William Blood Smyth

William Augustine Blood Smyth[1] MA was Archdeacon of Killaloe from 1927[2] until 1938.

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Blood Smyth, not Smyth.

Smyth was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1878. He served at Kenmare,[3] Oldham and Lisson Grove (curacies); Kilgarvan,[4] Dromod,[5] Ballingarry and Kilfieragh (incumbencies). He was Canon of Killaloe from 1902 until 1913; and Treasurer from 1913 to 1927. He was a Prebendary of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1920 and 1927. He was Rural Dean of O'Mullod from 1922; and the incumbent at Kilnasoolagh from 1922.[6]

Notes
  1. National Library of Ireland
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p179 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
  3. Parish registers (1)
  4. Parish registers (2)
  5. "The Church of Ireland in County Kerry" Murphy, J.A. p243: Cork, Lulu, 2016 ISBN 9781471080258
  6. Clare Library


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