Above: Photo of Dr Healy

Of all Patrick’s scores of biographers none has been so p taking as Dr. Healy, who made it one of the great ambit’ of his life to travel every rood of ground ever visited by saint.    The great archbishop, collating the various accords as far as possible, tells how Laoghaire gave to Patrick site for St. Mel’s church at Ardachadh.    Thence to Gran where he got from the sons of Cairbre the site of a ch over which he placed Guasacht, son of his former master Sliabh Mis.    We next find him founding a church at M Sleacht, the great Pagan centre sacred to " Crom Cruach his sub-gods twelve," whose effigies the saint demolish. He then crossed the Shannon at Snamh Da Ean, identr as near Battle Bridge and, soon after, was met at Doog by the sons of Aileall for whom he ordained Ailbe— ecclesiastic west of the Shannon—to minister at Seanc .1. Shancoe.    Maine, brother of Laoghaire, he also ord at Aghannagh.
From  Doogarry  he  proceeded  to  Kilmore  of  Moygl crossing the Boyle at Cootehall;   thence to Aill Fionn Elphin where he met Hono the druid, from whom he bou for gold the site of a church.    Here he left Asicus the artifi’ Bite son of the brother of Asicus, and Cipia mother of Z A mile away, at Seanchill, he founded another church.   Th after he is found at Cruachain where, as elsewhere rela he met and baptised the daughters of Laoghaire.    Castl and Fuerty were scenes of his subsequent labours, as v Oran, Baslic and Magh Selce.    He went also to Loch Te and Loch Gara, south-west of Boyle, and founded a ch’ at Druma.    We next read that Bibar and Lochru of Ciarraighe Airteach gave him the site for a church over w he placed Conn  the artificer, brother of bishop Sadie" Baslic.
Then Mayo—at Aghamore and at Seanchill, two miles south f Ballyhaunis— he next established churches. From Kil-tullaeh he proceeded to Kilbannon, Killower, Donachpatrick iear Headforcl, and by Shrule, Kilmaine, Magh Carra to Achadh Fhobhair . Aughagower, over which he placed Seanach as bishop. From Aughagower he ascended to Cruachain Aigle . Croagh Patrick. Forty days and forty nights he abode in Cruachain, fasting during the whole period of Lent, and haunted by all kinds of visions. Two of many noteworthy requests he is recorded as having made during his sojourn on the Rick are : (1) " that the Saxons shall not dwell in Ireland with consent or without it so long as I abide in heaven," and (2) " that I myself be judge over the men of Ireland on that day " of judgment.1 Feeling assured his wishes would be realised, he descended, and celebrated Easter at Aughagower.