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Chapter XLIII: How Ciaran Sent a Cloak to Senan (la, Vg)

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The "Cloak of Senan" must have been an actual relic preserved on Inis Cathaig; tradition said that it had been floated on the river to the saint of the island, though there were various opinions as to which saint had done the miracle; it is attributed to Brigit daughter of Cu Cathrach (LL, 2399) and to Diarmait (CS, 753). For parallels to the automatic transfer of objects by water, see Plummer, VSH, i, p. clxxxvi, note 2.

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The Latin & Irish Lives of CiaranChapter XLIII: How Ciaran Sent a Cloak to Senan (la, Vg)

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