Robert Taylour was an

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in the first half of the eighteenth century. Taylour was educated at

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. He was Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh from 1714 to 1726; and Dean of Clonfert from 1726 until his death in May 1745."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p179: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Kilmacduagh Deans of Clonfert 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 1745 deaths Place of birth missing {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub