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  1  Int|       Gartan (Donegal). As a young man, Columba soon took an interest
  2    1|      evidences which the venerable man gave of his power. By virtue
  3    1|            time, while the blessed man was yet a young deacon in
  4    1|    Almighty God on this honourable man, the event having occurred
  5    1|            the clouds. The blessed man having announced his name
  6    1|         praise of the same blessed man, and by the commemoration
  7    1|         commemorations of the holy man, and refused to join in
  8    1|           miracles which this same man of the Lord, while dwelling
  9    1|         spirit."~ ~Hence this same man of the Lord, St. Columba,
 10    1|       prophecies which the blessed man gave at different times,
 11    1|       Baithene, that wise and holy man, and if he receive me I
 12    1|            at the same time as the man of whom St. Columba had
 13    1|            detain that illustrious man with thee on these islands
 14    1|        occasion, while the blessed man was residing for a few months
 15    1|    monastery, they went out as one man to meet St. Columba, as
 16    1|            cloak which the blessed man wore, without his feeling
 17    1|         certain holy and excellent man, who will arrive here among
 18    1|           of Lethan, a truly pious man, who not less than three
 19    1|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding the Tumults of
 20    1|          at which time the blessed man first set sail and took
 21    1|         Scotia (Ireland), the same man of God was then living in
 22    1|         battle, and while the holy man was in the Iouan island (
 23    1|            it be." And the blessed man in his prophecy declared
 24    1|   fulfilled in him, as the blessed man had foretold.~ ~Of Scandlan,
 25    1|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding two other Kings,
 26    1|          prophecy of the venerable man fulfilled.~ ~Prophecy of
 27    1|               Prophecy of the holy man regarding Oingus, son of
 28    1|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding the son of King
 29    1|         occasion, when the blessed man was sojourning for some
 30    1|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding King Roderc, son
 31    1|       friendly terms with the holy man, sent to him on one occasion
 32    1|            ask about that wretched man, who is quite unable to
 33    1|           Sabbath." Then the other man, named Glasderc, also took
 34    1|            will not confess to any man." To carry out the advice
 35    1|            prophecy of the blessed man was exactly fulfilled as
 36    1|     Laisrean, the gardener, a holy man.~ ~ON a certain day, the
 37    1|            a certain day, the holy man ordered one of his monks
 38    1|          to obey the orders of the man of God, he complained before
 39    1|         Hibernia. Thou shalt see a man coming to meet thee from
 40    1|          on thy return to us, as a man chosen by God, who in this
 41    1|        knew that this was the very man of whom the saint had spoken
 42    1|         ONE day when the venerabIe man was staying in the Iouan
 43    1|         XIV.~ Prophecy of the holy man regarding a certain Baitan,
 44    1|            another time, a certain man named Baitan, by race a
 45    1|      prophecy regarding him: "This man who is going in search of
 46    1|        over the grave of this same man who was newly buried. Then
 47    1|          XV.~ Prophecy of the holy man regarding a certain Neman,
 48    1|          And accordingly that same man afterwards returned to the
 49    1|        Regarding a certain unhappy man who lay with his Mother.~ ~
 50    1|        saint regarding the unhappy man. On hearing the directions,
 51    1|           directions, that unhappy man vowed that he would never
 52    1|          repentance of the unhappy man should be received, the
 53    1|            to him, "O Baitan! this man has committed fratricide
 54    1|            friends and said, "This man is a son of perdition, who
 55    1|         prophecy; for the wretched man, returning to Hibernia about
 56    1|            the word of the blessed man, and the book which he held
 57    1|         made of planks, said, "The man who is shouting beyond the
 58    1|            He was a very religious man, and his arrival, as the
 59    1|           CHAPTER XXI.~ Of another man in distress who was crying
 60    1|          spoke on this wise, "That man who is shouting is much
 61    1|        present told to the unhappy man when he arrived. But he
 62    1|           The Prophecy of the holy man regarding the Roman city,
 63    1|        foretold by the illustrious man.~ ~
 64    1|          The Vision of the blessed man regarding Laisran, son of
 65    1|            on board a certain wise man who has fallen into a great
 66    1|           The Prophecy of the holy man regarding his monk Cailtan.~ ~
 67    1|           The Prophecy of the holy man regarding a certain Artbranan.~ ~
 68    1|      Artbranan.~ ~WHEN the blessed man was staying for some days
 69    1|            prow sat a decrepit old man, the chief of the Geona
 70    1|            the feet of the blessed man. After being instructed
 71    1|            an interpreter, the old man believed, and.was baptized
 72    1|          the saint said to him the man was being carried off by
 73    1|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding Findchan, a Priest,
 74    1|           been a very bloodthirsty man, and cruelly murdered many
 75    1|      Scotia (Ireland). The blessed man's prophecy was fulfilled
 76    1|            in the holy and blessed man.~ ~I must not pass over
 77    1|           the voice of the blessed man in singing the psalms. The
