Henry Palmer (24 January 1741 – 12 April 1801) was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest in the late eighteenth century, who died in the first year of the 19th. Palmer was born in

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

. He entered

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

in 1776 and graduated B.A. in 1761 and M.A. in 1764. He was appointed

Archdeacon of Ossory The Archdeacon of Ossory was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Ossory until 1835 and then within the Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin until 1977 when it was further enlarged to become the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory. As ...

in 1772, holding the position until his death. Palmer was also Precentor of Lismore Cathedral from 1782 to 1797."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p175 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878

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Archdeacons of Ossory 1741 births 1801 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People from County Longford {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub