Uilliam Seóighe (''William Joyce''),
Archbishop of Tuam, died 1508. Seóighe was said to be a native of
Galway town. He directly succeeded
Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, O.S.A, as
Walter Blake fitz John
Walter Blake fitz John, Bishop of Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, died 1508.
Blake was the son of John Blake fitz William, third Mayor of Galway (148788). His mother was Annabel Burke, and his brothers were Geoffrey, Andrew and Peter.
Bl ...
had been appointed but not consecrated.
Archbishop Seóighe was appointed on 16 May 1485 and consecrated in 1487. He died on either the 20 or 20 December 1501.
See also
*
The Tribes of Galway
*
Henry Joyce
Henry Joyce, Mayor of Galway, 1542–1543.
Joyce was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and the only member of the Joyce family to become Mayor. Other members of the family included Archbishop William Joyce of Tuam (appointed 1486) and Will ...
,
Mayor of Galway, 1542–1543.
*
Richard Joyce (c. 1660–c. 1737), former
slave
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
,
goldsmith and creator of the
Claddagh Ring.
*
Tadhg S. Seioghe (1857–after 1930), writer.
*
William Joyce (1906–1946), aka
Lord Haw-Haw, fascist and
Nazi propaganda broadcaster.
*
Timothy Joyce
Timothy Joyce (1868–1947), was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor and parish priest of Portumna, 1919–1947.
Biography
Joyce was born in Portumna on 8 August 1868. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Nenagh; St. Bre ...
(1868–1947),
parish priest of
Portumna, 1919–1947.
*
Máirtín Chóilín Choilmín Seoighe, last inhabitant of Inish Barra,
Connemara.
*
Gráinne Seoige
Gráinne Seoige (; born 5 November 1973) is an Irish journalist, news anchor and documentary and entertainment television presenter. A noted Irish language supporter, Seoige is the only television personality to have worked with all four Iris ...
(born 1973), broadcaster.
*
Pádraic Joyce (born 1977),
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
player.
*
Síle Seoige (born 1979), broadcaster.
*
Damien Joyce
Damien Joyce (born 1980) is an Irish sportsperson. He played with the Galway senior inter-county hurling team, captaining them in 2011. He plays for his local club Cappataggle
Cappataggle () is a village located between the towns of Loughre ...
(born 1980),
Gaelic Athletic Association sportsperson.
References
* ''History of Galway'',
James Hardiman, Galway, 1820.
* ''Old Galway'',
Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942.
Christian clergy from County Galway
15th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland
16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland
1508 deaths
Archbishops of Tuam
Year of birth unknown
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