unto beasts." Now as the hound was rushing vehemently, by divine
favour it thrust its head into the ring-fastening of a calf; and tied
by the ring-fastening, it struck its head against the timber to which
the fastening was hanging, and thus it broke its head. Its head being
broken and the brains scattered, the dog expired. When they saw this
they feared greatly.


X. HOW CIARAN WAS DELIVERED FROM ROBBERS

7. On another day certain robbers, coming from a foreign region, found
Saint Kiaranus alone, reading beside his herds; and they thought to
slay him and to reave his herds. But as they 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