Sedulius Scottus - "The Scholars of Clonard"

"The Scholars of Clonard"

The poem, "The Scholars of Clonard", is attributed to Sedulius:

Look on the marble columns surpassing the stars,

which the sand of the saint-bearing land supports here

happy, famous Ailerán, Vinnau, Fergus,

shining lights made by gift-carrying God.

O He sent a great present of Scotia ,

rich relics which Pictonia wishes to be its own,

whence comes Titan and where night established the stars

and where midday is hot with blazing hours

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(The Celtic Latin Tradition of Biblical Style, p. 129, edited and translated by David Howlett, Dublin, 1995)