Dionysius (some sources Denis) was appointed Dean of Armagh in 1301 and served until 1330. In 1303 he was elected

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but declined. He is mentioned in the

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s of 1313 and in In 1319, acting for Roland Jorz, Archbishop of Armagh he confirmed the election of Michael Mac Lochlainn to the Bishopric of Derry. In 1325 he is witness to the publication of a

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Armagh Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...

."A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody,

F. X. Martin Francis Xavier Martin, OSA (; 2 October 1922 – 13 February 2000) was an Irish cleric, historian and activist. Life Francis Xavier Martin was born 2 October 1922 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. Francis was the youngest son in a family ...

, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A:

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, 1976

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