ne, for all the churches
of Ireland, as the same man of learning said--

_Custodiantur regmina adcessione edita Diuulgata per omnia
sanctorum monasteria_[5]--

that is, "Let the rules and doctrines and customs which have been
received from the master, from Ciaran, be kept by the elders of these
monasteries; thus, these are the rules and customs that have been
distributed and received of all the monasteries of saints of Ireland."
For it is from her [Clonmacnois] that are carried rules and precepts
throughout Ireland.

He is a man whom the Lord accounteth of the order of chief prophets in
this world, as the same prophet said--

_Propheta qui nouissimus fuerit praesagminibus,_[6]

for it was by reason of his nobility and his reverence before the Lord
that he was foretold of prophets long before his birth, as Isaac was
foretold, and John the Baptist, and Jesus, which is something yet
nobler.[7] First Patrick son of Calpurn prophesied of him in Cruachan
Aigli, after the tree had closed around his relics in the place where
that settlement is now. Brigit prophesied of him when she saw the
fire and the angel, fifty years before Ciaran, in the place where the
Crosses of Brigit are to-day. Becc mac De prophesied, saying there--

Son of the wright
with choruses, with choirs,
In comely cloak,
with chariots, with chants.

Colum Cille prophesied in Ard Abla to Aed son of Brandub (or of
Brenainn).

II. THE ORIGIN AND BIRTH OF CIARAN: THE WIZARD'S PROPHECIES

2. Now this is the genealogy of Ciaran--

Ciaran, son of Lairne, son of Bresal, son of
Beoit " Cuiltre " Dega "
Olchan " Gluinech " Reo-soirche, son of
Dichu " Coirpre " Reo-doirche "
Corc " Lug " Tigernmas "
Cuindiu " Meidle " Follach "
Cuinnid " Dub " Eithrial "
Fiac " Lugna " Irel the prophet, son of
Mael-Catrach, son of Feidlimid " Eremon "
Laire " Echu " Mil of Spain.

Beoit son of Olchan of the Latharna of Mag Molt of the Ulaid was
earthly father of Ciaran. Darerca daughter of Ercan son of Buachall
was his mother, as Ciaran said--

Mother mine, a woman good,
she Darerca hight;
Father, of Molt's Latharna
he was Beoit