Francis Burke (Dean of Elphin)

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Francis Burke (Dean of Elphin) (b Pellick Farm 1834 - d The Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon 19 February 1904) was a priest of the Church of Ireland. [1]

Burke was born in County Cork and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [2] After curacies at Killaraght and Kilfree he was the Rector of Ardcane from 1874 to 1898. He was Dean of Elphin from 1898 [3] to 1904. Based on two lectures, he published Loch Ce and its Annals in 1895. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/digital-book-collection/digital-books-by-county/roscommon/burke-loch-ce-and-its-ann/

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  1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206798-00044/25337?backurl=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/105657488/person/160046655066/facts/citation/622093160471/edit/record [ user-generated source ]
  2. ↑ "Alumni Dublinenses Supplement p10: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)", Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p198: London; Horace Cox; 1898


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