Thomas Burgh (priest)

For other Thomas Burghs, see Thomas Burgh (disambiguation).

The Very Reverend

Thomas Burgh
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseCork, Cloyne and Ross
ElectedDean of Cloyne
In office1823–1845
PredecessorAlexander Arbuthnot
SuccessorHervey de Montmorency
Personal details
Born
Thomas John Burgh

(1786-05-06)6 May 1786
County Kildare, Ireland
Died4 September 1845(1845-09-04) (aged 59)
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Thomas John Burgh (6 May 1786 – 4 September 1845) was an Irish cleric who was Dean of Cloyne from 1823[1] until his death on 4 September 1845.[2]

Burgh was born in County Kildare and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3] After a curacy in Letterkenny, he served incumbencies at Kilbixy and Ballinrobe.[4] He died at Naas in 1845.[5]

  1. ^ IRELAND The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, 29 October 1823; Issue 17013
  2. ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries Leeds Mercury (Leeds, England), Saturday, 13 September 1845; Issue 5832
  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 p113: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ^ "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp205/6: London; Longmans; 1864
  5. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p310 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878