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Also known as

• Carthage of Lismore
• Carthage of Mochuda
• Cartaco…
• Carthach…
• Carthagus…
• Mo Chutu mac Fínaill
• Mochuda…

Memorial

• 14 May

Profile

Swineherd near Castlemaine, Ireland. Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Carthage the Elder. Priest. Hermit at Kiltallagh, Ireland in 580. He attracted would-be students, founded the monastery in Raithean in County Offaly, Ireland c.590, and served as its abbot. Abbot–Bishop of the Fercal district. He composed a rule for his monks. Wrote a metrical poem of 580 lines. Exiled from Raithean in 635 with 800 of his brother monks. With them he established a monastery which later became the famous school of Lismore.

Born

• 555 in County Kerry, Ireland

Died

• c.637 at Lismore, Ireland
• buried in the church there

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Lismore, Ireland, diocese of
• Waterford and Lismore, Ireland, diocese of

MLA Citation

• “Saint Carthage the Younger“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 May 2022. Web. 8 June 2024. <>