ade ▁him ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁Col man ▁wanted ▁God ▁to ▁show ▁him ▁where ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁and ▁so ▁asked ▁God ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁sign ; ▁later ▁while ▁walking ▁through ▁B urr en ▁woods , ▁his ▁cin ct ure ▁fell ▁off . ▁He ▁took ▁this ▁to ▁be ▁God ' s ▁sign ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁monaster y ▁on ▁the ▁place ▁his ▁cin ct ure ▁fell . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁Col man ▁declared ▁that ▁no ▁person ▁nor ▁animal ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Kil mac du agh ▁would ▁ever ▁die ▁of ▁light ning ▁strike , ▁something ▁that ▁appears ▁true ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁re lic s , ▁Col man ' s ▁ab bat ial ▁cro z ier ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁through ▁the ▁centuries ▁for ▁the ▁swe aring ▁of ▁o ath s . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁cust od ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁O ' He yn es ▁of ▁K ilt art an ▁( desc end ants ▁of ▁King ▁Gu aire ) ▁and ▁their ▁relatives , ▁the ▁O ' Sh augh ness ys , ▁it ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁in ▁Dublin ▁( Att water , ▁Bened ict ines , ▁Cart y , ▁D ' Ar cy , ▁Far mer , ▁Mac L ys ag ht , ▁Mont ague , ▁Sto kes ). ▁ ▁Other ▁tales ▁are ▁rec ount ed ▁about ▁Col man , ▁who ▁loved ▁birds ▁and ▁animals . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁pet ▁ro oster ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁an