E-text prepared by Al Haines Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 18482-h.htm or 18482-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/4/8/18482/18482-h/18482-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/4/8/18482/18482-h.zip) THE MOST ANCIENT LIVES OF SAINT PATRICK; Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings. Illustrated with the Most Ancient Engravings of Our Great National Saint; With a Preface and Chronological Table. by Rev. James O'Leary, D.D. Fifth Edition. [Frontispiece: Images of Saint Columba, Saint Patrick, and Saint Brigida, Taken from the Spicilegium Sanctorum, and engraven at Paris, A.D. 1629, by Messingham.] New York: P. J. Kenedy, No. 5 Barclay Street. 1880. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by P. J. Kenedy, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. TO THE RIGHT REV. T. W. CROKE, D.D., Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand, HOPING THAT HE MAY YET BE SET DOWN AS The St. Patrick of New Zealand, FROM HIS FORMER PUPIL, COLABORER, AND COMPANION, J. O'LEARY. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface The Confession of St. Patrick St. Patrick's Epistle to Coroticus St. Fiech's Metrical Life of St. Patrick Tripartite Life: Part I Tripartite Life: Part II Tripartite Life: Part III The Proeme of Jocelyn The Life and Acts of St. Patrick by Jocelin CHAPTER I II How a Fountain burst forth, and how Sight and Learning were given to the Blind. III Of the Stone of Saint Patrick. IV Of the Well dried up. V How he produced Fire from Ice. VI How the Sister of St. Patrick was healed. VII How he restored to Life his Foster-Father. VIII Of the Sheep released from the Wolf. IX Of the Cow freed from an Evil Spirit, and Five other Cows restored to Health. X Of the Water turned into Honey, and of his Nurse restored to Health. XI How the Fort was Cleansed. XII Of the Religious Conversation of Saint Patrick. XIII How Saint Patrick was Carried into Ireland. XIV Of Milcho's Dream, and of its Interpretation. XV Of the Angel Victor appearing to Saint Patrick. XVI How St. Patrick was Redeemed from Slavery. XVII How he Relieved those who were Perishing of Hunger. XVIII Of his Fast continued for Twenty Days. XIX How he Overcame the Temptation of the Enemy. XX How he was again made Captive, and released by the Miracle of the Kettle. XXI Of Saint Patrick's Vision. XXII How he dwelt with the blessed Germanus, and how he received the Habit from Saint Martin. XXIII Of the Flesh-meat changed into Fishes. XXIV How in his Journey to Rome he Found the Staff of Jesus.