Should not see him, he said,
In the region of the saints.

"Patrick's _cain_ in great Munster
Was imposed on each family,
Until Dungalach violated it,
[Who was] of the race of Failbhe Flann.

"Dungalach, son of Faelghus,
Grandson of just Nadfraech,
Was the first who transgressed
Patrick's _cain_ from the beginning.

"It is related in histories,
All ages know it,
That his successorship is not found
In Cashel of the Kings.

"There is not of his progeny
(Though he won battles)
A noble bishop or herenagh,
A prince or a sage.

"Saergus the Young, also--
* * * * *
Violated the _cain_ he had adopted,
For the vehement Dungalach.

"It is seen that illustrious men
Are not of his wondrous family;