Francis George le Poer McClintock (8 October 1853 – 3 February 1924) was

Dean of Armagh The Dean of Armagh in the Church of Ireland is the dean of the Anglican St Patrick's Cathedral, the cathedral of the Diocese of Armagh and the metropolitan cathedral of the Province of Armagh, located in the town of Armagh. Shane Forster h ...

from 1908 until his death. McClintock was educated at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

; and ordained in 1879. He began his career at Kilsaran. In 1886 he became Rector of

Drumcar Drumcar () is a village and a historical parish, in the barony of Ardee in County Louth, Ireland. Geography Drumcar is northeast of Dunleer, on the River Glyde, and near the high road from Dublin to Belfast. It comprises, according to the Ord ...

, where he was to remain for the rest of his life. He was Domestic Chapalin to the

Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic success ...

from 1896 to 1911; and

Precentor A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is ''præcentor'', from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first ...

of Armagh Cathedral during the same period. He was also

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

to the

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the K ...

from 1902 to 1905. There is a memorial to him in the north aisle at his cathedral."Funary Monuments & Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh" Curl, J.S. p55: Whitstable; Historical Publications; 2013

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1853 births Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Armagh 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 20th-century Irish Anglican priests 1924 deaths {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub