Michael Davies (1 August 1694 - 9 June 1779) was

Archdeacon of Cloyne The Archdeacon of Cloyne was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Cloyne until 1835; and then within the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross until 1986 when it merged with the Archdeaconry of Cork. As such he was responsible for t ...

from 1742 until his death. The youngest son of Rowland Davies,

Dean of Cork Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral ( ga, Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in the city of Cork. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of ...

from 1710 to 1721, he 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 ...

After a

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Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long and narrow layout. ...

he held incumbencies at Kilmahon, Aghinagh and

Gortroe Gortroe () is a civil parish in the historical barony of Barrymore in County Cork, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain ...

."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp224/5: London;

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; 1864

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Christian clergy from Cork (city) Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Cloyne 1779 deaths 1694 births 18th-century Irish Anglican priests {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub