The Washer of the Ford: Legendary moralities and barbaric tales

at moves in his brain, as

hollow sky filled wit

of Colum, since he maket

my sons in the deeps

n. In the cell was a most wondrous sweet song

low voice of aw

white with fear,

shall be for peace, Oran," he said, with a grim smile flitting like a

d Oran, nor stayed his hand, nor let his three days' fast weaken the dee

peace came into his hea

aid Oran

aid Keir

rethren, that I should break my fast, and eat of fish, till God willeth it. And lo, I h

and Keir cursed the fishes in the deeps of t

weed, and there was peace on the isle and upon the water

to the sea, the Saint stood

f the air," cried

These settled upon the monks, who moved not, but praised God in silence. "Glory and praise to God," cried Colum

cried the monks,

nd the Holy Ghost!" cried Colum the Wh

nd Oran and Keir deepest of all, because they saw the fly that was of Colum's cell leading t

thing, and all were full of awe

went upon the rocks. When all stood ankle-deep in t

ures of the de

ole sea shimmered as

and the lobsters and the crabs, came in a swi

O fishes of the Dee

swam forward, and each claimed to be king. But the ech

mackerel: "Sing the s

g of the wild rovers of the s

r God's mercy, I would c

h: and the dog-fish sang of slaughter

"Hell shall be

peace. And the

Father, the Son, a

nto the deep, waved their fins and their claws, ea

's an Mhic, 's an

d trailed a starry net upon the waters, with a shining star in

blessed the children of God that are in the deep

upon Hy that is called Iona, and within the ai

glory is