George Ley was

Dean of Cork Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral () is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork (city), Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. Formerl ...

from 1605 to 1628. Ley was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

. He had previously been

Archdeacon of Down The Archdeacon of Down is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Down and Dromore (in the Church of Ireland), formerly (in the Church of Ireland) the Diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore, formerly (but currently in the Catholic Chur ...

."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p231Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878

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Deans of Cork 17th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Down Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub