166 CORNISH DEDICATIONS. 



Clonard under another Finnian. We find that S. Q-enunan 

 applied to this latter with a poem he had composed, " habens 

 secum quoddan carmen magnificiim," f in honour of the ahbot of 

 Moville. 



"Neither gold, nor silver, nor precious raiment," said 

 G-emman, " do I ask of thee for this euolgy, but one thing only : 

 the little land which I have is barren ; wouldst thou make prayer 

 that it become fruitful." Said Finnian : "Put the hymn which 

 thou hast made into water and scatter the water over the land." 



This was done and the land became fertile. 



German went to visit his master, whereupon Kieran proposed 

 after prayer to perform one of his penances, to go into a tub of 

 cold water, and he invited German to come in with him. This 

 German did — but the water was so cold that his teeth chattered, 

 and he was about to scramble out, when Eaeran assured him that 

 if he would only remain in and bear it a little longer, he would 

 get over the sense of the intense cold. German did so. 



Presently Kieran exclaimed, "Heigh! a fish! a fish!" and 

 between them the two nude Saints succeeded in capturing a trout 

 that was in the vat. " I rejoice that we have got the fish," said 

 Kieran, "for I am expecting home to day my old pupil Carthagh, 

 whom I had to send abroad, as he was rather disorderly as a 

 disciple — and he will want his dinner." 



This Carthagh was son of Aengus, King of Munster, who 

 was killed in 489 ; consequently we find German who tubbed 

 with S. Kieran was a contemporary of those who invaded 

 Penwith, and I have little doubt he is the same as Germoe or 

 Germoc. 



According to Leland, two of Germoc' s companions were 

 Helena and Thecla. These were his brother Helan and his sister 

 Fracla. They left Ireland along with Gibrian and Tressan two 

 other brothers, and after a brief stay in Cornwall crossed into 

 Brittany and pushed on their way among the Franks. Gibrian 

 and Tressan obtained some success at Chalons-sur-Marne. 

 Sigebert of Gemblours, gives 509 as the date of their arrival 

 there. Tressan finally settled at Avenai, others of the party were 



f Codex Salamanc, p. 202 ; Book of Lismore, p. 227. 



