Richard Heaton (priest)

Richard Heaton was a Church of Ireland priest in Ireland.[1]

Heaton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was appointed Prebendary of Kilrush in Killaloe Cathedral in 1633[3] and Dean of Clonfert[4] in 1662, holding both positions until his death in 1666.[5] He was an amateur botanist.[6]

  1. ^ Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 0713642556
  2. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p386: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p490 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  4. ^ National Archives
  5. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p179 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  6. ^ 'Nature in Ireland: A Scientific and Cultural History' Foster, J.W./ Chesney, C.G. (Eds): Dublin; Lilliput Press; 1997 ISBN 1874675295