The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Hymn on the Life, Virtues and Miracles of St. Patrick, by active 6th century Bishop of Sletty Saint Fiech

This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at https://www.gutenberg.org/license. If you are not located in the United States, you’ll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: A Hymn on the Life, Virtues and Miracles of St. Patrick

Subtitle: Composed by his Disciple, Saint Fiech, Bishop of Sletty

Author: active 6th century Bishop of Sletty Saint Fiech

Release Date: April 11, 2012 [EBook #39428]

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Michael Gray (Diocese of San Jose)

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ***

A

HYMN

ON THE

LIFE, VIRTUES, AND MIRACLES OF ST. PATRICK,

COMPOSED BY HIS DISCIPLE,

SAINT FIECH, BISHOP OF SLETTY

As this specimen of the language spoken in Ireland about 1200 years ago, is here published, not only for the elucidation of our apostle's history, but also for the gratification of the lovers of Irish literature in general; the Irish original is accompanied, on the opposite page, with an English translation of the whole.

In this translation, the literal meaning, and idiomatic expression of the words and phrases, are adhered to in all such stanzas as the editor (with the aid of some members of the Gaelic Society, particularly conversant with subjects of this sort) could fully understand: for he acknowledges that neither he nor these gentlemen are so vain or disingenuous as to pretend that they comprehend the whole of this very ancient composition.

In order to obviate any objection which may be made against the passages in which the editor differs from the author of the version of this hymn, in Colgan's collection of our patron saint's lives, the Latin translation adopted in his edition, is also subjoined to the poem, at the bottom of each page.

To the hymn are added some short notes, illustrative of the subject.

Vindication of St. Fiech's Hymn, in Answer to Dr. Ledwich's Objections.

Respecting the authenticity and antiquity of this curious specimen of our language about the commencement of the sixth century, some doubts were entertained by the sagacious Bollandists, who, consequently, considered St. Fiech to have lived long after our saint's time. This opinion, those learned Jesuits founded on Fiech's referring to other histories for the truth of what he relates with regard to his master, St. Patrick, during the first sixty years of his life previously to his arrival on the mission of Ireland.

This plausible objection has been adopted and urged by Dr. Ledwich, against St. Patrick's existence, with that dogmatical tone of magisterial positiveness so conspicuous in his volume of invectives against the ancient splendour, sanctity, and literature of his native country, declaring that Fiech and Sedulius's poems on our saint "are the wretched productions of some cloistered ecclesiastic."

To this, the only remaining one of these formidable objections, adduced by the doctor against our apostle's existence, we answer, that Fiech lived and composed this hymn some time after St. Patrick's death, in the 120th year of his age, and 60th of his apostleship. Now supposing Fiech to have lived to the 84th year of his age, and to have composed this hymn in 600, seven years after his master's death, which he so circumstantially relates in the poem; Fiech must consequently have been no more than about 17 years of age when our saint commenced his mission here. Where, or whence, then, except by divine revelation, or from St. Patrick himself, or from the revelation of others, could his disciple derive his information with respect to St. Patrick's parents and ancestors, who lived in a foreign country? or sacred Tours, in Gaul, the place of our saint s nativity? or his original name Succoth? or his voyages and travels by sea and land, after his escape from servitude in Ireland? or his insular retreats or studies under the spiritual guidance of St. German of Auxerre? &c, &c. &c.

Now, Fiech very justly informs his readers, that all these transactions, wrought before he was born, and in a foreign country, during the first 60 years of his great master's life, were ascertained in skelaiv, (STORIES,) as in the first stanza; or Fiadhaid, testified to us, as he says in the sixth stanza of his poem, the only two places were Fiech appeals to others for the foreign actions performed in the early period of St. Patrick's life: of whom, though there were many lives written and published during his existence, yet it is uncertain whether Fiech obtained his account from written or oral documents, for either may be denoted by the Irish word Scealaw (stories.) The term by which the translator of this hymn into Latin has rendered it, may also denote either oral or written information. In English, too, the word history often imports oral narration: thus Pope says:

"What histories of toil could I declare,

But still, long-wearied nature wants repair."

INNUIN PATRAIC.

I.

Genair Patraic i nem Thur, (1)

Asseadh ad fét hi scëlaibh,

Macan sé m-bliadharn decc

An tan do bhreth fo dheraibh.

II.

