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5 unusual facts about Archbishop of Armagh


Boate family

Arnold was personal physician to Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and subsequently to James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh; he was also Surgeon General to the Irish Army, and this provided the material for two of his books.

Catholic University School

In 1867 both Cullen and Woodlock travelled to Dundalk for the consecration of Michael Kiernan as Archbishop of Armagh.

Drumcalpin

Its main claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Seán Brady, the current Archbishop of Armagh and head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.

Monkstown, County Dublin

Monkstown was later purchased by the Archbishop of Armagh, Michael Boyle where his son Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington enlarged the castle making it one of the finest residences.

Robert de Graystanes

The archbishop, however, after consulting his canons and lawyers, consecrated Robert (Sunday, 14 November), with the assistance of John Kirkby, Bishop of Carlisle and (allegedly) the Bishop of Armagh.


1592 in Ireland

December - Edmund MacGauran, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh arrives at Drogheda from Bilbao (having escaped attack by pirates) with a promise from King Philip II of Spain to send troops to support a rebellion in Ireland next summer.

Edward Staples

In June 1552, in a discussion at St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, he maintained the Protestant cause against George Dowdall, archbishop of Armagh.

Edward Trevor

While on military service in Ireland, in 1612 Edward Trevor married Rose, a daughter of Henry Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, and acquired an estate in County Down which was renamed Rostrevor, incorporating his own name.

Henrietta Street

The street was popularly referred to as Primate's Hill, as one of the houses was owned by the Archbishop of Armagh, although this house, along with two others, was demolished to make way for the Law Library of King's Inns.

John Alen

He was relieved from asserting, against George Cromer, Archbishop of Armagh, the legatine authority of Wolsey by the latter's fall (October, 1529).

Marcus Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon

Trevor was the son of Sir Edward Trevor of Rostrevor, County Down, and of Brynkinalt Hall, near Chirk in Denbighshire, by his marriage to Rose Ussher, a daughter of Henry Ussher (ca. 1550–1613), Archbishop of Armagh.


see also

1995 Birthday Honours

The Most Reverend Robert Henry Alexander Eames, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.

Cathal

Cahal Daly Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1990 to 1996

Church of Ireland

This practice has been broken only once when, in 1999, the House of Bishops voted unanimously in public to endorse the efforts of the Archbishop of Armagh, the Diocese of Armagh and the Standing Committee of the General Synod in their attempts to resolve the crisis at the Church of the Ascension at Drumcree near Portadown.

Dermot Ryan

He was ordained a bishop by Pope Paul VI in Rome assisted by Cardinals Bernard Alfrink and William Conway (Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland), on 13 February 1972.

School of Geography, University of Leeds

Alumni include: Piers Sellers, NASA astronaut, Simon Rix, bassist of Leeds based band the Kaiser Chiefs, Jon Hammond, who won a gold in the men's 50m shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Martine Croxall, BBC News Reader and the most Reverend Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh (awarded an OBE for services to conservation).