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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick - Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by Various
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and constructed a church for Presbyter Justin near Bile-Tortan, which is
near the community of Ard-Breccan. When Patrick was journeying to the
territory of Leinster from Domhnach-Tortan, he remained a night at
Drum-Urchaille. Patrick went afterwards to Naas. The site of his tent
is in the green of the fort, to the east of the road, and his well is to
the north of the fort (_dĂșn_), where he baptized Dunlaing's two sons,
Ailill and Illann, and where he baptized Ailill's two daughters, Moghain
and Feidelm. And their father dedicated them to God and Patrick, from
their consecrated virginity, and he (Patrick) blessed the veil on their
heads.

Messengers went from Patrick to call the steward of the fort of
Naas--_i.e._, Fallen. He avoided Patrick; and he pretended to be asleep,
through enmity and ridicule of Patrick. And Patrick was told that the
steward was asleep. "My _debroth_," said Patrick, "I should not be
surprised if it were his last sleep." His people went to awake him, and
they found him dead, through the disobedience he showed to Patrick. And
hence is the proverb amongst the Irish: "Fallen's sleep in the fort of
Naas."

Dricriu was the King of Ui-Garchon at Patrick's coming, and the daughter
of Laeghaire Mac Neill was his wife. And he refused Patrick regarding
his feast at Rath-Inbhir, on Laeghaire's account. But Cilline gave him
welcome, and killed his own cow for him, and gave to Patrick the quantity
of flour that he brought for his support from the king's house, whereupon
he (Patrick) prophesied that Cilline's son should be king of Ui-Garchon.

He went afterwards to Magh-Life, and founded cells and houses there; and
he left Usail in Cill-Usaille, and Iserninus and Mac Tail in
Cella-Cuilinn, and other saints. On his going into Western Life, the
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