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 mother's age, Enna Cromm is the oldest." To which Laeghaire replied: "Honor to the senior, truly," said he, "and converse with the learned; but if jewels and treasures are given to any one, however, I will not deprive him of them." They came away, and Patrick with them, and Patrick gave his chariot to Conall, so that it was the thirteenth charlot.  They went their way afterwards, and there was not good-will with Aengus for his brother's son and for Patrick.  He told his two brothers&mdash;viz., Fergus and Fedhlimidh&mdash;to kill Patrick and Conall, as he had agreed on parting Laeghaire, after Laeghaire had instigated him thereto.  They went northwards towards their country.  The place which Aengus had fixed upon for the fratricide was in Corann.  Fergus simulated sleep.  His brothers refused what they had promised.  "We will not kill the innocent," said they, "and will not commit murder upon our brother." Aengus went towards him (Patrick) to kill him, accompanied by two bands and two druids&mdash;-viz., Reon and Rechred, of the race of Faelan the warrior. It is not more than a mile from the place whence Patrick saw the enemies, from the cross to the west of Cross-Patrick, to Cill-Forclann.  Reon said that the ground would swallow Patrick on the place where he would see him.  This was related to Patrick.  "It is I who shall see him first," said Patrick. When Patrick saw him, the ground swallowed him up.  "I will believe," said he, "if I am rescued."  The ground flung him up until he was above the winds, and he fell down half alive.  He believed, and was baptized.  Rechred was also lifted up and let down until his head was broken against the rock, and fire from heaven burned him.  The druid's rock is there.  There is a church there. Cross-Patrick is its name, to the east of Coill-Fochlaidh.