Archdeacon of Drumcliffe explained

The Archdeacon of Drumcliffe was a senior ecclesiastical officer^[1] within the Diocese of Drumcliffe.^[2] They held office between the 10th^[3] and the 13th centuries.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 'Monasticum Hibernicum; or, an history of the abbeys, priories, and other religious houses in Ireland' Archdall, M. (Dublin: printed for Luke White, 1786)
2. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X .
3. [Annals of the Four Masters]
4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. pp205-131 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878