▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁M och ta ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁Ireland ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁by ▁a ▁dru id ▁named ▁Ho am . ▁The ▁dru id ▁settled ▁in ▁County ▁L outh , ▁where ▁M och ta ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies , ▁and ▁there ▁the ▁Pope ▁consec r ated ▁him ▁bishop ▁and ▁sent ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Ireland ▁with ▁twelve ▁compan ions . ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁he ▁founded ▁was ▁at ▁Kil more . ▁Depart ing ▁from ▁Kil more , ▁he ▁left ▁all ▁his ▁poss essions ▁to ▁the ▁mon ks , ▁taking ▁only ▁" the ▁f ount ain ▁at ▁the ▁door ". ▁He ▁followed ▁the ▁stream , ▁( or ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁V ita , ▁the ▁stream ▁followed ▁him ) ▁to ▁L outh . ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁river ▁F ane . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁founded ▁a ▁monaster y ▁in ▁L outh ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁L outh ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁shr ine ▁to ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁god ▁L ugh . ▁M och ta ' s ▁monaster y ▁gained ▁a ▁nation wide ▁reputation . ▁M och ta ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁scholar , ▁especially ▁learned ▁in ▁Sac red ▁Script ure . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁rule ▁for ▁mon ks , ▁but ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁it ▁has ▁surv ived . ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ann als ▁at ▁L outh , ▁which ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁his ▁success ors , ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Book