John Lynch
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Irish Roman Catholic priest and historian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Lynch was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, known as a historian and Archdeacon of Tuam. Life He was born into a Hiberno-Norman family at Galway, probably in 1599; according to tradition his father was Alexander Lynch, a schoolmaster. He was educated by the Jesuits, and became a secular priest about 1622. He celebrated Mass in secret, and in private houses; and kept a school.
