After a brief stay he proceeded still farther northward, and finally entering Strangford Lough, landed with his companions in the district of Magh-Inis, in the present barony of Lecale.

Having penetrated some distance into the interior, they were encountered by Dicho, the lord of the soil, who, hearing of their embarkation, and supposing them to be pirates, had assembled a formidable body of retainers to expel them from his shores.

But it is said that the moment he perceived, Patrick, his apprehensions vanished.

After some brief converse, Dicho invited the saint and his companions to his house, and soon after received himself the grace of holy baptism.

Dicho was St.
Patrick's first convert, and the first who erected a Christian church under his direction.