| Grotto and Image of Wurra-Wurra | Frontispiece |
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| Patrick casting down Cromm Cruach and the twelve smaller idols | 12 |
| Keth, Patrick’s Strong Man, describing to Finola the virtues of his handstone | 20 |
| Keth Mac Maragh in the bog, beset by the wizard spells of Lochru | 38 |
| Keth recites the Brehon Law to Dubthach Mac na Lugair and his debtor | 44 |
| Dubthach, the Royal Shanachy, driving home the price of his poems | 48 |
| Far down Glanngalt Keth sees the torches flaming about the Grotto of Wurra-Wurra | 52 |
| With his mighty handstone, defying Lochru, Keth shatters the idol Wurra-Wurra | 62 |
| Finola runs to Keth and delivers an urgent message from Patrick | 64 |
| Keth, in the shattered idol’s place, hears Finola’s great worry | 76 |
| Patrick marries and blesses Keth and Finola of the White Shoulder | 78 |
About This Book
The narrative recounts a saint's campaign to displace entrenched pagan worship at Tara, where he miraculously topples a great idol and its smaller images, yet the people call out for another shrine located in the western country. A strong companion in the saint's train, troubled when a member of the household joins the lament, resolves to journey westward to confront the western idol using a famed handstone, setting off a sequence of encounters with wizards, rival priests, and local customs. The tale mixes episodes of religious conflict, folklore, personal loyalty, and illustrated reconstructions to explore conversion, magic, and communal ritual.