles in various comedy shows, such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show and Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and has appeared in radio, television and theatre.-Personal life:Colman...
(born 1974), British actress - Ronald ColmanRonald ColmanRonald Charles Colman was an English actor.-Early years:He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser. His siblings included Eric, Edith, and Marjorie. He was educated at boarding school in Littlehampton, where he...
(1891–1958), English actor - Samuel ColmanSamuel ColmanSamuel Colman was an American painter, interior designer, and writer, probably best remembered for his paintings of the Hudson River....
(1832–1920), American interior designer - Sir Timothy ColmanTimothy ColmanSir Timothy James Alan Colman KG is a British businessman and a previous Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1996. He is married to Lady Mary Colman , niece of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and lives in Bixley Manor near Norwich.Sir Timothy is...
(born 1929), British knight - Tony Colman (disambiguation)
- Tyler ColmanTyler ColmanTyler Colman, writing under the pen name Dr. Vino, is an American author with a PhD in political science from Northwestern University, and wine educator with the New York University and the University of Chicago, and publisher of one of the internet's most highly rated wine blogs, which won the...
, an American wine critic known by the pen name Dr.Vino - John S. Colman, A Canadian political science professor for Ave Maria University
- Gabriel Colman, (born 1994) a brazilian student
See also
- St Colman's College, ClaremorrisSt Colman's College, ClaremorrisSt Colman's College is an all-boys secondary school in Claremorris, County Mayo. Approximately 400 pupils attend.-History:The School was founded in 1945, as a school for the boys of Claremorris to attend instead of having to travel to Ballinrobe. An Old Manor House on the Knock Road was used as the...
, County Mayo - St Colman's College, NewrySt Colman's College, NewrySt Colman's College is a Roman Catholic school in Newry, Northern Ireland. Now named in honour of St. Colman, it was founded in 1823 as the Dromore Diocesan Seminary by a Father J.S. Keenan. The College stands on Violet Hill, the same 60 acre site it has occupied since 1829, adjacent to the...
, County Down - Colman'sColman'sColman's is a UK manufacturer of mustard and various other sauces, based at Carrow, in Norwich, Norfolk. Presently an operational division of the multinational Unilever company, Colman's is one of the oldest existing food brands, famous for a limited range of products, almost all varieties of...
, a British mustard manufacturer - ColmColmColm is a given name of Irish origin that means dove in the Irish language, and may also be an abbreviation of the name Columba. Colm can be pronounced the same way as the name "Callum" , but it is more commonly pronounced as or...
(unrelated Irish name)