Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill

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Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill.

Religion. · Religious motifs – miscellaneous. · Religious visions. · view the constellation · filed as V515.1.3

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross.

Within the index

Filed under Allegorical visions – religious.

2 finer motifs beneath it

When shower falls, small stone becomes larger, large stone wastes away. Vision of present and future state of Irish church Vision in which swineherd sees yew tree upon a rock, with an oratory in front of it and angels ascending from it. Vision interpreted by druid as symbolizing founding of Cashel and the royal line of Munster

Filed beside it

Vision of chairs (thrones) in heaven. Chairs of gold, silver, crystal (glass) assigned to saints according to merit. (Cf. A661.0.3.)Wife sees moon enter mouth of husband; husband sees star enter mouth of wife: famous child (saint) will be born Constantine's vision of the Cross Vision of dry bones

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