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To the left of the preceding is depicted Locgair's dmid, Liicat-mael, 
challenging the saint to work miracles : — 
" Thereafter the hosts fared forth out of Tara. Then said the wizard : 
* Let us work miracles together that we may know which of us 
is the stronger.' * So be it done,' said Patrick. Then the wizard 
brought snow over the plain till it reached men's shoulders. 
Dixit Fatricius to him : * Put it away if thou canst.' Dixit 
magnus : * I cannot till the same time to-morrow.' ' By my 
delroth^ (that is, by my God of judgment),' saith Patrick, 'it 
is in evil thy power lieth, and nowise in good,' Patrick blessed 
the plain, and the snow melted at once. 
The wizard invoked demons, and over the plain he brought dark- 
ness that could be felt, and trembling and terror seized every 
one. Dixit Fatricius : ' Take away the darkness if thou canst.' 
The wizard replied : ' I cannot till the same time to-morrow.' 
Patrick blessed the plain, and the darkness at once departed, 
and the sun shone forth. . . . All who were there gave thanks 
to God and to Patrick." — Debar Brecc, Homily on St. Patrick, 
W.S., p. 461. 
The inscription beneath is : — 
'' Le temps nebuleux et la terre couverte de 
IS'eges et en un instant descouverte et la terre fertille." 
To the right of the above is given the baptism of King Oengu 
mac l^atfraich : — 
Patrick passed afterwards by Belach Gabrain into the province o 
Munster, and preached to the territories and to the churches, 
so that they believed and were baptised and he blessed them 
and with them he left priests instructing (them) and practisin 
godliness. When he reached Maghfemin, he was received by 
Oengus, son of Natfraich, King of Munster. Oengus made him 
great welcome, and brought him to his house to Cashel. Patrick 
preached to him. The hinder end of his crozier went through 
his foot and wounded it greatly. Patrick said : ' Why didst 
thou not protect thyself?' 'Methought,' saith Oengus, 'that 
it was a rite of religion.' Said Patrick : ' Blood shall not be 
shed in this place from to-day to doom ; and of all those that 
shall succeed thee but one king shall be slain.' " — Lehar Brecc, 
Homily on St. Patrick, W.S., p. 470. 
