Neptune Blood

Neptune Blood was a 17th-century Anglican priest in Ireland.[1]

Blood was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was priested on 12 March 1622. A Prebendary of Rath at Killaloe Cathedral, [3] he was Archdeacon of Kilfenora from 1641[4] to 1663.[5] He was Dean of Kilfenora from 1663 to 1692; and Vicar general from 1676.[6]

His son was Dean of Kilfenora from 1692 until 1716.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  2. ↑ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p76: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. p495 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  4. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 360–361 ISBN 0-521-56350-X
  5. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp511/12 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  6. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. p506 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  7. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses (ibid): FEH V1 p506 (ibid)
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