ever that Declan was proceeding
towards the castle on some business and he was grieved to see it
burning; he flung towards it the staff to which we have referred in
connection with the drying up of the sea, and it (the staff) flew
hovering in the air with heavenly wings till it reached the midst of
the flame and the fire was immediately extinguished of its own accord
through the grace of God and virtue of the staff and of Declan to whom
it belonged. The place from which Declan cast the staff was a long mile
distant from the castle and when the king, i.e. Cinaedh, and all the
others witnessed this miracle they were filled with amazement and gave
thanks to God and to Declan when they came to know that it was he who
wrought it. Now the place where the castle stands is not far from the
Suir, i.e. on the south side of it and the place from which Declan cast
the staff is beside a ford which is in the Suir or a stream which flows
beside the monastery called Mag Laca [Molough] which the holy virgins,
daughters of the king of Decies, have built in honour of God. There is a
pile of stones and a cross in the place to commemorate this miracle.

42. On another occasion there approached a foreign fleet towards
Declan's city and this was their design--to destroy and to plunder it of
persons and of cattle, because they (the foreigners) were people hostile
to the faith. Many members of the community ran with great haste to tell
Declan of the fleet which threatened the town and to request him to beg
the assistance of God against the invaders. Declan knew the man amongst
his own disciples who was holiest and most abounding in grace, scil.,
Ultan, already mentioned, and him he ordered to pray to God against the
fleet. Ultan had pity on the Christian people and he went instantly, at
the command of Declan, in front of the fleet and he held his left hand
against it, and, on the spot, the sea swallowed them like sacks full of
lead, and the drowned sailors were changed into large rocks which stand
not far from the mouth of the haven where they are visible (standing)
high out of the sea from that time till now. All Christians who
witnessed this rejoiced and were glad and they gave great praise and
glory to God and to Declan their own patron who caused the working of
this miracle and of many other miracles besides. Next there arose a
contention between Ultan and Declan concerning this miracle, for Ultan
attributed it to Declan and Declan credited