George Swain (priest)
George Lill Swain was Dean of Limerick [1] from 1929 to 1953.[2]
He was born in 1870 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1894 and after curacies at Drummaul and Limerick worked overseas in Valencia[3] before incumbencies at Kilkeedy, Dysert and St Michael, Limerick.[4]
He died on 26 April 1955.[5]
Notes
- Genealogical web site
- ‘SWAIN, Very Rev. George Lill’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 2 Jan 2013
- Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP, 1948
- Buildings of Ireland
- Who was Who on-line (ibid)
| Church of Ireland titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Aylmer Pearson Hackett |
Dean of Limerick 1929–1953 |
Succeeded by Maurice John Talbot |
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