MILER MAGRATH, THE ENIGMATIC ARCHBISHOP

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. Ever since he became a Protestant bishop in 1570 he has been reviled and scapegoated, but he has also been given accolades such as ‘great ... Read more

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