Lives of the Irish saints : with special festivals, and the commemorations of holy persons, compiled from calendars, martyrologies and various sources, relating to the ancient Church history of Ireland . er Indias treasures to her view, Brazilian gold and silver of Peru ! Bids wandering navies on tliy billowsride. Rolls the worlds wealth, O Shannon, tothy tide !That period of national prosperity has sincegradually lessened ; and sanguine, indeed,must be the entliusiast, who sliould nowdream of the poet statemans expectationsbeing speedily realized. •* Many scenes along this lake are of un-riva
Lives of the Irish saints : with special festivals, and the commemorations of holy persons, compiled from calendars, martyrologies and various sources, relating to the ancient Church history of Ireland . er Indias treasures to her view, Brazilian gold and silver of Peru ! Bids wandering navies on tliy billowsride. Rolls the worlds wealth, O Shannon, tothy tide !That period of national prosperity has sincegradually lessened ; and sanguine, indeed,must be the entliusiast, who sliould nowdream of the poet statemans expectationsbeing speedily realized. •* Many scenes along this lake are of un-rivalled beauty and magnificence. Mr. Willis says : The Shannon from Por-tumna to Castle-Connell, including LoughDerg, is very like an American river.—\ Bartletts Scenery and Antiquities ofIreland, vol. i., p. 105. •s The great church of Kilmacduagh,says Dr. Petrie, was erected about theyear 610, for St. Colman Mac Duach, by January 31.] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 561 see in the beginning of the seventh centur)-. It is one r-- — — - r> burto attest the former consequence of the present wrct bree round tower of very rude and ancient nusonry remains.»• Nothing but the A Si i- 1. Kitlnucduogh KounJ 1 owcr and Rums. walls of Killmacduaghs former cathcdril, standing near the ruins of a monas-tery and several chapels, were to be seen towards the close of the last When the holy bishop Maidoc had offered up a prayer for him, at onceGuairc was healed from all his infirmities. Then our saint jircdictcd, thisgenerous monarc h should rei^n for thirty yearsJ from that time over hissubjects; and towards the close ot life, he was destined to suffer infirmityfor three years before his death. Afterwards, it was promised, he shouldpossess the kingdom of heaven, on account of his alms and largesses. This king was very celebrated for his liberality.^^ Ilavin- ??• ! ••?• ^^ • ? id ofTcrcd a prayer, our saint took his leave of St. Colm U- macduagh city and m
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