William Miagh Explained

William Miagh (sometimes Meagh)^[1] was a bishop in Ireland during the sixteenth century.

Previously Dean of Kildare^[2] he was nominated to the see of Kildare^[3] on 17 May 1644 by Henry VIII in opposition to the Pope's appointment.^[4] He died on 15 December 1548.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. New History of Ireland. XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. .
2. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. pp237 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
3. http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/K/Kildare-Diocese.php Library Ireland
4. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 394–395.
5. "The Whole Works Concerning Ireland Rev. and Improved, Volume 1" Ware, J p390: Dublin, E. JOnes, 1739