Succat a ainm hitrubhradh

Cidh a atair ba fisse,

Mac calpuirn mic Otide

Ho Deocain Odisse. (2)

III.

Baisë bliadhna bi foghnamh

Maise doine nïs tomledh

Bitar le cothraighe, (3)

Ceathar trebha dia fognadh.

IV.

As bert Uictor fri gniadh

Milcon, teseadh far tonna

Forruibh a chois for sind leic

Maraidh dia aes ni bronna.

V.

Do faidh tar ealpa uile (4)

De mhuir, bo hamhra reatha

Comdh fargaibh la Gearman

Andeas an deiscort leatha.

VI.

An-innsibh mara toirrian

Ainis indibh, ad rimhe,

Lëghais cannóin la Gearman

Is eadh ad fiadhad line.

VII.

Do cum n-Erenn dod fetis

Aingil de hi fithis,

Menic it chithe ifisibh

Dos mcfed arithisi.

VIII.

Ro po cobhair don D-Eren

Tichta Patraic for Oclat:

Ro clos cian son an garma

Macraidhi caille fochlad.

IX.

Gadhadair co tisseadh in noebh

Ar a nimthised lethu,

Ar atin taradh o cloean

Tuath a h-Eren do bheathu.

X.

Tuata h-Eren Tairchantais

Dos nicfead Sithlaith nua,

Meraidh co ti amartaige

Bidh fás tír temhrach.

XI.

A Dhruidh ar Laoghaire

Tichta Patraic ni cheiltis,

Ro firad ind aitsine,

Ina flatha as beirtis.

XII.

Ba lëir Patraic cumbebha,

Ba sabh innarba cloeni,

Ised duargoibh a Eua

Suas de sech threbhah doeani

XIII.

Immuin agus Apocapalips,

Na tri coicat nos canad

Pritchad, batset, arniged,

Do moladh Dé in anad.

XIV.

Ni con Gebéd fuacht sine

Do shess aidche hillinnibh

For nim consena a Righe,

Pritcais fri de indindaibh.

XV.

Hi slán tuaith benna-bairche

Nis gebhe Dhtart, na lia

Canadh Céad psalm cech naidhehe

Do Righ aingel fo Gnia.

XVI.

Foidh for luim iaramh,

Ochus cuilche fhliuchimme,

Ba coirthe a rithadart

Ni leic a corp e timme.

XVII.

Pritcadh sóscela do cäch

Do gnih mór fearta i Leathu

Iccaid luscu la trusca

Mairbh dos fuisceadh beathu.

XVIII.

Padraic priotcais do Scotuibh

Ro cheas mór seath i Leathu

Immi co tisat do brath

In cách dos fiüc do beathu.

XIX.

Meic Eimhir, meich Eirimoin

Lotar huile la ciseal,

Fos Zolaic in tarmchosal

Is in mórchathe nisel.

XX.

Conda tanic in T-apstal

Do faith gidh gaethe dëne

Pritchais tri fichte bliadhnâ,

Cröich crist do thuathaibh Fene.

XXI.

For thuath h-Erenn bai temnei

Tuata adhorta idhla,

Ni chraitsed in Fhirdheacht

In i Trinoite fire.

XXII.

In Ardmacha fil righi

Is cian do reracht Emhain,

Is cell mor Dun-leth-glaisse

Num dil cidh dithribh Temhair.

XXIII.

Patraic dia mboi illolhra

Ad cobra dol do Mhache

Do lluidh Aingev ar a cenn

For sed a meadhon laithe.

XXIV.

Do faith fa dheos do Uictor

Ba he arid ralastur,

Lassais immuine imbai,

Asan tein ad galastar.

XXV.

As bert ordan do Mache,

Do Crist atlaighthe buidhe

Do chum nimhe mor raga,

Ro ratha duit do guidhe.

XXVI.

Immon do roeghu it biu

Bid luirech didin do chach,

Immuit illathiu mesa

Regait fir n-Erend do brath.

XXVII.

Anais Tasac dia aës (5)

An tan do bert Comain dó

As bert mios nic fead Patraic

Briathra Tasaigh nir bu gó.

XXVIII.

Samh aighis crich fri aidhci

Ar na cate les oca:

Co cenn bliadhna bai soilsi,

Ba he sitlaithe foda.

XXIX.

An cath fechto i m-Beatron

Fri tuait Canan la mac Nun,

Assuith in grian fri Gabon

Asseadh at fet littre dun.

