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Archdeacon of Emly

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The Archdeacon of Emly was a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Emly and its successor amalgamated dioceses.[1]

Notable archdeacons included Garrett FitzGerald, Archdeacon 1615-38, John Hickey, Archdeacon for more than 40 years until his death in 1723, Edward Moore (Archdeacon 1782-1788), Charles Agar (died 1789), John Jebb, later Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, who was Archdeacon 1821-3, and Henry Irwin, Archdeacon 1843-1858.

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  1. ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae Vol I pp101-105 Cotton, H.: Dublin, Hodges & Smith 1851