y came toward him with that
intent, they were smitten with blindness, and could move neither hand
nor foot till they had wrought repentance, praying him for their
sight. Then the dutiful shepherd, seeing them turned from their
wickedness, prayed for them, and forthwith they were loosed and their
sight restored (_soluti sunt in lumine suo_). And they returned and
offered thanks, and told this to many.

XI. HOW CIARAN GAVE A GIFT OF CATTLE

8. One day a certain poor man came to Saint Kyeranus, and begged of
him a cow. Then Saint Kieranus asked of his mother that a cow should
be given to the poor man; but his mother would not hearken unto him.
When Saint Kieranus saw this, he made the poor man accompany him out
of doors with the herds, and there he gave unto him a good cow with
her calf. Now the calf itself was between two kine, and both of them
had a care for it; and as the dutiful boy knew that the second cow
would be of no service without the calf, he gave them both, with their
calf, to the poor man. For these, on the following day, four kine were
gifted to Saint Kiaranus by other folk as an alms, and these he gave
to his mother as she was chiding him. Then he exhorted his mother in
reasonable manner, and she was thereafter in awe of him.

XII. HOW CIARAN GAVE A GIFT OF A PLOUGH-COULTER

9. Saint Kiaranus on another day gave the coulter of his uncle Beoanus
to a certain poor man, for which likewise on another day he received
four coulters. For four smiths came from the steading called Cluain
Cruim, with four coulters, which they delivered for an alms to Saint
Kyaranus; and these the holy boy restored to him for his coulter.

XIII. HOW CIARAN GAVE A GIFT OF AN OX

10. On another day Saint Kyaranus gave the ox of the same uncle to a
man who begged for it. And he said unto him, "Son, how shall I be able
to plough to-day, seeing that thou hast given mine ox to another?" To
him responded the holy boy, "Set thou to-day thy horse with the oxen
in the plough, and to-morrow thou shalt have oxen enough." Forthwith
the horse, set under the yoke with the oxen, in place of the ox that
had been given, became tame; and the whole day it ploughed properly
under the yoke, like an ox. On the following day four oxen were gifted
for an alms to Saint Kiaranus, and these he delivered to his uncle
instead of his ox. For men who heard and saw the great signs wrought
by Saint Kyaranus were wont to beg for his prayers, and to offer
o