XXX.

Huair assuith la h-iesue

In ghrian fri bás ina clóen,

Ciasu threbech be huisse

Soillse fri betsecht an noebh.

XXXI.

Clerich Erend do llotar

Dairi Patraic as cech sét,

Son in ceatuil fos roiare

Con tuil cách uadhibh for set.

XXXII.

Anim Patraic fria chorp

As iar saethaibh ro scarad,

Angeil dé i cet aldhce

Arid fethis ceannadh.

XXXIII.

In tan conhualai Patraic,

Ad ella in Patraic naile,

Is malle connucc aibhset

Do chum hisu mac Maire.

XXXIV.

Patraic cen airae nuabhair

Bo mör do maith ro meanuir,

Bith ingellsine meic Maire,

Bha sengaire in genuir. genuir.

HYMN ON ST. PATRICK.

I.

Patrick was born at heavenly Tours,

As it is ascertained in stories;

A youth of sixteen years

At the time he was brought under bondage.

II.

Succat his name at the beginning;

Who his father was, be it known

Son of Calphurn, son of Otidé,

Descended from the Deacon Odissé.

III.

He was six years in servitude,

The food of the people he eat not,

They were all by him supported,

Four tribes to whom he was enslaved.

IV.

Victor (the angel) said to the servant

Of Milcho: depart over the waves,

He (Victor) placed his foot upon a stone

His marks after him remained.

V.

He departed over all the mountains,

O'er sea, prosperous was his flight.

He dwelled along with German,

Southward of the southermost part of Letavia.

VI.

In the islands of the Touronian sea

He resided, as related;

He read his Canons with German,

As is certified to us.

VII.

Towards Ireland he proceeds,

Warned by God's angels in apparitions,

Often saw he in his sleep

That he ought to return.

VIII.

Great the assistance to Eire,

The coming of Patrick to Oclat:

He heard the long sound of entreaties

Of children from the wood of Foclat.

IX.

They implored the saint may come

Upon forsaking Letavia,

For drawing from error's propensity

The people of Eire to life.

X.

The people of Eire prophesy

That there will come new days of peace,

Existing till the end of time;

Desert will be in the country of Tara.

XI.

O Druid! upon Laoree,

The coming of Patrick you hid not;

Too true the prophecies

Respecting the sovereign you predicted.

XII.

Prudent was Patrick during life;

Pleasing was in banishing evil propensities;

This is what extended his fame

Up to each tribe of people.

XIII.

He hymns, and revelations,

And the three fifties daily sung:

He preached, baptized, and prayed,

From praising God he never ceased.

XIV.

He felt not the cold of the season;

He stayed the night in the waters,

With heaven to be blessed as his kingdom,

He preached through the day on the hills.

XV.

In saving the people of Benibarka

He experienced neither drought nor hunger;

He sang an hundred psalms each night,

The King of angels to serve.

XVI.

He then rested on a bare stone,

And a wet coverlid over him,

A rock was his pillow,

He left not his body in indolence.

XVII.

He preached the Gospel to all;

He worked great miracles at Letavia

He healed the blind with fasting,

The dead he awoke to life.

XVIII.

Patrick preached to the Scotians

After he underwent great labours in Letavia,

That they may come to judgment,

Each whom he guided to life.

XIX.

The sons of Emir, the sons of Erimor,

Were all following after the devil,

Buried was the Armament

In the great depths of hell.

XX.

Till the Apostle arrived

Who preserved them tho' dreadful the blasts

He preached three score years

The cross of Christ to the people of the Phenians.

XXI.

On the people of Eire was darkness,

People adoring idols;

They believed not in the Godhead

Nor in the true Trinity.

XXII.

In Armagh is the seat of royalty;

Long has been the prerogative of Emania,

And of the great church at Dundalethglas,

Nor is it pleasant that Teamar be tribeless.

XXIII.

Patrick being about to sicken,

For alleviation on going to Armagh,

An angel came upon his head

On the way, in the middle of the day.

XXIV.

He proceeded southerly to Victor (angel)

It was he who sent for him,

Blaze does the bush in which he (Victor) was

Out of the blaze he him addressed.

XXV.

There is granted rule to Armagh,

To Christ for this be given thanks:

Thou, to heaven, great shalt come,

To thee prosperous has been thy petition.

