was that Brigid slept at the preaching, and Patrick did not allow her
to be awakened. Patrick asked her afterwards what she had seen. She
said: "I saw fair synods and white oxen and fair cornfields; behind them
spotted oxen, and black oxen after these. I afterwards saw sheep and
pigs, and dogs and wolves, fighting amongst themselves. I saw
subsequently two stones, one little and the other big. A drop was shed
on each of them. The little stone increased at the 'drop,' and silvery
sparks burst from it. The large stone withered, moreover." "They were
the two sons of Eochaidh, son of Crimthann," said Patrick. Cairpre
Damhairgit believed, and Patrick blessed him, and blessed his seed.
Bresal, moreover, refused, and Patrick cursed him. Patrick also
explained the whole vision of Brigid in an admirable manner.
He resuscitated Eochaidh, son of Crimthann, from death. Eochaidh
possessed a daughter--_i.e._, Cinnu--whom her father wished to marry to a
man of noble family--_i.e._, to the son of Cormac, son of Cairpre Mac
Neill; she, walking along, met Patrick with his companions on the way.
Patrick preached to her that she unite herself to the spiritual prophet;
and she believed, and Patrick instructed her, and baptized her,
afterwards. When her father was subsequently seeking for her, to give
her to her man, she and Patrick went to converse with him. Patrick
requested that he would permit her to wed the Eternal Spouse; Eochaidh
agreed to this, if heaven would be given to him therefor, and he himself
not be compelled to be baptized. Patrick then promised these two
conditions, though he thought it hard. The king afterwards consented
that his daughter--_i.e._, Cinnu--should be united to Christ, and Patrick
made her a female disciple to him, and commanded a certain virgin to
instruct her _i.e._, Cechtumbar of Druim-Dubhain, in which place both
virgins rest.
After many years, moreover, the aforesaid Eochaidh reached the end of his
life; and when his friends would remain by him, he said: "Let me not be
buried," said he, "until Patrick comes." And when Eochaidh finished
these words, his spirit departed. Patrick, moreover, was at this time in
Ulster, at Sabhall-Patrick; and the death of Eochaidh was manifested to
him, and he decided on going to Clochar-mac-Daimhin, where he found
Eochaidh, who had been inanimate twenty-four hours. When Patrick went
into the house where the body was, he sent out the persons who were abou
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