Richard Marlay

Richard Marlay was Dean of Ferns from 1769 to 1787; and Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from 1787 to 1795^[1] when he was translated to Waterford and Lismore.^[2] He died in office on 1 July 1802.^[3]

He was the youngest surviving son of

He was a close friend of Samuel Johnson, and a member of the Literary Club founded by Johnson in 1764. His father had purchased Celbridge Abbey in County Kildare, best remembered as the home of Esther Vanhomrigh, the beloved Vanessa of Jonathan Swift, in 1723, and Richard had it extensively rebuilt in the 1780s. His brother Thomas also lived here with his wife and children.

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Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by John Alcock	Dean of Ferns 1769–1787	Succeeded by Thomas Stopford
Preceded by John Law	Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh 1787–1795	Succeeded by Charles Brodrick
Preceded by William Newcome	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore 1795 –1802	Succeeded by Power Le Poer Trench

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