XXVI.

A hymn, sung by thee, while living,

Will be a protecting coat of mail to all

In the day of judgment with thee

The men of Erie will go to be judged.

XXVII.

Tassac remained after him,

The time he gave the communion to him,

He predicted that Patrick would not return

The sayings of Tassach were not false.

XXVIII.

Subside does the end of the night,

Whereupon they had great light,

Till the year's end continued the lights,

This was the protracted day.

XXIX.

The battle fought in Bethoron,

Against the people of Canaan by Nun's son

The sun sat over Gabaon,

It is what scripture records to us.

XXX.

As then stood for Joshua,

The sun for the death of the ill-inclined

Why not trebly greater be this

Light on the death of his saint.

XXXI.

The clergy of Eire they proceeded

To wake Patrick, from every side

The sound of the musical instrument buried

All asleep upon the spot.

XXXII.

The soul of Patrick from his body

After his labours, separated;

Angels of God on the first night

Watched around him incessantly.

XXXIII.

At the time that Patrick died

He proceeded to the other Patrick,

And with him ascended

To Jesus, the son of Mary.

XXXIV.

Patrick, without a puff of pride,

Manifold blessings produced;

He was in subjection to Mary's son.

And with auspicious bliss was born.

HYMNUS SANCTO PATRICIO

I.

Natus est Patricius Nemturri

Ut refertur in historiis,

Fuit annorum sedecim

Quando ductus in captivitatis ærumnas.

II.

Sucat nomen ei primo impositum erat

Quantum ad patrem attinet sciendum fuerit.

Filius Calfurnii filii Otidii

Nepos Diaconi Odissii.

III.

Annis sex erat in servitute

Escis hominum (nempe gentilium) non vescens

Ideo Vocatus Cathraige

Quia quatuor familiis inserviebat.

IV.

Dixit Victor angelus servo

Milconis: ut trans mare se conferret

Pedem imposuit supra petram

Ibique: exinde manent impressa ejus vestigia.

V.

Profectus est trans Alpes omnes,

Trajecto mari; (quæ fuit felix expeditio)

Et apud Germanum remansit

In Australi parte Latii.

VI.

In insulis maris Tyrrheni

Mansit: uti memoro

Legit canonus apud Germanum

Sicut testantur historiæ.

VII.

In Hiberniam venit

Admonitus angelorum apparitionibus

Sæpius in visionibus videbat

Se debere denuo eo redire.

VIII.

Salutaris erat Hiberniæ

Adventus Patricii ad Fochlaidios

Audiebat a longe vocem invocantium

Infantium de silvis Fochlaid.

IX.

Rogabant ut ad eos veniret sanctus

Qui discurrebat per Latium

Ut converteret ab errore

Populos Hiberniæ ad viam vitæ.

X.

Vates Hiberniæ vaticinabantur

Adventurum tempus pacis novum

Quæ duratura sit in perpetuum

Unde deserta foret Temorea sub silentio.

XI.

Sui Druydæ Loegario

Adventum Patricii non cælabant

Adimpleta sunt vaticinia

De domino quem predicabant.

XII.

Carus erat Patricius usq. mortem

Exhibit et strenuus in exterminandis erroribus

Ex ninc merita ejus exaltata sunt

Supra nationes hominum.

XIII.

Hymnos et Apocalypsin

Et tres quinquagenas psalmorum in dies canenat

Prædicabat, baptizabat, orabat,

Et a laudibus dei non cessabat.

XIV.

Nec temporis algor impediebat

Quo minus maneret de nocte in mediis aquis

Ad cœli potiandum gaudium

Prædicabat de die super collibus.

XV.

In fonte sian ad aquilonem juxta Bennaboirche

(Qui fons nunquam deficit)

Decantabat centum psalmos singulis noctibus

Regi angelorum inserviendo.

XVI.

Cubabat postea super nuda petra

Cassula amictus madida

Saxum fuit ejus pulvinar

Sic arcebat a corpore remissionem.

XVII.

Prædicabat evangelium populis,

Multas virtutes et signa simul operatus

Curabat cæcos et leprosos:

Mortuos revocabat ad vitam.

XVIII.

Patricius prædicabat Scotis

Passus multos labores in Latio

Ut venirent in die judicii

Quos convertit ad vitam æternam.

XIX.

