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The other birds followed this one and it nestled in the king's bosom. Soon as she awoke she related the vision to the king; the king observed: "Woman you have dreamed a good dream and soon it will be realised; the flock of birds you have seen is Mochuda with his monks coming from Rahen and the most distinguished bird is Mochuda himself.
Dioma set out, accompanied by another bishop, Cuana by name, who was also a disciple of Mochuda's. They travelled into Ibh Eachach and Dioma preached the word of God to his brethren and tribesmen. On another occasion Mochuda travelled from Rahen to the provinces of Munster and entered Ciarraighe Corca.
Subsequent to Mochuda's foundation of Rahen his miracles and the marvels he wrought spread his fame far and wide through Ireland and through Britain, and multitudes came to him from various parts of those countries to give themselves to the service of God under his guidance.
Others, however, of the Saints of Erin did not force their monks to servile labour in this fashion. Mochuda was consecrated bishop by many saints and from time to time he visited his parish in Kerry, but as a rule he remained at Rahen with his monks, for it is monks he had with him not clerics.
"Not so," replied Colman, "but go you to a place called Rahen in this vicinity; that is the place ordained by God for your dwelling and you shall have there a large community in the service of God and from that place you will get your first name Mochuda of Rahen."
"In Mochuda's cemetery," said she, "which though it be as yet unconsecrated will be honoured and famous in times to come." This all came to pass, for the youth afterwards became a monk under Mochuda and he is buried in the monastic cemetery of Lismore as Ita had foretold. A child on another occasion fell off the bridge of Rahen into the river and was drowned.
Another time again a king of Munster, Cathal Mac Aodha, in the region of Cuirche, was a sufferer from a combination of complaints he was deaf, lame, and blind, and when Mochuda came to see him the king and his friends prayed the saint to cure him. Thereupon Mochuda returned to Rahen.
The former document is in all essentials a very sober historical narrative accurate wherever we can test it, credible and harmonious on the whole. On one point do we feel inclined to quarrel with its author, scil.: that he has not given us more specifically the motives underlying Mochuda's expulsion from Rahen one of the three worst counsels ever given in Erin.
Again, a thousand years ago, tea or coffee there was none and even milk was often difficult or impossible to procure in winter. So severe in fact was the fast that religious sometimes died of it. Messrs. An overseer of Mochuda's monastery at Rahen had occasion to order by name a young monk called Colman to do something which involved his wading into a river.
On a certain occasion Columcille came to Rahen where Mochuda was and asked him: "Is this place in which you now are dear to you?" "It is, indeed," answered Mochuda.
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