Lord bless thee, weary Kiaranus; now is thy prayer full-ripe. For it
is enough for a man, whenever he is alone, to bless his food in the
name of the Most High God, and then to partake." So Saint Kyaranus,
giving thanks, ate his bread on the third day.


XXVI. HOW CIARAN FREED A WOMAN FROM SERVITUDE

20. One time he went to the King of Temoria, who was called Tuathal
Mael-gharbh, in that he was harsh, so that he should set free a woman
unjustly held in servitude with that king. The king released not the
woman to him. Then Saint Kiaranus blessed her, and bade her go with
him to her own people. So she forthwith rose out of the house of the
king, and made her way between crowds of men, and none of them saw her
till she came safe to her friends. Regarding this matter the king and
the others marvelled greatly at the wondrous acts of God.


XXVII. HOW CIARAN FREED ANOTHER WOMAN FROM SERVITUDE

21. On another occasion Saint Kyaranus entered the region of a certain
lord of the Connachta, that in like manner he should demand from him a
certain woman who was in unjust servitude to him. As holy Ciaran was
sitting there, lo, three men came with three gifts as an alms to
him; namely, one gifted to him a cow, another a robe, and a third a
frying-pan; and these three gifts did Ciaran straightway give to the
poor who were begging of him in the presence of the lord. Now in that
hour in lieu of these gifts he received others yet greater in the
presence of the lord; to wit, for the frying-pan a cooking-pot of
three measures, and for the one robe twelve robes, and for the one cow