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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick - Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by Various
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He went afterwards to Dal-Araidhe. He found Caelbadh's twelve sons
before him. He proposed to found a place where Cill-glas is. He was
repelled from it; and it belongs to him yet; and he left two of his
people there--viz., Glaisiuc and Presbyter Libur. And he determined that
he would found a place where Lathrach-Patraic is. It is there Daniel,
Patrick's angel and dwarf, is. It is there Patrick's well is--_Slan_ is
its name--which Patrick discovered there. Saran, the son of Caelbad,
seized his hand to expel him; and Patrick took heaven and land from him.
Connia, the son of Caelbadh, however, received Patrick with humility, and
gave him Domhnach-Combair; and Patrick blessed him, and declared that
kings and chieftains should be of his race for ever. And he founded many
churches in Dal-Araidhe--viz., Domhnach-mor of Magh-Damhairne, and
Rath-Sithe (and he left two of his people there), and Telach-Conadain,
and Gluaire in Latharna (and Mac Laisre is in it). He founded
Glenn-indechta, and Imlech-[c]luana, in Semhne (where Caemhan was left),
and Rath-Escuip-Indich, in the territory of Ui-Erca-chein.

After some time the aforesaid Saran bore off some men in captivity from
the district of Dal-Riada. Bishop Olcan met him, and the poor people
were grievously complaining to him. Olcan interceded, but it was of no
avail, unless he would assure heaven to Saran. "I cannot do so, indeed,"
said he, "for Patrick has deprived thee of it." "I will kill thy people
about thee but thee alone," said he, "and I will slay all these captives;
and wherever I shall find a priest (tailcend), I shall bring him under
the edge of the sword."

Whereupon Bishop Olcan promised him heaven. He came afterwards from the
north to offer submission to Patrick. It was reported to Patrick that
Bishop Olcan had promised baptism and heaven to the person to whom he had
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