for the health of thy horse, and he shall resuscitate
him." The royal youth, awakened from sleep, went to Queranus, and
prayed him on behalf of the horse. The holy boy, without delay,
blessed water, and when he poured it into the mouth of the horse it
was restored to its former health. And when the king saw what was
done, he made over an excellent field as a reward to Saint Quieranus.

IV. HOW CIARAN TURNED WATER INTO HONEY

3. At another time his mother upbraided him because, though the other
boys collected honey for their mothers, he used to bring her no honey.
But hearkening humbly to his mother, he went to a neighbouring spring,
and carrying thence a vessel full of water, he blessed it, and it was
changed into excellent honey.

V. HOW CIARAN WAS DELIVERED FROM A HOUND

4. On a certain other day some men, spurred by a malignant spirit,
incited a most savage dog to devour the holy man. But Keranus trusting
in the Lord, and fortifying himself with the buckler of prayer, said,
"Deliver not the soul that trusteth in Thee unto beasts"; and soon the
dog died.

IX. HOW CIARAN RESTORED A CALF WHICH A WOLF HAD DEVOURED

5. When at another time he was feeding the herds of his parents, as
men are wont to do,[1] a cow brought forth a calf in his presence. But
there came a hound consumed with leanness, seeking to fill his belly
with what fell from the body of the mother along with the calf; and
moved with compassion he said unto him, "Eat, poor wretch, yonder
calf, for great is thy need of it." The hound fulfilled the commands
of Keranus, and ate the calf to the bones. As Keranus returned home to
the house of his parents with the herds, the cow, recalling the
calf to memory, went running about lowing. The mother of Keranus,
recognising the cause of its lowing, said with indignation to the
boy, "Restore the calf, Keranus, even though it be burnt with fire or
drowned in the sea." But he, obeying his mother, returned to the place
where the calf had been devoured, collected the bones, and carried
them with him and placed them before the mother [_father_,
MS.], asking his God with diligence to hear his prayers for the
resuscitation of the calf. And God hearkened to the holy one, and
resuscitated the calf in the presence of his parents.

X. HOW CIARAN WAS DELIVERED FROM ROBBERS

6. At another time there came robbers to him when he was feeding the
herds of his parents, wishing to slay him, so that they might the more