 78    1|          the psalms. The venerable man, when singing in the church
 79    1|           the voice of the blessed man was but rarely observable,
 80    1|            XXX.~ Concerning a rich man named Lugud Clodus.~ ~AT
 81    1|           the saint corrected this man for his faults, he received
 82    1|         with derision. The blessed man then said to him, "In God'
 83    1|       XXXII.~ Prophecy of the holy man regarding a certain Priest.~ ~
 84    1|           The Prophecy of the holy man regarding the robber Erc
 85    1|       XXXIV.~ Prophecy of the holy man regarding the poet Cronan.~ ~
 86    1|          How could I ask that poor man to sing a song of joy, who
 87    1|           words than immediately a man cried out from beyond the
 88    1|            CHAPTER XXXV.~ The holy man's Prophecy regarding the
 89    1|          or other means unknown to man." To this the saint replied, "
 90    1|        know that I," but "I know a man caught up even to the third
 91    1|        another time, the venerable man sent Ernan, his uncle, an
 92    1|          him, saying, "Go, my poor man, go; thy whole family hath
 93    1|      unjust spoils." When the poor man heard these words he went
 94    1|          her love for some younger man, may treacherously kill
 95    1|  remembered with surprise the holy man's prophecy. After a few
 96    1|            calm day.~ ~The blessed man's foreknowledge regarding
 97    1|         son of Ainmure the blessed man returned to the seacoast,
 98    1|          will be no longer fit for man's use." "How?" said Comgell; "
 99    1|           assured me that he saw a man's dead body lying in the
100    1|           reception to the blessed man, and the vast multitude
101    1|           monastery, that the holy man might bless them on his
102    1|     present, the gift of a wealthy man. "The mercy of God," said
103    1|            said he, "attendeth the man who gave this, for his charity
104    1|           this wise and avaricious man's offering, I cannot partake
105    1|            for he was truly a wise man, as was revealed to the
106    1|            But the munificent rich man, called Brenden, of whose
107    1|           the offering of a stingy man, called Diormit, from many
108    1|     prophetic gifts of the blessed man, may suffice. Indeed, I
109    2|          time, while the venerable man was yet a youth in Scotia (
110    2|          order of deacon. The holy man then blessed in faith that
111    2|          hands of this illustrious man. The holy man, then returning
112    2|          illustrious man. The holy man, then returning from the
113    2|            the saint that the poor man was very sorry on account
114    2|            saying, "Lest we do the man any wrong, take to him from
115    2|         delivered over to the poor man, who was called Findchan,
116    2|            crop, saying, 'Let that man trust in the omnipotence
117    2|            will be very baleful to man and beast, and after rapidly
118    2|           thy sprinkling therewith man and beast, they shall speedily
119    2|          saint's orders, sprinkled man and beast with the water
120    2|    well-informed persons that this man of admirable life, by invoking
121    2|            the gift of the blessed man might not be destroyed,
122    2|          many years after the holy man had departed to the Lord,
123    2|          the honour of the blessed man, and prove his great and
124    2|           All this happened to the man according to the prophecy
125    2|         Water to which the blessed man gave his blessing in the
126    2|           AGAIN, while the blessed man was stopping for some days
127    2|          the Danger to the blessed man at Sea, and the sudden calm
128    2|           AT another time the holy man began to be in great danger
129    2|           the holy and illustrious man.~ ~
130    2|          for me, but for that holy man, the Abbot Cainnech, to
131    2|         the prayers of the blessed man, that he would grant them
132    2|            same day, the venerable man called to him the priest
133    2|            thus spoken by the holy man, wheeled round and became
134    2|          prayer of the illustrious man, according as it is written, "
135    2|          concerning him: "The holy man, Columban, whom we have
136    2|          cell in which the blessed man was writing. This same person,
137    2|            the people. The blessed man, therefore, demanded that
138    2|         Mocumin.~ ~ONE day a young man of good disposition and
139    2|    provided by God for the blessed man.~ ~ON another occasion,
140    2|        companions of this renowned man, had taken five fish in
141    2|           as this same Nesan was a man of humble condition, having
142    2|       certain rich and very stingy man named Uigene, who despised
143    2|           riches of that niggardly man who hath despised Christ
144    2|           the prophecy of the holy man.~ ~
145    2|        CHAPTER XXII.~ How the holy man blessed the few Cattle belonging
146    2|           belonging to Columban, a man of equally humble condition;
147    2|     another time also, the blessed man was one night kindly treated
148    2|            prophecy of the blessed man; and, what is very strange,
149    2|         the Saint.~ ~THE venerable man had a great love for the
150    2|         that time a certain wicked man, a persecutor of the good,
151    2|        royal tribe of Gabran. This man troubled the foresaid Columban,
152    2|            happened to this wicked man, that as he and his associates,
153    2|    advancing towards him, the holy man whom he had despised, when
154    2|    obstinate, and scorned the holy man; and thus mocking and laughing
155    2|            laughing at the blessed man, he embarked with the booty.
