Anglican priest in Ireland
Giles Eyre (1689–1749) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the eighteenth century.[ 1]
His father John Eyre of Eyrecourt Castle (died 1741) was a grandson of John Eyre , the Cromwellian settler in Galway .[ 1] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin .[ 2] He was Archdeacon of Ross from 1716 to 1749;[ 3] Chancellor of Cork from 1717 to 1730;[ 4] Dean of Killaloe from 1728 until his death;[ 5] Prebendary of Clonfert from 1730 to 1750;[ 6] and Treasurer of Kilmacduagh from 1737 until his death.[ 7]
His son John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre , was an Irish politician.[ 8]
Notes
^ a b Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours . Colburn. pp. 292 –3.
^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell /Thomas Ulick Sadleir p270: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p362 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p247 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p479 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p193 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p207 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ thepeerage.com John Eyre, 1st and last Baron Eyre
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