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It is the site of Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name. The diocese is now part of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland. The former cathedral is now a ruin. The village is 5 km (3 mi) to the south-west of Gort via the R460 ...
Kilmacduagh Monastery is located in a small village of the same name, about 5 km from the town of Gort.. The name of the place translates as "church of Duagh's son". [1] It was reportedly the 7th century Saint Colman, son of Duagh who established a monastery here on land given to him by his cousin King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht, who had a fortified dwelling near what is today ...
The Archdeacon of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe. [1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Diocese. As of 2020, the incumbent was Wayne Carney. [3]
In 610, Colman founded a monastery, which became the centre of the tribal Diocese of Aidhne, practically coextensive with the See of Kilmacduagh. [6] This is now known as the monastery of Kilmacduagh. Although reluctant to accept the title, Colman was ordained a bishop. His associates included Surney of Drumacoo. He died 29 October 632. [1]
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Archdeacons of Kilmacduagh From Until Incumbent Notes ? 1333 Florence M'Anoglaigh: He was Archdeacon of Killoran until his death in 1333. Henry Cotton proposes him as a precursor to the position, saying that Killoran is the name of a parish within the archdeaconry. [2] fl. 1591 John Miles: He is mentioned as Archdeacon in 1591. [2] fl. 1607
Alexander Alcock (bapt. 1 May 1744 – 20 February 1807) was an Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland in the late eighteenth century.. Alcock was the son of Rev. John Alcock, Dean of Ferns, and grandson of Rev. Alexander Alcock, Dean of Lismore.
Matthew Young (1750–1800), Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, was an eminent Irish mathematician and natural philosopher, and was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1786-1799). He was Bishop of Clonfert at the very end of his life.