156    2|        another time also, the holy man specially recommended a
157    2|            of one Feradach, a rich man, who lived in the Ilean
158    2|            at the hand of the holy man, he in a few days acted
159    2|       regions." When the miserable man was told this prophecy of
160    2|          prediction of the blessed man. As soon as it was roasted
161    2|            a certain other impious man, a persecutor of the Churches,
162    2|          occasion when the blessed man was living in the Hinba
163    2|          ready to die for the holy man. But in a wonderful way
164    2|          though made by a powerful man, but remained untouched,
165    2|          innocent.~ ~WHEN the holy man, while yet a youth in deacon'
166    2|            away back. Then the old man, in great affliction, turning
167    2|          occasion when the blessed man was staying some days in
168    2|           by virtue of the blessed man's prayer.~ ~ON another occasion
169    2|    occasion also, when the blessed man was living for some days
170    2| inhabitants burying an unfortunate man, who, according to the account
171    2|  assistance in a boat. The blessed man, on hearing this, was so
172    2|           command of the excellent man, obeyed without the least
173    2|       water disturbed above by the man swimming, suddenly rushed
174    2|            mouth wide open, as the man swam in the middle of the
175    2|           stream. Then the blessed man observing this, raised his
176    2|          no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed."
177    2|            spear-staff between the man and the beast. Then the
178    2|        glory to God in the blessed man. And even the barbarous
179    2|              This word of the holy man received the strongest confirmation
180    2|       stood at the bed of the sick man and prayed for him, saying, "
181    2|            prophecy of the blessed man was fulfilled in every particular;
182    2|           Of the boy whom the holy man raised from the dead, in
183    2|          life preached by the holy man, believed and was baptized
184    2|            was told to the blessed man, he burned with zeal for
185    2|         and revived. The apostolic man then taking him by the hand
186    2|            prophetic and apostolic man enjoys a glorious and eternal
187    2|            same time the venerable man, from motives of humanity,
188    2|         the words of the venerable man. When they were made known
189    2|           been blessed by the holy man, could it be submerged.
190    2|           and the skiff of blessed man was carried safely to the
191    2|         and eminent this venerable man must have been, upon whom
192    2|       first arrival of the blessed man. When the man of God observed
193    2|          the blessed man. When the man of God observed this, he
194    2|            due respect the blessed man, whom he addressed in the
195    2|        held this holy and reverend man in very great honour, as
196    2|             Lochaber). The blessed man, taking pity on the wretched
197    2|        taking pity on the wretched man, who had not wherewithal
198    2|            then said to him, "Poor man, take a branch from the
199    2|          me quickly." The wretched man brought the branch as he
200    2|           it back to the destitute man, saying, "Preserve this
201    2|           found out this miserable man also through his wife, who,
202    2|           be so, for when the holy man blessed the stake he said
203    2|       cattle." Still the miserable man, after saying this, yielded
204    2|           out of the earth, like a man deprived of his reason,
205    2|            Upon this the miserable man, yielding again to the advice
206    2|           above, which the blessed man had blest and given him,
207    2|         occasion, when the blessed man's messenger, who was named
208    2|          at full speed to the holy man, into whose hands he delivered
209    2|           Hy, now Iona), a certain man of humble birth, who had
210    2|            and came to the blessed man's monastery on the island.
