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- The Most Rev. Miler Magrath (also Miler McGrath or Myler McGrath, Irish: Maolmhuire Mag Raith; c. 1523 – 14 November 1622) was a senior-ranking Irish prelate born in the Gaelic túath of Fermanagh in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. He came from a family of hereditary historians to the O'Brien clan.
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The Most Rev. Miler Magrath (also Miler McGrath or Myler McGrath, Irish: Maolmhuire Mag Raith; c. 1523 – 14 November 1622) was a senior-ranking Irish prelate born in the Gaelic túath of Fermanagh in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
- Catholic Origins
- Shifting Loyalties
- Family Life
- Declared Heretic
- Material Interests
- Double Agent
- Turning Tides
- Death & Legacy
Miler Magrath (Maolmhuire Mag Raith) was born into a Roman Catholic family in c.1522 in modern-day Co. Fermanagh. By about 1540, he had joined the Franciscans and was ordained a priest by the end of that decade. He had been educated in Rome. On 12 October 1565, he was appointed Catholic bishop of Down and Connor by the pope. Soon after, he drew up ...
Perhaps owing to his financial woes, his loyalties quickly shifted. He met with Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland. Magrath informed him that he would be willing to convert and join the Anglican Church to become the queen’s bishop. Magrath received no response from the Protestant Church so, instead, he started to canvas Rome for a better posi...
Putting his former vow of chastity behind him, in c.1576 Magrath married Anne (or Amy) O’Meara from Lissanisky near Toomyvara, Co. Tipperary. Surprisingly, she remained a Catholic throughout her life. Together they had nine children – Tirlough, Redmond, Brian, Markes, James, Mary, Cicely, Ann and Ellis – all raised Catholic. Magrath’s contemporary ...
Despite his Protestant appointments and marriage, Magrath continued to hold his Catholic bishopric in Down and Connor and assert his claim to its temporalities until 1580 when he was declared a heretic by Pope Gregory XIII for taking the Oath of Supremacy to Queen Elizabeth and for many other crimes. Magrath had enjoyed the benefits of dual appoint...
His Franciscan vow of poverty long forgotten, Magrath took every opportunity to increase his fortune. He sold clerical positions to the highest bidders and leased ecclesiastical lands and property. Instead of reinvesting that income into the upkeep of his churches or payment of his clergy, as would have been expected, he used it to line his own poc...
Operating as an intelligence officer and working closely with Sir John Perrot (Lord President of Munster and later Lord Deputy of Ireland) and with Dublin Castle officials, Magrath was always keen to supply information. This information, however, was not always reliable. Nonetheless, he helped to root out rebels and Catholics during the Desmond Reb...
Just a few years later, Magrath’s fortunes began to shift when James I succeeded to the Crown. Much criticism was again levelled at the archbishop, this time via a number of commissions set up to report to the government on the state of the Protestant Church in Ireland. On various occasions, Magrath was threatened by court proceedings though they n...
In the final years of his life, Magrath seems to have softened. His contemporary Phillip O’Sullivan Beare wrote: By 1620 he was bedridden and remained so until his death two years later at the age of 100. It is claimed Magrath repented on his deathbed though what form this took is unclear. Before his death, Magrath had an effigial monument carved b...
Magrath, Miler, Archbishop of Cashel and Bishop of Emly, was born in the County of Fermanagh about 1522. Originally a Franciscan Friar, he became a Protestant, and was consecrated Bishop of Clogher, and in 1570-71 advanced to the archbishopric of Cashel and bishopric of Emly.
Feb 5, 2024 · Miler Magrath. (1523 - 1622) Most Rev Miler Magrath aka Mag Raith. Born 1523 in County Fermanagh, Ireland. Son of Donough Gillegrowmoe Magrath and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] [spouse (s) unknown] Descendants. Father of Anne Magrath, Ellis (Magrath) Bowen, James Magrath and Marcus Magrath.
- Male
- November 14, 1622
By Patrick J. Ryan Reprobate, rogue, scoundrel, contentious, devious and greedy are just some of the many epithets used to describe Miler Magrath, archbishop of Cashel from 1571 to 1622.
Aug 21, 2014 · It may be time to rehabilitate Miler Magrath as Ireland’s pioneering ecumenist. He managed to be simultaneously a Catholic and a Protestant bishop, a Franciscan friar with vows of poverty ...
Magrath, Miler (Meiler) (c.1522–1622), archbishop of Cashel, was probably born in Co. Fermanagh. His father, Donough Gillegrowmoe, was the coarb of Termon Magrath and Termonamongan in the counties of Tyrone, Donegal, and Fermanagh.
