The
Venerable Archdeacon
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Richard Noel Rowland Blennerhassett (19 December 1909 27 December 2008) was
Archdeacon of Tuam from 1956 until 1969.
Blennerhassett was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin
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and
ordained in 1933. His early clerical appointments were as curate in
Cobh
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from 1933–37, which included British Army and Navy Chaplaincy, and as Rector of Comeragh and Kilmacthomas from 1937-45.
He held
Incumbencies at
Stradbally,
Knappagh,
Aughavale,
Omey,
Athenry and
Westport.
In 1969, he moved to the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, where he held the position of Rector of the Timoleague Union of Parishes, including
Kilbrittain and
Courtmacsherry, until his retirement in the early 1970s.
Personal life
The Archdeacon and his wife, Betty ( Elizabeth Maraquita Graves Pierce; died 10 July 2004), had four children: Godfrey, Frank, Maraquita, and Patience.
Archdeacon Blennerhassett died at age 99 on 27 December 2008 at his residence, The Moorings, Fenit,
Tralee, County Kerry.
Obituary
Irishtimes.com. Accessed 21 March 2022.
References
1909 births
Archdeacons of Tuam
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
People from Tralee
2008 deaths
Christian clergy from County Kerry
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