23. When the time came for Ciaran to bid farewell to his teacher, he
offers to put his monastery at his service. "Nay," said Ciaran,[28]
"sever not thy monastery for any save for God alone, Who hath given
thee favour beyond us all." ["The monastery I give thee," said
Findian.][29] Ciaran weeps, for he thought it noble of his teacher to
offer him his monastery. "Well, then, let there be unity between us
henceforth," said Findian, "and let him who breaketh that unity have
no part in earth or in heaven." "Be it so," said Ciaran. Then Ciaran
went his way; and Colum Cille uttered this testimony of him--
A wondrous youth from us departs,
Ciaran, craftsman's son;
Of greed, of pride, reviling, lust,
satire, he hath none.