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Ríoch, early Irish
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Biography

Ríoch or Moríóg operated in the extreme west of Conmhaícne Mara, in what is now
County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
. Surviving traditions state that he was a nephew of
Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...
, the son of Patrick's sister, Darerca.Grattan-Flood, William. "St. Darerca." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 26 Jul. 2013
/ref> Rioch was brother to
Mél of Ardagh Mél of Ardagh, also written Mel or Moel, was a 5th-century saint in Ireland who was a nephew of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Conis (or Chonis) and Patrick's sister, Darerca of Ireland, Darerca. Saint Darerca was known as the "mother of s ...
."Saint Rioch", Nominis
/ref> Ríoch and his brothers accompanied Patrick to Ireland to help him with his missionary work there. Rioch is said to have founded a monastery on
Inchbofin Inchbofin () is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland. The island Inchbofin is an island of located in the eastern arm of Lough Ree, with Tang, County Westmeath the nearest village. History Saint Ríoch i ...
in Lough Derg in AD 530. His relics may lie in Salruck cemetery of Little Killary harbour. Some scholoars, however, believe this to be associated with another saint called Roc. His settlements include Oileán Dá Chruinne, Oileán na Naoinri and Oileán an Bhaile Bhig (the three Crump islands), off the southern mouth of
Killary Harbour Killary Harbour or Killary Fjord () is a fjord or fjard on the west coast of Ireland, in northern Connemara. To its north is County Mayo and the mountains of Mweelrea and Ben Gorm; to its south is County Galway and the Maumturk Mountains. S ...
. Oilean Da Chruinne contains the remains of a simple, early Christian oratory on the island's south side, which Ríoch is said to have built. To the immediate east of the church is a small cemetery containing several very ancient headstones, traditionally held to be the graves of forty strangers who accompanied Ríoch from overseas. Their identity is obscure but they are invoked in the
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of
Óengus of Tallaght In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love,Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopedia of the Irish folk tradition''. Prentice-Hall Press, ...
, dating from the 8th century.


See also

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Macdara Mac Dara was a sixth century Irish Christian saint who lived on an island off the west coast of Ireland. His feast day is September 28; the (Feast of Macdara) occurs on July 16. History His name was . As "sionach" is a word associated with st ...
* Leo of Inis Airc *
Conainne Conainne, also known as Dachonna, ( ) was an Irish missionary and saint. The Irish terms of endearment, ''mo'' and ''do'', were regularly added to the names of Irish saints and secular people, hence the origin of her diminutive pseudonym, Dach ...
* Seven Sisters of Renvyle


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Sources

* ''A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites'', Anthony Previté,
Oughterard Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N59 road (Ireland), N59 road. ...
, 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rioch Christian clergy from County Galway 5th-century Irish Christian clergy Medieval Irish saints People of Conmaicne Mara