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Life of Saint Fintán, alias Munnu, abbot of Tech Munnu (Taghmon, Co. Wexford) (Author: [unknown])

Section 21

These are the requests of Saint Fintán, which the Lord has granted him, namely, that no younger [brother] of his community will die before an elder, but [they will die] by order of age; that no one of his lineage will be alive seven years before the day of judgement; that anyone who will be buried in his cemetery, Fintán himself will personally speak on his behalf, and he will have eternal life; and as long as the sound of his bell is heard, he who has always been in his company will not be struck down except on the soul's departure,


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whoever will be buried in that termonn, hell will not be closed on him after the day of judgement. He therefore commanded that his monachi should not be buried in other loca.