By divine command she established the Convent of _Cluain Credhuil_, in the present county of Limerick, and there, it would appear, she devoted herself specially to the care of youth.

When Brendan had attained his fifth year, he was placed under the protection of Bishop Ercus, from whom he received such instruction as befitted his advancing years.

But Brendan's tenderest affection clung to the gentle nurse of his infancy; and to her, in after years, he frequently returned, to give or receive counsel and sympathy.
The legend of his western voyage, if not the most important, is at least the most interesting part of his history.

Kerry was the native home of the enterprising saint; and as he stood on its bold and beautiful shores, his naturally contemplative mind was led to inquire what boundaries chained that vast ocean, whose grand waters rolled in mighty waves beneath his feet.

His thoughtful piety suggested that where there might be a country there might be life--human life and human souls dying day by day, and hour by hour, and knowing of no other existence than that which at best is full of sadness and decay.
Traditions of a far-away land had long existed on the western coast of ancient Erinn.