The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?
"The race of Eoghan, son of Niall,
Bless, O fair Brigid!
Provided they do good,
Government shall be from them for ever.
"The blessing of us both
Upon Eoghan Mac Neill,
On all who may be born from him,
Provided they are obedient."
Eochaidh, son of Fiachra, son of Eoghan, was baptized with Eoghan, and
Patrick's covenant was made between them; and whosoever transgresses it
shall not have children born to him, and his body will not rot in the
clay.
Where Patrick went after this was into Daigurt in Magh-Dula. He built
seven Domhnachs (churches) about Fochaine (_i.e._, flumen), namely,
Domhnach-Dola, Domhnach-Seinlis, Domhnach-Dara, Domhnach-Senchua,
Domhnach-Minchluane, Domhnach-Catte, Both-Domhnaigh.
Patrick proceeded into Tir-Eoghain of the Islands--namely, into the
territory governed by Fergus--and he took to build a _disert_ at a
certain place; Achadh-Driman was the proper name of the land in which he
built it. But Coelbhadh, son of Eoghan, drove him from thence, and
Patrick said that in consequence thereof his race should never have a
goodly house there. Quod probatum est super by Comman, son of Algasach,
of the race of Coelbhadh, who was at Eas-nac-Eire, who made a house
there, but, before he had the roof on it, it was broken down by a young
cleric of the family of Domhnach-mor-Maighe Tochair.
"Thou shalt receive welcome from me," said Aedh, son of Fergus. There is
neither bank nor wall between him and the aforesaid, and it was there
that he erected Domhnach-mor-Maighe-Tochair, ribi xl, dubas mansit et Mac
Cairthin reliquit.
Patrick proceeded from Domhnach-mor-Maighe-Tochair into Bredach, and
there he met the three Deachans, the sons of Patrick's sister, in the
country of Ailell, son of Eoghan, and he ordained Oengus, the son of
Ailell, in that place, and he remained there on Sunday; Domhnach-Bile is
its name.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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