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evidence: Ultan was an Irish monk who later became an abbot .. Irish. Irish people. monk. monk. abbot. abbot. He was the brother of Saint Fursey and Foillan .. Saint Fursey. Saint Fursey. Foillan. Foillan. He was a member of Fursey 's mission from Ireland to East Anglia in c. 633 , and lived there both as a monastic probationary and later alone as an anchorite .. East Anglia. East Anglia. In c. 651 he accompanied his brother Foillan to Nivelles in Merovingian Gaul where they continued their monastic life together .. Foillan. Foillan. Nivelles. Nivelles. Merovingian. Merovingian. Gaul. Gaul. In an apocryphal story , when a fleet of ships appeared on the coast to plunder a monastery , Ultan was holding something in his right hand so he made the sign of the cross with his left hand .. sign of the cross. sign of the cross. Immediately all the ships sank , while the sailors attempting to swim ashore were turned into rocks .. The story gave rise to the old Irish saying `` May Ultan 's left hand be against it '' .. Irish. Irish people