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Of all the saints of Ireland, whose names are recorded in the native Martyrologies, probably there were none who made so deep an impression upon the minds of their fellow-countrymen as did Ciaran[1] of Clonmacnois. He stands, perhaps, second only to Brigit of Kildare in this r...
6. This was the labour that his parents used to lay upon him, namely, herding, after the likeness of David son of Jesse, and of Jacob, and of the elders thenceforth, for God kne...
3. Chapter 322. After these things Saint Kiaranus made his way to an island by name Ara, which is in the ocean westward beyond Ireland a certain space. And that same island is ever peopled...
5. Chapter 523. Also, when the most blessed abbot of Christ, Columba, heard of the death of Saint Keranus, he composed a notable hymn about him: and he brought it down with him to the monas...
2. Chapter 2LA LB VG XXX. _The adventure of the robbers of Loch Erne_ -- 7 -- XXXI. _How Ciaran floated a firebrand on the lake_ -- 10 -- XXXII. _Ciaran in Aran_ 22 11 24 XXXIII. _How a pro...
7. Chapter 731. Then his brethren came to him from every side. There was a certain archpresbyter in the island, Daniel his name. Of the British was he, and the devil incited him to be jealo...
4. Chapter 438. Most blessed Kiaranus living among men passed a life as of an angel, for the grace of the Holy Spirit burned in his face before the eyes of men. Who could expound his earthl...
11. Chapter 11_Parallels._--The nuns of Brigit made a similar complaint against the excessive charity of their abbess (LL, 1598). For the stag compare incident XXI; also the tale of how Brena...
9. Chapter 9_Versions of the Tale._--It would appear that this story was originally an account of how Ciaran and his distant tutor could communicate, quite independent of incident VI. It ha...
10. Chapter 10I cannot find any authority for the ritual indicated by this curious story, in which the blessing of a second person is necessary before food can be consumed. There is a Jewish...
12. Chapter 12Contemporary representations (_e.g._ on the sculptured crosses) show that at this time two garments were normally worn, a _lene_ or inner tunic, and a _bratt_ or mantle. These,...
8. Chapter 8Becc mac De was chief soothsayer to King Diarmait mac Cerrbeil. Very little is certainly known of him; most of the traditions relating to him consist of tales of his remarkable...
1. Chapter 1Of all the saints of Ireland, whose names are recorded in the native Martyrologies, probably there were none who made so deep an impression upon the minds of their fellow-countr...
13. Chapter 13Some place-names in the barony of Moycashel (S. Co. Westmeath), which lies in Cenel Fiachach, support the tradition that Ciaran's birthplace is to be sought there, and not in Ma...
14. Chapter 1421. Elapso post hoc tempore, quidam satellites diabuli uirum quendam iuxta monasterium eius commorantem interficere conabantur. Quem beato uiro pro eo orante Deus mirabiliter er...