[5] According to one account, Mochta was brought to Ireland as a child, along with his parents, by a druid named Hoam.
The druid settled in County Louth, where Mochta was brought up as a member of the family.
He went to Rome to continue his studies, and there the Pope consecrated him bishop and sent him back to Ireland with twelve companions.
After Patrick's death, Mochta took charge of Armagh for a brief period before turning it over to Benignus.
[8] The entry for 535 dates his death to the 13th of the Calends of September, i.e. 20 August, and quotes the opening of a letter written by him: "Mauchteus, a sinner, priest, disciple of St Patrick, sends greetings in the Lord.