Filii Emeri, Filii Erimonii,

Omnes seducti a dæmone,

Quos et recondidit Sathanas

In magno puteo infeniali.

XX.

Donec advenit apostolus

Qui eos preservavit, licet turbines vehementes

Qui prædicavit annis sexagihta

Crucem Christi populis Feniorum.

XXI.

Super populos Hiberniæ erant tenebræ

Populos adorantes idola

Non credebant in veram Deitatem

Trinitatis veræ.

XXII.

Ardmachæ est regni sedes

Futura æterni nominis populis Emaniæ

Et est ecclesia celebris in Dundalethglas

Nec gratum quod Temoria deseratur.

XXIII.

Patricius quando cepit infirmari

Desiderabat ire Ardmacham

Sed Angelus Dei ad eum venit

In via in medio die.

XXIV.

Venit versus Ausirum ad Victorem angelum

(Is fuit qui eum accersivit)

Rubus in quo angelus erat exarsit

Et ex eo ipsum alloquebatur.

XXV.

Dixit angelus regimen sit penes Ardmacho.

Christo propter hæc gratias age;

Ipse ad cœlos venies;

Impetrasti adeoquæ petieras.

XXVI.

Hymnus decantatus tibi jam viventi,

Erit lorica protectionis populis;

In die judicii te comitabuntur

Hiberni ad supremum judicem.

XXVII.

Remansit Tassachus post eum

Quando ministravit communionem ipsi

Dixit quod communicaturus esset Patricium

Nec prophetia Tassachi erat falsa.

XXVIII.

Possuit tenebras nocti

Ita quod apud eos erat indeficiens lui

Spatio unius anni continuata lux erat

Et ista continuata dies et prolongata erat.

XXIX.

Prælium gestum in Bethoron

Contra populum Cananeorum per filium Nun

In quo stetit sol contra Gabaoan

Ut referunt sacræ litteraæ nobis.

XXX.

Quandoquidem sic steterit Josuæ

Sol ad cædendos iniquos

Esto triplo major sit hæc

Lux potiori jure concedenda erat in mort hujus sancti.

XXXI.

Clerici enim Hiberniæ confluebant

Ad celebrandas exequias Patricii undique

Sonus concentus superni

Reddebat ipsos sopore irruenti ubi humi decumbantes.

XXXII.

Anima Patricii a corpore

Post labores seperata est,

Angeli dei prima nocte,

Excubias circa ipsum protinus agebant.

XXXIII.

Quando decessit Patricius

Venit ad Patricium alterum

Et simul ascenderunt

Ad Jesum filium Mariæ.

XXXIV.

Patricius absque elationis nævo

Multa bona excogitavit

In servitio filii Mariæ

Fælicibus natus est auspiciis.

St. Fiech, the author of the above Hymn, was a disciple to Duvhach, poet laureate of Laoree, monarch of Ireland. He was converted by St. Patrick, who taught him the elements of the Latin language, in which he was enabled to read the bible after fifteen days' study. Fiech was appointed bishop of Leinster by his holy master, upon which he founded a celebrated monastery, called from him Domnach-Fiech, on the mountain of Sletty, about a mile to the north of Carlow, in the territory of Leix, now in the barony of Slieve- Margey, and Queen's county. In this church, the remains of which still exist, he also established a college, celebrated for producing many saints, as may be seen in Colgan's Lives of Irish Saints, &c.

NOTES.

The figures refer to the stanzas.

(1) In the Latin translation accompanying Colgan's edition of this Hymn Nein Thur, or Holy Tours, is rendered into Nemthur, as if the two words were but one, designating a place of that name. In the fifth and ninth stanzas, the word Lethu or Letha, is rendered by Latium or Italy: upon which absurd translation, Colgan, without rectifying the mistake, observes that Nisi Germanus dicatur degisse in eis (insulis Tyrrheni maris) videtur hic preposterus ordo; "except St. German be said here to have lived in them, (the islands of the Tyrrhenian sea,) the order of time seems preposterous." So contradictory does this appear to the Latin translator, that he has totally mistranslated the 17th and 18th verses, in which Letha again occurs, by his omitting the word altogether. The editor's reason for deviating from the Latin translation may be seen, at full length, in the preceding work.

