s ▁best - known ▁written ▁work ▁was ▁printed ▁at ▁Le u ven ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 6 . ▁S g á th án ▁an ▁Ch rá b ha id h ▁( M ir ror ▁of ▁Dev otion ) ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁translation ▁into ▁Irish ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁alleg or ical ▁tale , ▁Sp ill ▁de ▁la ▁V ida ▁Relig ios a . ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁may ▁have ▁become ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁text ▁during ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Sal aman ca ▁where ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁Cast ilian ▁edition ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 . ▁Se án ▁Ó ▁S ú ille ab há in ▁states ▁that ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Catal an ▁for ▁his ▁Irish ▁translation . ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁omitted ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁while ▁making ▁various ▁add itions ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁specifically ▁aim ed ▁at ▁encourag ing ▁Irish ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁remain ▁faithful . ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁formal ▁application ▁of ▁Bell arm ine ▁and ▁Su á rez ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁situation ▁in ▁Ireland ▁with ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁reject ing ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁temporal ▁princes ▁to ▁claim ▁spiritual ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁At ▁Ant werp ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 9 , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁published ▁De ▁August ini ▁sens u ▁circa ▁b . ▁Maria e ▁Virgin is ▁conception em . ▁ ▁O ' Ma