I.--ST. FINNIAN OF MOVILLE 245 His Boyhood and Education 246 Candida Casa 246 Finnian at Candida Casa 247 He goes to Rome 248 Returns to Ireland and founds a School at Moville 249 Columcille's Copy of St. Finnian's Psaltery 251 The _Cathach_ 252 St. Finnian's _Rule_ 253 His Death 254 The _Hymn of St. Colman_ 255 II.--MARIANUS SCOTUS 256 CHAPTER XII. THE SCHOOL OF CLONMACNOISE. I.--ST. CIARAN OF CLONMACNOISE 258 Clonmacnoise 258 St. Ciaran at the School of Clonard 259 He goes to Aran 260 Visits St. Senan at Scattery 261 Founds Churches at Isell Ciaran and Hare Island, and the Monastery at Clonmacnoise 261 Origin of the Diocese of Clonmacnoise 262 Death of St. Ciaran 263 Festival of St. Ciaran 264 The Eclais Beg 265 II.--THE RUINED CHURCHES AT CLONMACNOISE 266 Round Tower 267 O'Rourke's Tower 268 De Lacy's Castle 269 Inscribed Tombstones 269 III.--THE SCHOLARS OF CLONMACNOISE 270 Grants to the School of Clonmacnoise 271 Colgan, or Colgu the Wise 272 Alcuin 272 The Ferleginds 273 The _Prayer of St. Colgu_ 273 _Scuap Chrabhaigh_ 274 Plundered by the Danes 274 Felim Mac Criffan 275