Dominic Edward Murphy (b

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1728) was an

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in the first third of the 18th century. Murphy trained in the

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and was

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in Madrid, in 1677. He was consecrated

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in 1715 and

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to the Archbishopric of Dublin in 1724. He died in post on 22 December 1728.

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1651 births 1728 deaths Christian clergy from County Dublin 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin Roman Catholic bishops of Kildare and Leighlin {{Ireland-RC-archbishop-stub