Mochuda
Martyrological notice
Mochuda, Bishop, of Lis-mór ; and he was also abbot of Raithin at first. He was of the race of Ciar, son of Fergus, son of Boss, son of Rudhraighe, and of the progeny of Ir, son of Miledh. Carthach was another name for him. It was he that had the famous congregation consisting of seven hundi'ed and ten per- sons, when he was abbot at Raithin ; an angel used to address every third man of them. Cuimin, of Condeire, in the poem beginning, Patrick of the fort of Macha loves,*’ states that no one that ever lived before him had shed half as many tears. Thus he says:
Historical martyrology witness · The Martyrology of Donegal (1864)
Mochuda, Bishop, of Lis-mór ; and he was also abbot of Raithin at first. He was of the race of Ciar, son of Fergus, son of Boss, son of Rudhraighe, and of the progeny of Ir, son of Miledh. Carthach was another name for him. It was he that had the famous congregation consisting of seven hundi'ed and ten per- sons, when he was abbot at Raithin ; an angel used to address every third man of them. Cuimin, of Condeire, in the poem beginning, Patrick of the fort of Macha loves,*’ states that no one that ever lived before him had shed half as many tears. Thus he says: