Note 23 — Chapter IX
Reading edition
This means tonsured men, with cowls, with pastoral staves, with altars in the east end of the churches. The ancient Irish rann is very curious:—-
"Ticcat Tailcinn Tar muir meirceann, A mbruit toillceann. A crainn croimceann. A miasa n-airrter tige Friscerat uile amen."