Neil Conway (1670–1738) was an Irish

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of the

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. Conway was born in Ballinascreen,

County Londonderry County Londonderry (Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry (), is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two Counties of Ireland, count ...

and ordained a priest in 1697. He served as

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from his consecration in 1727 until his death on 6 January 1738., ''The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1'', p. 230 and 320. He received the degree of

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(DD). He was buried at Moneyconey.Parish of Ballinascreen
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