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David Pierpoint
David Alfred Pierpoint is an Irish people, Irish Anglican priest: he has been Archdeacon of Dublin since 2004. Pierpoint was born in 1956 and ordained in 1988. He was Non Stipendiary Minister at Athboy with Ballivor and List of townlands of County Meath, Killallon; Killiney and Ballybrack; and Narraghmore and Timolin with Castledermot until 1991 when he became Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. In 1995 he became Vicar of the Christ Church Cathedral Group of Parishes, which includes All Saints Church, Grangegorman, All Saints' Grangegorman, St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin, St Werburgh's and St. Michan's Church, Dublin, St Michan's, and in 2004 Archdeacon of Dublin. by David Quinn, Irish Independent, May 17, 2004 After studying at All Hallows Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
