Anglican priest
Richard Wight was an Anglican priest in Ireland [ 1] in the 18th century.[ 2]
Wight was educated at Trinity College, Dublin .[ 3] He was a prebendary of Ballycahane in Limerick Cathedral from 1715 to 1720;[ 4] and then of Killeedy from 1720 to 1740;[ 5] archdeacon of Limerick from 1740 to 1751;[ 6] and prebendary of St. Munchin's in Limerick Cathedral from 1754 until his death in 1762.[ 7]
References
^ Cork Past & Present
^ "A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland" Burke, B/ Fox-Davies, A.C. p263:
By Bernard Burke, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies: Philadelphia ; Dalcassian Publishing Company; 1912
^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell /Thomas Ulick Sadleir p878: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p414 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p419 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p407 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p410 Dublin , Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878