The Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland until 1625;[1] the Diocese of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh until 1834[2] when it became an office within the Diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert. The Archdeaconry can trace its history from Florence M'Anoglaigh who held office during 1333 through to the last discrete incumbent Edward Rush who died in 1891.
| 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. |
| fl. 1591 | John Miles | He is mentioned as Archdeacon in 1591. | |
| fl. 1607 | Malachi/Malachnan M'Embrehuna | He is mentioned as "Archdeacon of Kilmakugh, otherwise Down" in 1607. | |
| 1630 | 1637 | Edward Dunsterville | |
| 1637 | after 1639 | Roger Lloyd | |
| 1661 | 1662 | John Pullein | |
| fl. 1687 | Henry Bankes | ||
| 1702 | 1713 | Robert Shawe | |
| 1713 | 1726 | Robert Taylour | |
| 1745 | 1750 | Henry Wright | |
| 1750 | 1769 | John Doyle | |
| 1770 | 1788 | Alexander Alcock | |
| 1788 | 1791 | William Darby | |
| 1791 | ? | Francis Browne | |
| 1797 | ? | Francis Hall | |
| 1803 | 1815 | Richard Vincent | |
| 1815 | 1830 | Robert King | |
| 1830 | ? | Thomas Magee | |
| 1855 | ? | William O'Grady | [3] |
| ? | 1882 | William Roe | [4] |
| ? | 1891 | Edward Rush | [5] |
| 1891 | 1925 | Henry Daly | |