18. Saint Kiaranus was reading the gospel of Matthew with holy Father
Finnianus, along with others. And when he had come to the place where,
in the middle of the book, it is written "All things whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you, so do ye unto them," Saint Kiaranus
said to Saint Finnianus, "Father, enough for me is this half of this
book which I have read, that I may fulfil it in deed; verily this one
sentence is enough for me to learn." Then one of the school said to
them all, "Henceforth a fitting name for Kiaranus is '_Leth-Matha_'
(Half-Matthew)." To him the holy elder Finnianus said, "Nay; a fitting
name for him is '_Leth n-Eirenn_' (Half-Ireland); for his parish shall
be extended through the middle of Ireland." This prophecy excited much
envy against Saint Kiaranus.