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Life of St. Columba (Author: [unknown])

Chapter 31

Prophecy of the Saint regarding Neman, son of Gruthrich

FOR when the saint corrected this man for his faults, he received the saint's reproof with derision. The blessed man then said to him, ‘In God's name I will declare these words of truth concerning thee, Neman, that thine enemies shall find thee in bed with a prostitute and put thee to death, and the evil spirits shall carry off thy soul to the place of torments.’ A few years after his enemies found this same Neman on a couch along with a prostitute in the district of Cainle(not identified), and beheaded him, as was foretold by the saint.