us. The body
of Saint Kyaranus was warm, having a ruddy tinge in the face. Saint
Coemgenus pointed out to the monks of Saint Kyaranus the brotherhood
and fellowship which he and Saint Kyaranus had established for ever
between themselves and their places and their monks; and the brethren
who watched that night bore testimony thereto. When the body of Saint
Kyaranus was honourably committed to the ground, Saint Coemgenus
returned to his own settlement." (VSH, i, 248).

In this story we see as before the explanation of a treaty between
Clonmacnois and Glendaloch.

The _Annals of Clonmacnois_ narrates the story of the death of Ciaran
and the visit of Coemgen, with an interesting additional miracle.
"Dying, he desired his monks that they would bury his body in the
Little Church of Clonmacnois, and stop the door thereof with stones,
and let nobody have access thereunto until his companion Coemgen
had come; which they accordingly did. But Saint Coemgen dwelling at
Glendaloch in Leinster then, it was revealed to him of the death of
his dear and loving companion Saint Ciaran, whereupon he came suddenly
to Clonmacnois: and finding the monks and servants of Saint Ciaran in
their sorrowful and sad dumps after the death of their said lord and
master, he asked them of the cause of their sadness. They were so
heartless for grief as they gave no answer; and at last, fearing he
would grow angry, they told him Saint Ciaran was dead and buried, and
ordered or ordained the place of his burial should be kept without
access until his coming. The stones being taken out of the door, Saint
Coemgen entered, to whom Saint Ciaran appeared: and [they] remained
conversing together for twenty-four hours, as is very confidently
laid down in the Life of Saint Ciaran; and afterwards Saint Coemgen
departed to the place of his own abiding, [and] left Saint Ciaran
buried in the said Little Church of Clonmacnois. But king Diarmait
most of all men grieved for his death, insomuch that he grew deaf, and
could not hear the causes of his subjects, by reason of the heaviness
and troublesomeness of his brains. Saint Colum Cille being then
banished into Scotland, king Diarmait made his repair to him, to the
end [that] he might work some means by miracles for the recovery of
his health and hearing: and withal told Saint Colum Cille how he
assembled all the physicians of Ireland, and that they could not help
him. Then said Saint Colum: 'Mine advice unto you is to m