Michael Davies (priest)

Michael Davies (1 August 1694 – 9 June 1779) was Archdeacon of Cloyne from 1742 until his death.[1]

The youngest son of Rowland Davies, Dean of Cork from 1710 to 1721,[2] he was born in Cork and educated at Trinity College, Dublin[3] After a curacy at Youghal he held incumbencies at Kilmahon, Aghinagh and Gortroe.[4]

  1. ^ "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp226: London; Longmans; 1864
  2. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp. 355–356 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  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 p213: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ^ "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp224/5: London; Longmans; 1864