John Prendergast was a
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
in Ireland during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was
Dean of Lismore from 1583 until his resignation in 1610 when he became a
prebendary of
Cashel.
["Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p65: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878]
References
Deans of Lismore
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