24. Thereafter Ciaran went to Aran to hold converse with Enda, and
Enda and Ciaran saw one and the same vision--a great fruitful tree
beside a river in the middle of Ireland, a-sheltering the island of
Ireland, and its fruit was going over the sea that was around the
island outside, and the birds of the air were coming and taking of the
fruit. Ciaran went and told the vision to Enda. Said Enda, "That great
tree which thou hast seen is thyself; for thou art great before God
and man, and Ireland shall be full of thine honour. This island
shall be protected under the shadow of thy grace, and many shall
be satisfied by the grace of thy fasting and of thy prayer. Rise
therefore at the word of God, and go to the shore of the stream, and
found a church there."[30]