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    "preferred": "Colum Cille",
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  "foundry": [
    {
      "name": "Monotype Corporation",
      "url": "https://www.dib.ie/biography/o-lochlainn-colm-a6392"
    }
  ],
  "release_year": "1936",
  "classification": "Gaelic/Uncial",
  "scripts": [
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  "era": "metal",
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    {
      "url": "https://www.dib.ie/biography/o-lochlainn-colm-a6392",
      "title": "Ó Lochlainn, Colm - Dictionary of Irish Biography"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://uwmspeccoll.tumblr.com/post/625544781339279360/typography-tuesday-the-colum-cille-irish-type",
      "title": "Typography Tuesday: The Colum Cille Irish Type - UWM Special Collections"
    }
  ],
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  "created_at": "2026-08-10",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-10",
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