night that island, with its lake, was removed by the divine power, far
away to another place, where the noise of the mob of that island could
not reach the saints of God. And unto this day there is to be seen the
place of the lake, where it had been before, some of it sandy, some of
it marshy, as a sign of the act of power.


XXXVII. CIARAN DEPARTS FROM ISEL

26. On a certain day when Ciaran was busied out of doors in a field, a
poor man came to him, asking that an alms should be given him. In
that hour a chariot with two horses was gifted to Saint Kiaranus by
a certain lord, namely the son of Crimthannus; which horses with the
chariot Saint Kiaranus gave to that poor man.

Then, since the brethren of Saint Kiaranus could not endure the
greatness of his charity, for every day he was dividing their
substance among the poor, they said unto him, "Brother, depart from
us; we cannot now be along with thee in one place, and preserve and
nourish our brethren for God, for thine excess of charity." To whom
holy Kiaranus answered: "If therefore I had remained in this place, it
would not have been 'Ysseal,' that is, 'lowest,' that is, not small;
but high, that is, great and honourable."[5] With these words, holy
Kiaranus gave a blessing to his brethren, and taking his book-satchels
with his books on his shoulders, he went thence on his way.

When he had gone some little distance from the place, there met him
in the way a stag awaiting him with utmost gentleness. Saint Kiaranus
placed his book-satchels upon him, and wheresoever the stag would go,
Saint Kieranus followed him. The stag came to Loch Rii which is in the