Hugh MacMahon
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| Born | 1660 Cavany, County Monaghan |
| Died | 17 August 1737 Armagh |
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Hugh MacMahon (1660–1737) was Bishop of Clogher 1707–1715 and Archbishop of Armagh 1715–1737.
Born in 1660 in the townland of Cavany, Scotshouse,
Archbishop of Armagh. Hugh MacMahon was the first of three Clogher bishops who were, in succession, appointed to the See of Armagh.[1]
He died in Armagh on 7 August 1737.
Bishop MacMahon was one of several priests who were targets for Edward Tyrrell the priest-hunter working in Dublin and the Wicklow area around 1712.
See also
References
- ^ Archbishop Hugh MacMahon. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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