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When Cronan heard this saying of Mochuda he came to the latter, by whose advice he abandoned his hermitage in the bog and he, with Mochuda, marked out the site of a new monastery and church at Roscrea. There he founded a great establishment and there he is himself buried.
The illustrious bishop, who is generally known as Mochuda, was of the Ciarraighe Luachra; to be exact he was of the line of Fergus Mac Roigh, who held the kingship of Ulster, till the time that he gave the kingship to a woman for a year and did not get it back when the year was over. His descendants are now to be found throughout various provinces of Ireland.
They did not know that he, of whom they spoke, was Mochuda, for it was not the custom of the latter to make himself known to many. As Mochuda went on his lonely way he met two monks who asked him whither he was bound. "To Colman Elo," he answered. Then said one of them to him: "Take us with you as monks and subjects," for they judged him from his countenance to be a holy man.
It happened that Cairbre Mac Criomhthain, who was king of Munster, was at that time in Magh-Cuirce, the place to which Mochuda came. At the same time there fell a fire ball which destroyed one of the king's residences, killing his wife, many of his people and his son, Aodh Mac Cairbre, who were buried in the falling ruin. There were killed there moreover two good carriage horses of the king's.
Mochuda, whose Life is a specially sane piece of work, cursing on the same occasion, first, King Blathmac and the Prince of Cluain, then, the rich man Cronan who sympathised with the eviction, next an individual named Dubhsulach who winked insolently at him, and finally the people of St. Columba's holy city of Durrow who had stirred up hostile feeling against him.
Mochuda said to him: "Brother, you have suffered great pain; as a reward thereof take now you choice your restoration to bodily health or spiritual health by immediate departure hence to eternal life." He answered, deciding to go to heaven: "Why should I desire to remain in this life?" Having received the Sacrament and the Holy Communion he departed hence to glory.
Christian O'Connarchy, who was bishop of Lismore in the twelfth century, is regarded as a native of Decies, though the contrary is slightly suggested by his final retirement to Kerry. The alleged prophecy concerning Kerry men and the coarbship points to some rule, regulation or law of Mochuda.
Lachtaoin declared: "Mochuda is a good monk but his successors will not be able to change water to milk," and to the messenger he said "Go to Mochuda and tell him that I shall not break bread in this house until he accept the alms which I have brought to the community."
Speaking prophetically Aodhgan said of him: "This child whom I have baptised will become famous and he will be beloved by God and men." That prophecy has been fulfilled, for Mochuda was graceful of figure and handsome of features as David, he was master of his passions as Daniel, and mild and gentle like Moses.
As soon as Mochuda saw the hardship to the visiting brothers and elders of the descent from Lismore and the ascent thereto again knowing at the same time that his end was approaching he ordered himself to be carried up to the monastery so that the monks might be saved the fatigue of the descent to him.
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