Matheson Collection > Aislinge Meic Conglinne

1 8 The Vision of MacConglinne.
him from outside until morning, in order that he
may not escape, until my counsel together with the
counsel of the monks of Cork shall l;e held on
him to-morrow, even in the presence of the Creator
5 and of St. Barre, whose servant I am. Our counsel
shall be no other than his crucifixion to-morrow, for
the honour of me and of St. Barre, and of the Church."
So it was done. And then it was that his
hereditary transgression and his own i^lain-working
10 sin rose against MacConglinne. The whole of his
clothiug was stripped off him, and scourges and
horsewhips were laid on him. He was put into
the Lee, and had his fill of its dead Avater. After
wiiich he lay in the guest-house until morning.
15 Early at morn Manchin arose on the morrow ; and
the monks of Cork were gathered by him, until
they were in one place, at the guest-house. It
was opened before them, and they sat down on
the bed-rails and couches of the house.
20 " Well, you wretch," said Manchin, " you did not
do right in reviling the Church last night."
" The church-folk did no better," said MacCon-
glinne, " to leave me without food, though I was
only a party of one."
25 "Thou hadst not gone without food, even though
thou hadst only got a little crumb, or a drink of
whey- water in the church. There are three things,
about which there should be no grumbling in the
Church ; viz. new fruit, and new ale, and Sunday
30 eve's portion. For however little is obtained on
Sunday eve, what is nearest on the morrow is psalm-
singing, then bell-ringing. Mass, with preaching