John Forsayeth (15 July 1736 – 17 April 1785) was
Archdeacon of Cork from 1782 until his death.
Forsayeth was born in
County Cork and educated at
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 ...
, where he became a
Fellow in 1762 and Professor of Hebrew in 1764. He served a curacy at St Peter, Cork. After that he held the college living at
Rahy and Clondahorky and the accompanying
Prebend
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...
at
Raphoe Cathedral
St Eunan's Cathedral ( , also known as Raphoe Cathedral, is one of two cathedral churches of the United Dioceses of Derry and Raphoe (united in 1834) in the Church of Ireland. It is located in Raphoe, County Donegal and is dedicated to Sain ...
. In 1782 he became the
incumbent at
Dunisky.
["Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. Vol I p319: London; Longmans; 1864]
References
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Fellows of Trinity College Dublin
Academics of Trinity College Dublin
Archdeacons of Cork
Christian clergy from County Cork
1736 births
1785 deaths
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