Giles Eyre (priest)
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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 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
External links
- "Eyre of Eyrecourt (Part I)". Burke's East Galway.
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