About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Mochua
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by several Irish saints, the affectionate prefix 'Mo' (my) + Cua, the name's root.
The story behind Mochua
Saint Mochua of Timahoe lived as a hermit; the cock woke him for matins, the mouse woke him if he overslept, and the fly walked along his book to keep his place.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century saint.
Did you know?
He had only three companions: a cock, a mouse and a fly.
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