George Abraham Heather was an

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in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the 20th. Allen was educated at

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. After a

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Ardrahan Ardrahan () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. History Richard de Burgo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today. The churchyard wall contains the remains ...

he was Rector of St John,

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from 1860 to 1962;

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of the

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from 1863 to 1967; and

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from 1866 to 1871. He was

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Achonry Achonry (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The old name is Achad Cain Conairi. St. Nath Í ua hEadhra (O'Hara) founded a monastery here. The foundation gave the later diocese its name. The monastery was founded on land granted by the ...

from 1871; an

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from 1875 to 1894; Archdeacon of Achonry from 1894 to 1895; and

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(and

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Kilmovee Kilmovee () is a village and civil parish in County Mayo, Ireland. It is a mainly rural parish on the R325 road, midway between Kilkelly and Ballaghaderreen. In March 2004, the Cois Tine Heritage Centre was opened and since then it has become ...

) from 1895. He died on 7 February 1907.

References

1907 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Achonry Deans of Achonry {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub