John Gore (priest) explained

John Ribton Gore (3 November 1820[1] - 20 November 1894[2]) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the nineteenth century.[3]

Gore was born in County Cavan and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4] He was ordained in 1851 and was for many years the incumbent at Dromard. He was Archdeacon of Achonry from 1883[5] until his death.

His son was a noted astomoner.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2108.htm#i21072 thePeerage.com
  2. THE CHURCH OF IRELAND. Belfast News Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Saturday, 24 November 1894; Issue 24763.
  3. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/33473 Oxford Index
  4. Alumni Dublinenses p344: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  5. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  6. "Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers" edited by Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché, F. Jamil Ragep p431: New York; Springer; 2007

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