ned."[31] And this
was fulfilled; for the crew of the ship escaped, and the ship was cast
on shore close to the kiln. The fire seized the kiln, and the ship is
burned. A blast of wind struck the kiln and its corn into the sea, so
that it was drowned, according to the word of Ciaran.

XXXIV. HOW CIARAN VISITED SENAN

26. When Ciaran left Aran a poor man met him on the way. Ciaran gives
him his linen cloak, and goes to Inis Cathaig to salute Senan. That he
was in one mantle only was revealed to Senan, and he went to meet him,
with a linen cloak under his armpit. And he said to Ciaran, "Is it not
shame," said he, "for a priest to travel without a cowl?" "Mercy on
us," said Ciaran, "God will have pity [on my nakedness];[32] there is
a cloak for me under the covering of mine elder."

XLIII. HOW CIARAN SENT A CLOAK TO SENAN

27. When Ciaran arrived at Cluain maccu Nois he wished to send another
cloak to Senan. The cloak was laid upon the stream of the Shannon, and
it travelled without being wetted to the harbour of Inis Cathaig. Said
Senan to his monks, "Rise and go to the sea, and ye shall find there a
guest, which bring with you, with honour and dignity." When the monks
went out they found the cloak on the sea, dry, and they brought it
with them to Senan, and offered an offering of thanks to the Lord.
That is now called "Senan's cloak."

XXXV. CIARAN IN ISEL

28. Thereafter he went to his brethren to Isel, and Cobthach son of
Brecan gave Isel to God and to Ciaran; and he lived there with his
brethren. One day when he was doing his lesson outside in the field,
he went to attend upon his guests, and left his book open till morning
under the rain; and not a damp drop fell upon the book.

Once Ciaran was sowing seed in Isel. A poor man came to him. Ciaran
gives him a handful of the grain into his breast, and the grain was
forthwith turned into gold. A chariot with its horses was gifted to
Ciaran by Oengus son of Cremthann. Ciaran gave it to the poor man in
exchange for the gold, and the gold turned into grain, and the field
was sown with it.

XXXVI. THE REMOVAL OF THE LAKE

29. Moreover there was a lake near Isel, and country-folk and
despicable people used to occupy the island that was upon it. The
noise and uproar of those worthless people used to cause disturbance
for the clerics. Ciaran prayed to the Lord that the island should be
removed from its place, and that was done. The place where it was in
the l