(2) Colgan, from the psalter of Cashel, traces back St. Patrick's pedigree to the 17th progenitor, thus:

Calphurnius

1

Potitus

2

Mercutius

3

Oda, or Othus

4

Oricius

5

Muricius

6

Muricius

7

Oricius

8

Leo

9

Maximius

10

Otrasius

11

Ericius

12

Pelestius

13

Fierinius

14

Brittanus

15

Fergusius

16

Nemethus

17

&c. &c.

From the names of the above list, if they could be depended on, it would appear that St. Patrick's ancestors were of Roman origin.

(3) As Father Michael Clery, one of the annalists called the four masters was employed for fifteen years previously to the Anglo-Cromwellian invasion in collecting Irish manuscripts, and translating them into Latin for Colgan's Lives of the Irish Saints, it is very probable he was the translator of this Hymn into Latin at the same time. He was also the author of an Irish dictionary of difficult words. To the translation of such a scholar, made also at a time when the language was regularly studied in the seminaries of Ireland, great deference must be paid. In this third stanza, however, the editor has ventured to deviate from his version, which runs thus, according to the Latin words "St. Patrick was six years in slavery, during which he eat not the food of the (heathenish) people. For this reason he was called Cathraige, because he served four masters." Now, as Cothraighe may also mean a supporter, maintainer, protector, &c. this last import of the word is adopted in the English translation.

(4) Instead of St. Patrick's running over the Italian "Alps," as the Latin translator affirms here, he travelled over all the mountains from the north to the south of Ireland, whence he took shipping for his native country; for Ealpa uile denotes all mountains in general.

(5) Tassach was originally a brazier and silversmith, who ornamented the celebrated crozier of St. Patrick, called the Staff of Jesus. Tassach was afterwards a priest.

In the 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 18th stanzas, the English translation will be found to differ very materially from the Latin one. Some verses of the 28th and 31st stanzas, neither the editor nor some literary friends (of whose observations he has availed himself in translating other parts of the Hymn) could make any tolerable sense; he at the same time acknowledges, that he is far from being satisfied with the Latin translation. He thinks it necessary to observe here, once for all, that the Hymn has been faithfully collated with, and printed word for word, according to Father Colgan's edition.

*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ***

Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed.

Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™ concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away—you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution.

START: FULL LICENSE

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK

To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg™ License available with this file or online at www.gutenberg.org/license.

Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works

1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg™ electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in your possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.

1.B. “Project Gutenberg” is a registered trademark. It may only be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg™ electronic works even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg™ electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below.

1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (“the Foundation” or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the United States and you are located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg™ works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg™ name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg™ License when you share it without charge with others.

1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg™ work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any country other than the United States.

1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:

1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg™ License must appear prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg™ work (any work on which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” appears, or with which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copied or distributed:

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase “Project Gutenberg” associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg™ trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is posted with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to the Project Gutenberg™ License for all works posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.

1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg™ License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg™.

1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg™ License.

1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg™ work in a format other than “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other format used in the official version posted on the official Project Gutenberg™ website (www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg™ License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.

1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg™ works unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works provided that:

• You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the use of Project Gutenberg™ works calculated using the method you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, but he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in Section 4, “Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.”

• You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg™ License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™ works.

• You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.

• You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribution of Project Gutenberg™ works.

1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.

1.F.

1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project Gutenberg™ collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain “Defects,” such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by your equipment.

1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem.

1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you ‘AS-IS’, WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.

1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.

1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone providing copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg™ work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg™ work, and (c) any Defect you cause.

Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg™

Project Gutenberg™ is synonymous with the free distribution of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life.

Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg™’s goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg™ collection will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg™ and future generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at www.gutenberg.org.

Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation’s EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state’s laws.

The Foundation’s business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation’s website and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact

Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

Project Gutenberg™ depends upon and cannot survive without widespread public support and donations to carry out its mission of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt status with the IRS.

The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate.

While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate.

International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.

Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate

Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg™ electronic works

Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg™ concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg™ eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.

Project Gutenberg™ eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.

Most people start at our website which has the main PG search facility: www.gutenberg.org.

This website includes information about Project Gutenberg™, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.

Table of Contents

HYMN

ON THE

LIFE, VIRTUES, AND MIRACLES OF ST. PATRICK,

COMPOSED BY HIS DISCIPLE,

SAINT FIECH, BISHOP OF SLETTY

INNUIN PATRAIC.

HYMN ON ST. PATRICK.

HYMNUS SANCTO PATRICIO

NOTES.

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE