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horses, he mounted with his men, tearing recklessly 

 after the receding dishes. 



For some time they kept them in sight, and only 

 missed them close to the Eagle's Cliff. Spurring 

 the horses they rode even more furiously to 

 find the saint and his servant sitting before 

 the dishes which were now resting on the rocks, 

 and enjoying their contents immensely. 



Weapons were out to punish the witchcraft 

 when a fresh surprise occurred. The saint was the 

 king's cousin. 



You may go up the road of the dishes now, in 

 this century of hard common sense and see the 

 print of dishes marked quite plainly on the 

 smooth grey stones. Also the print of horses' 

 hoofs. 



The king made Coleman his cousin Bishop of 

 Kilmacdragh, and built the abbey of Kilmacdragh 

 for him, which is still to be seen with its wonderful 

 round tower beside it. The Burren country in 

 spring is well worth seeing with the gentian blue 

 between the crevices of the never-ending crags, 

 and the little rock roses budding. Rare wild 

 flowers abound in the stony waterless waste. 



Even the lakes cannot manage to stay on the 

 surface up there, and one, Bunny Loch, has dived 

 underground for good. 



North from Lisdoonvarna stands a crumbling 

 little ruin called Kilmoon. Close to St. Moga's 

 well and altar, stand the round " cursing stones " 



