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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick - Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by Various
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Crimthann, son of Enna Ceinnselach, so that they went into exile. Of
them are the _manachs_ in Hy-Crimthann, and the _manachs_ in Ulster, and
Cenel-Enna in Munster. Of them is Fiacc, of whom we have spoken before.
Fiacc, Aengus, Ailill Mar, Conall, and Etirscel were five brothers.
Their father was the son of Ere.

Through the action of Patrick, the king granted him (Fiacc) land, the
fifth part of his father's possessions, and thereon it was that he built
Sleibhte.

The Aengus in question afterwards killed the king, Crimthann, son of Enna
Ceinnselach, to avenge his exile. In thirties and forties are the
churches which he gave to Patrick in the east of Leinster, and in
Ui-Cennselaigh, including Domnach-mor of Magh-Criathar and Inis-Fail,
where Mochonoc and Mochatoc are, and Erdit and Augustin in the smaller
island (but their shrines are in Sleibhte, since the place was occupied
by Gentiles); Domnach-mór of Magh-Reta. Patrick was a Sunday here
(_i.e._, in Domnach-mór of Magh-Reta), and they were on that Sunday
building Rath-Baccain, the royal fort of the district. Patrick sent to
prevent this, but no notice was taken thereof. Patrick said, "Its
building shall be troublesome, unless 'offering' is done there every
day." He also said that the fort would not be inhabited until the wind
(_gaeth_) would come from the lower part of hell. This was Gaithini, son
of Cinaed, who rebuilt the fort in the time of Fedhlimidh, and of
Conchobhar in Tara.

After that Patrick had founded churches and establishments in Leinster,
moreover, he left a blessing upon Ui-Cennselaigh, and upon the
Leinstermen all; and he afterwards ordained Fiacc Find in Sleibhte, as
bishop of the province.
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