He was the youngest surviving son of Thomas Marlay, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and his wife Anne Delaune, daughter of Charles Delaune. Henry Grattan, the noted statesman, was his nephew, son of his sister Mary Marlay, who married James Grattan. He was the nephew of another Church of Ireland bishop, George Marlay, Bishop of Dromore; George's branch of the family gave their name to Marlay Park. Richard's elder brother was the soldier Colonel Thomas Marlay.
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.
Celbridge Abbey-the Stone Bridge. Richard extensively rebuilt the house, which his father purchased in the 1720s
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^Fanny BurneyDiary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, 1778--1840; Vol V; ed. Charlotte Barrett. London: Macmillan, 1905
richard, marlay, christianity, portal, dean, ferns, from, 1769, 1787, bishop, clonfert, kilmacduagh, from, 1787, 1795, when, translated, waterford, lismore, died, office, july, 1802, youngest, surviving, thomas, marlay, lord, chief, justice, ireland, wife, ann. Christianity portalRichard 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 Thomas Marlay Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and his wife Anne Delaune daughter of Charles Delaune Henry Grattan the noted statesman was his nephew son of his sister Mary Marlay who married James Grattan He was the nephew of another Church of Ireland bishop George Marlay Bishop of Dromore George s branch of the family gave their name to Marlay Park Richard s elder brother was the soldier Colonel Thomas Marlay 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 Celbridge Abbey the Stone Bridge Richard extensively rebuilt the house which his father purchased in the 1720sNotes edit Fanny Burney Diary and Letters of Madame D Arblay 1778 1840 Vol V ed Charlotte Barrett London Macmillan 1905 The Gentleman s Magazine Volume 77 Fryde E B Greenway D E Porter S Roy I Handbook of British Chronology Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 ISBN 0 521 56350 X ISBN 9780521563505 Church of Ireland titlesPreceded byJohn Alcock Dean of Ferns1769 1787 Succeeded byThomas StopfordPreceded byJohn Law Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh1787 1795 Succeeded byCharles BrodrickPreceded byWilliam Newcome Bishop of Waterford and Lismore1795 1802 Succeeded byPower Le Poer Trench nbsp This article about an Irish Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Marlay amp oldid 1155460219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
