The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings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?
Patrick afterwards commanded Bishops Ibar and Ailbhe to resuscitate the
boy; and he prayed the Lord with them. The boy was afterwards
resuscitated through Patrick's prayers. The boy subsequently preached to
the hosts and multitudes in Patrick's presence. Ailill and his wife
thereupon believed; and all the Ui-Cuanach believed, and were baptized in
that place. And the seat of the four--_i.e._, of Patrick, Ailbhe, Bishop
Ibar, and the young boy--is in the place where the boy was resuscitated.
His father said: "God cures by the hand of the physician." Four persons
stole Patrick's horses southwards. Patrick forgave it. One of them was
a leech, whose name was Caencomhrac; another was a carpenter; another was
a bondman; but the fourth was a groom, whose name was Aedh. Patrick
called the latter, and blessed his hands, and told him that his name
should be Lamaedh from that day; and from him are the Lamhraighe.
It was then that disease seized Ailill's wife, who was _enciente_, so
that death was nigh unto her. Patrick asked what was the matter. The
woman answered: "An herb I saw in the air, and I saw not the like of it
on the earth; and I shall die, or the being in my womb shall die, or we
shall both die, unless I taste that herb." Patrick asked her of what
kind was the herb. "Like rushes," said the woman. Patrick thereupon
blessed rushes, so that they were apparently the same. The woman then
ate them, and was forthwith whole; and after some time she gave birth to
a son, and blessed Patrick; and it is reported that Patrick said that all
women who should eat of this herb would be healed.
He desired to remain by the side of Clar, at the fort of Coirpre and
Brocan, but he was not permitted; and Patrick said that there never would
be a king or bishop of the race of Colman, who opposed him. He also said
that the place would belong to himself afterwards, and left a man of his
people there, after a long period--_i.e._, Caemhan of Cill-Rath.
Ibar then selected a place of residence in Grian, in Aradha-Cliach. Dola
opposed him. Patrick said that there would not be a house of his
(Dola's) there, or, if there should be, it would be only for (the lives
of) two or three. This was fulfilled. They (Dola's descendants) removed
to Airther-Cliach, and Dal-Modola is their name until this day.
Nena went to him (Patrick), who refused to receive him, and said that he
would not be prosperous. No successors of his occupied the place there
since, but they are enslaved by Muscraighe-Mittine. "Menraighe" they are
called.
As Patrick was leaving this place, the women of Grian came to bewail his
departure from them. Patrick blessed them, and said that the children
they would bear to extern tribes would be illustrious.
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