Above: Ruins of old Irish Church

Proceeding southwards through Tirerrill, says Tirec, he founded churches at Tamhnach, Echenach, Ceall A and   Ceall   Seanchua.    Over   the   latter   he   placed   bi Caireall, at whose consecration Bron and Bite assisted, founded another church at Diseart Nodhain . Easter near the southern limit of Moylurg.    And turning north to the Callraighe,  he founded a church at Drum Lia Drumlease, where he seems to have spent a consider time.    He baptised Cairthean, king of the territory, his and many others, including Caichan, who offered his of the land to God and to Patrick for ever, while the declared it free of all rent and tribute.    At Domlmach or Domhnach Arta, east of Drumlease towards Manorh ton, he founded yet another church; and before cro the Drowse from north Sligo he seems to have obtained submission of his old enemy, Cairbre, brother of Laogh as well as  the  offer  of his kingdom. Fifty bells, chalices, and fifty altars with their altar cloths he left the land of Connacht, each set in its own church," says Tripartite Life.  Dr. Healy enumerates the fifty.   He left his charioteer between Cruachain Aigle and the sea ever; his herdsman, bishop Rodan, at Muirisc Aigle ;  Be’ for twenty years, at Drumlease.
The movements of the Apostle are traced from Conn across the Eirne and through Kilbarron to Rath Cung Racoon, territory of Conall Gulban where Asicus and rest in Christ.    At Siol Aodha, he blessed  Conall, 11    his   son   Feargus,   their   race,   duns,   churches   and tries   and  prophesied  the  birth  of  Columcille.  Saint Patrick’s Purgatory at Loch Derg and many churches are ordered as among the fruits of his visit to that region, p ssin°" through Barnesmore, he directed his course towards tie royal palace at Aileach Neid, meeting Eoghan brother f Cairbre and of Conall on the way. After much parley, Patrick blessed Eoghan at Fiodh Mor, with all the people and all the lands of the sons of Eoghan. He founded a church at Domhnach Mor Maighe Iotha and a hermitage at Achadh Druman in the territory of Fearghus son of Eoghan. Caolboth son of Fearghus expelled him. Aodh son of Fearghus, on the other hand, received him with welcome, and they erected Domhnach Mor Maighe Tochair, where Patrick remained for forty days and left the son of Cairthean. From Carndonagh he went to Moville and thence by the estuary of the Foyle to Daigart. He founded seven churches at the river Fochaine .1. Faughan ; and is traced through Ardstraw, Leckpatrick, Dungiven, Limavaddy, Coleraine, to Maigh Filne, and across the Bann to Dail nAraidhe, ruled by the twleve sons of King Caolboth. One of these, Saran, refused him the site of a church at Kilglass. Another, Natshluagh, then in bondage, was humble towards the Saint and offered him the site of his cell. West of the Bann, at Domhnach Combair, a third, Conlaoch, gave him the site for a church also.