Ailill, of the Ui-Bresail, that fixed his attention on Lupait at Imduail.
Aedan, son of Colman, saint of Inis-Lothair, was the son of Lupait and
Colman. Lupait implored of Patrick that he would not take away heaven
from Colman with his progeny. Patrick did not take it away; but he said
they would be sickly. Of the children of this Colman, moreover, are the
Ui-Faelain and Ui-Dubhdara.

One time Patrick's people were cutting corn in Trian-Conchobhair. They
were seized with great thirst, whereupon a vessel of whey was taken to
them from Patrick, who persuaded them to observe abstinence from tierce
to vesper time. It happened that one of them died; and he was the first
man that was buried by Patrick--_i.e._, Colman Itadach, at the cross by
the door of Patrick's house. What Patrick said when it was told to him
was: "My _debroth_, there will be abundance of food and ale and
prosperity in this city after us."

Once the angels went, and took from off the road the stone which was
before the chariot, and its name is Lec-na-naingel. It was from that
place--_i.e._, from Druim-Chaile--that Patrick with his two hands blessed
the _macha_. The way in which Patrick measured the rath--_i.e._, the
angel before him, and Patrick behind, with his people, and with the holy
men of Eriu, and the Bachall Isa in Patrick's hand. And he said that
great would be the crime of any one who would transgress in it, as the
reward would be great of such as fulfilled the will of God in it.

The way in which Patrick measured the _ferta_ was thus, viz., one hundred
and forty feet in the _lis_, and twenty feet in the great house, and
seventeen feet in the kitchen, and seven feet in the chamber; and it was
thus he always constructed the establishment.