211    2|       country I murdered a certain man, and afterwards, as guilty
212    2|            felt ashamed of serving man, and very much preferred
213    2|            The prayers of the holy man will profit us more than
214    2|      brothers, and returned a free man to a place called in the
215    2|            prayed to the venerable man, who, though far distant,
216    2|         sailors saw again the same man running in a line with them
217    2|             now Iona). The blessed man welcomed him with joy, and,
218    2|        sent back again by the holy man to the monastery where he
219    2|           saint regarding the same man was afterwards fulfilled;
220    2|         Rechrean island, a certain man of humble birth came to
221    2|          hath been heard; for that man whom I hated yesterday,
222    2|            Prophecy of the blessed man regarding the Voyage of
223    2|            this advice of the holy man Cormac owed his escape from
224    2|          prediction of the blessed man regarding Cormac's second
225    2|    remarkable instance of the holy man's prophetic knowledge regarding
226    2|            a character the blessed man must have been, who possessed
227    2|           XLIV.~ How the venerable man made a Journey in a Chariot
228    2|       Columba was Columban, a holy man, the son of Echud, and founder
229    2|          so favoured the venerable man that the car in which he
230    2|            through this remarkable man while he lived; we shall
231    2|           in honour of the blessed man.~ ~ABOUT fourteen years
232    2|         the bidding of the blessed man. When these directions had
233    2|           very name of the blessed man, by the exhibition of his
234    2|            garments of the blessed man upon the altar, and at the
235    2|            was granted to the holy man by God's favour, for on
236    2|          the chiding with the holy man, slight though it was, in
237    2|        mercy of God to the blessed man, that we reached the landing-place
238    3|      powerful miracles the blessed man wrought, which, as we have
239    3|          very birth of the blessed man, and relate these angelic
240    3|         and birth of the venerable man, an angel of the Lord appeared
241    3|           loss of it, said to that man of venerable aspect, "Why
242    3|          do not grieve, for to the man to whom thou hast been joined
243    3|           accompanying the blessed man through the plain.~ ~FOR
244    3|        tresses preceding this same man of God whom you treat with
245    3|            CHAPTER V.~ The blessed man in his journey.~ ~ON another
246    3|          another occasion the holy man went to the venerable Bishop
247    3|             the youth to visit the man far advanced in years. When
248    3|            that same time the holy man, with his twelve disciples
249    3|        occasion, when this eminent man was staying in the Hinba
250    3|           the angel, the venerable man, at his command, began to
251    3|        another time while the holy man was tarrying in the Iouan
252    3|      extremity. When the venerable man went to visit him at the
253    3|         very moment after the holy man left the house the monk
254    3|           life.~ ~Then the eminent man walking in the little court
255    3|       truly virtuous and religious man, who was the only one of
256    3|           vouchsafed the same holy man when they were bearing to
257    3|             now Iona). The blessed man one day said to him: "One
258    3|           the name of that blessed man, and in due course thus
259    3|          noted, that our venerable man was most careful to conceal
260    3|         another day while the holy man was living in the Iouan
261    3|         those days, as the blessed man had foreseen. And two days
262    3|      Apparition of Angels whom the man of God saw carrying to heaven
263    3|            Angels whom the blessed man beheld carrying to heaven
264    3|          occasion, whilst the holy man was living in the Iouan
265    3|           husband, a poor and holy man, and together with the holy
266    3|          virtuous character of the man himself, his soul is rescued
267    3|          also, while the venerable man was residing in the Iouan
268    3|          of the death of that holy man." "Go," said the saint, "
269    3|           time, when the venerable man was living in the Iouan
270    3|         time before his death this man, who hath preserved his
271    3|            this much, the holy old man hurried his companions as
272    3|         and there he found an aged man whose name was Emchat, who,
273    3|       another time, while the holy man sat in his little cell engaged
274    3|          sudden cry. The venerable man answered, saying, "I ordered
275    3|        flew away from us when that man began to fall, arrived there
276    3|            the ground; nor was the man who fell able to feel any
277    3|         the bidding of the blessed man.~ ~ANOTHER time also, while
278    3|            also, while the blessed man was living in the Iouan
279    3|       anxious to learn the blessed man's motive for going out alone.
280    3|          converse with the blessed man, that heavenly host, as
281    3|       highest heavens. The blessed man himself also, after his
282    3|            the life of the blessed man, to disclose to any person
283    3|          of angels to this blessed man were, which took place mostly
284    3|          nights with the venerable man.~ ~AT another time, when
285    3|            the lips of the blessed man mysteries regarding past
286    3|     another time also, the blessed man gave strict orders one day
287    3|            command, to the blessed man's house in the dead of night
288    3|        which the disobedient young man was not able to look upon,
289    3|          the saying of the blessed man, occurred afterwards to
290    3|            time, while the blessed man was living in the Iouan
291    3|            was made, the venerable man spake to them thus: "On
292    3|         words, which the venerable man uttered, it is said, with
293    3|            of that period, the old man, worn out with age, went
294    3|            do no manner of harm to man or beast. After uttering
295    3|          the face of the venerable man, as his eyes were raised
296    3|           infused into the blessed man. When those who were present
297    3|         the Sabbath, the venerable man, and his pious attendant
298    3|       saint desired, the venerable man thus resumed his address: "
299    3|            Lo! thou, as thou art a man, and hast a rational soul,
300    3|           Meath), there was a holy man named Lugud, son of Tailchan,
301    3|      sanctity and wisdom. Now this man had a vision which at early
302    3|           from the lips of the old man himself, to whom it had
303    3|         meÑAdamnanÑwho was a young man at the time, by one of those
304    3|           truth. He was a very old man, a servant of Christ, whose
305    3|          of the holy and venerable man, said to him, "After thy
306    3|           interment of the blessed man, the storm was quelled at
307    3|      conferred by God on this same man of blessed memory; that