themselves and their establishment to him as they had promised and
these are their names:--Mocellac and Riadan, Colman, Lactain,
Finnlaoc, Kevin, &c. [Mobi]. These therefore were under the rule and
spiritual sway of bishop Declan thenceforward, and they spent their
lives devoutly there and wrought many wonders afterwards.

16. After some time Declan set out to visit Aongus MacNatfrich, king
of Cashel, to preach to him and to convert him to the faith of
Christ. Declan however had two uterine brothers, sons of Aongus,
scil.: Colman and Eoghan. The grace of the Holy Ghost inspiring him
Colman went to Ailbe of Emly and received baptism and the religious
habit at the latter's hands, and he remained for a space sedulously
studying science until he became a saintly and perfect man. Eochaid
however remained as he was (at home)--expecting the kingdom of
Munster on his father's death, and he besought his father to show due
honour to his brother Declan. The king did so and put no obstacle in
the way of Declan's preaching but was pleased with Declan's religion
and doctrine, although he neither believed nor accepted baptism
himself. It is said that refusal (of baptism) was based on this
ground: Declan was of the Decies and of Conn's Half, while Aongus
himself was of the Eoghanacht of Cashel of Munster--always hostile to
the Desii. It was not therefore through ill will to the faith that
he believed not, as is proved from this that, when the king heard of
the coming to him of Patrick, the archbishop of Ireland, a man who
was of British race against which the Irish cherished no hate, not
only did he believe but he went from his own city of Cashel to meet
him, professed Christianity and was immediately baptised.

17. After this Declan, having sown the word of God and preached to
the king (although the latter did not assent to his doctrines),