John Walsh (1691–1753) was an Irish Anglican

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 the eighteenth century. Walsh was born in

Lisburn Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...

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 ...

. He was

Dean of Connor The Dean of Connor is based at Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn in the Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland) within the Church of Ireland. The chapter is however known as the Chapter of St Saviours, Connor after the previous (prior to 1662) cathed ...

from 1739 until his death."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Vol III p255 Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Connor 18th-century Irish Anglican priests Christian clergy from Lisburn 1753 deaths 1691 births {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub