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DE LAUNE FAMILY HISTORY
THOMAS MARLAY AND
ANN DELAUNE’S
YOUNGEST SON
The Rt. Rev Richard Marlay, DD was
Dean of Ferns from 1769 to 1787; and
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from
1787 to 1795 when he was translated to
Waterford and Lismore. He died in post on
1 July 1802. He was buried in the family
vault in St Mary’s Church Dublin
Richard was privileged to become a
member of The Literary Club where he
was in the company of Dr Samuel Johnson
and Sir Joshua Reynolds among others, as
you can read below.
THE LITERARY
CLUB. Sir Joshua
Reynolds had the
merit of being the
first proposer of it,
to which Johnson
acceded, and the
original members
were, Sir Joshua
Reynolds, Dr.
Johnson, Mr.
Edmund Burke, Dr.
Nugent,
cont.
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THOMAS MARLAY AND
ANN DELAUNE’S
YOUNGEST SON
The Rt. Rev Richard Marlay, DD was
Dean of Ferns from 1769 to 1787; and
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from
1787 to 1795 when he was translated to
Waterford and Lismore. He died in post on
1 July 1802. He was buried in the family
vault in St Mary’s Church Dublin
Richard was privileged to become a
member of The Literary Club where he
was in the company of Dr Samuel Johnson
and Sir Joshua Reynolds among others, as
you can read below.
THE LITERARY
CLUB. Sir Joshua
Reynolds had the
merit of being the
first proposer of it,
to which Johnson
acceded, and the
original members
were, Sir Joshua
Reynolds, Dr.
Johnson, Mr.
Edmund Burke, Dr.
Nugent,
cont.
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