 To perfect his knowledge of the Scriptures St. Colman went to the great school of Emly, c. 470 or 475, and remained there some years.At length he returned to Mahee Island to see his old master, St. Mochae, and remained under his guidance for a long period, acting as assistant in the school.Among his many pupils at Mahee Island, in the first quarter of the sixth century, was St. Finnian of Moville.