eochoid

Updated: May 1, 2025

The sign falls on Eochoid Buidh, and the saint tells the king that all his other sons will come to a premature end, and they drop off accordingly, chiefly in battle. This power of fixing the evil eye, of prophesying death, is found in perpetual use among the early saints.

John Hill Burton - The Book-Hunter: A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author