John Godfrey Day (b Kiltallagh 1802- d

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1879) was a

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in the

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during the nineteenth century. Day was born in

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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 ...

. Rector Valentia 183047, he was

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of Kenmare from 1847 to 1857, and of Dromtariffe from 1857 to 1861; and of Ratass from 1861 when he became Dean of Ardfert. He died in post on 10 April 1879.Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), April 15, 1879; Issue 19846. (642 words). British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900

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Deans of Ardfert Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1802 births 1879 deaths Christian clergy from County Kerry {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub