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Giles Eyre (1689–1749) was an
Anglican priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...
in
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in the eighteenth century. His father John Eyre of Eyrecourt Castle (died 1741) was a grandson of John Eyre, the
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settler in
Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...
. He 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 was Archdeacon of Ross from 1716 to 1749;
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of
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from 1717 to 1730;
Dean of Killaloe The Dean of Killaloe is based at the Killaloe Cathedral, Cathedral Church of St Flannan in Killaloe in the united diocese of Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe, Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. The Dean of Killaloe is als ...
from 1728 until his death;
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of
Clonfert Clonfert () is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert (Roman Catholic), Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedr ...
from 1730 to 1750; and
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of
Kilmacduagh Kilmacduagh () is a small village in south County Galway, Ireland, near Gort. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name, in Kiltartan barony. It is the site of Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of a diocese of the same name. Th ...
from 1737 until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p207
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 His son
John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre ( – 30 September 1781), was an Irish politician. Early life Eyre was the son of the Very Reverend Giles Eyre, Dean of Killaloe, by Mary Cox, granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Irel ...
, was an Irish politician.thepeerage.com John Eyre, 1st and last Baron Eyre
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* Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Killaloe 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 1689 births 1749 deaths Archdeacons of Ross, Ireland People from Eyrecourt Christian clergy from County Galway {{UK-Christian-clergy-stub