Rioch of Inishbofin

Saint Rioch of Inishbofin (Ríoch, Moríóg) was an Irish missionary, a disciple and nephew of Saint Patrick, abbot on the island of Inishbofin in Ireland. He reposed around 480 (or, in other accounts, around 490).

Traditions say he was the son of Darerca, Patrick's sister, and the brother of Mél of Ardagh. He and his brothers accompanied Patrick to Ireland to help him with his missionary work. He worked in the extreme west of Conmhaicne Mara, in what is now County Galway. He is said to have founded a monastery on Inchbofin in Lough Ree, in AD 530 by another dating, and his settlements include the Crump islands, off the southern mouth of Killary harbour. His relics may lie in Salruck cemetery, though some scholars believe this to be associated with another saint called Roc. He is commemorated on 1 August as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar.