rick, he would kill him, in revenge of the
idol Cenn Cruach; for it was this that was a god to Foilge. This boast
of Foilge was kept back from Patrick by his people. One day Odran, his
charioteer, said to Patrick: "Since I have been a long time driving for
you, O Patrick! let me take the chief seat for this day. Be you the
charioteer, O father!" Patrick did so. After this Foilge came, who
dealt a thrust through Odran, in the guise of Patrick. "My curse," said
Patrick. "Upon the tree of Bridam," said Odran. "Be it so," replied
Patrick. Foilge died at once, and went to hell. As to Foilge Ross,
indeed, it is his children who are in the district at this day; and
Patrick blessed him, and from him is the sovereignty of the district
filled for ever.

On one occasion, as Patrick was going the way of Midluachair, in order to
come to Uladh, he met carpenters cutting down trunks of yew. Patrick saw
their blood ooze from their palms in the operation. "Whence are ye?"
said Patrick. "We are slaves belonging to Trian, son of Fiac, son of
Amalgad--_i.e._, brother to Trichem--who are in subjection and
affliction, so much so that we are not allowed to sharpen our axes
(irons), in order that our work may be the heavier and more difficult, so
that blood flows from our hands." Patrick blessed the irons, so that
they could easily cut with them; and he went to the king, to Trian's
fort. Patrick fasts on him. He disobeyed. He returns on the morrow
from the fort. He spat on the rock which was there on his way, so that
it broke into three pieces; one third part was cast to a distance of one
thousand paces. Patrick said: "Two-thirds of the fast on the rock,
another third on the fort and king, and on the district. There will not
be a king nor _roydamhna_ of the children of Trian. He shall die
prematurely himself, and shall go down to a bitter hell." The wife of
the king came, following Patrick. She performed penance, and knelt.
Patrick blessed her womb and the beings in it--_i.e._, Setna, son of
Trian, and Iarlaid, son of Trian. Sechnall that baptized Setna, Patrick
that baptized Iarlaid, and Patrick said that he would be his successor
afterwards. Trian himself proceeded to bind and maltreat the slaves who
reported him. His horses bore him off in the chariot, and his driver, so
that they went into the lake. Loch-Trena is its name. This was his last
fall. He will not arise out of the lake till the vespers of judgment;
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