Communio Sanctorum

Colman descendant of Fiachra

Colman descendant of Fiachra, i.e. in Senbotha fola in Hui Cennselaig ; and in his church are the ducks, and they are not touched, for though by mistake at night they are put into water on a fire, and all the woods of the world are burnt under the caldron, the water does not get hot until they are taken out (and put) into the same pool (in which they were before).

Feast: 27 OctoberSenbotha fola in Hui Cennselaig

Martyrological notice

Colman descendant of Fiachra, i.e. in Senbotha fola in Hui Cennselaig ; and in his church are the ducks, and they are not touched, for though by mistake at night they are put into water on a fire, and all the woods of the world are burnt under the caldron, the water does not get hot until they are taken out (and put) into the same pool (in which they were before).

Historical martyrology witness · The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (1905)

Colman descendant of Fiachra, i.e. in Senbotha fola in Hui Cennselaig ; and in his church are the ducks, and they are not touched, for though by mistake at night they are put into water on a fire, and all the woods of the world are burnt under the caldron, the water does not get hot until they are taken out (and put) into the same pool (in which they were before).