Walter Blake fitz John, Bishop of Clonmacnoise

Bishop of Clonmacnoise

Bishop of Clonmacnoise was the ordinary of the Roman Catholic episcopal see based at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. The bishops of Clonmacnoise appear in the records for the first time in the 9th century, although inferior in status to the Abbot of Clonmacnoise until the reformation of the...

, County Offaly

County Offaly

County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, died 1508.

Blake was the son of John Blake fitz William, third Mayor of Galway

Mayor of Galway

The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...

 (1487-88. His mother was Annabel Burke, and his brothers were Geoffrey, Andrew and Peter.

Blake was appointed Archbishop of Tuam on 8 August 1483 but did not take effect. He was appointed instead to Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise

The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....

 on 26 March 1487. He served in that capacity till his death in 1508.

See also

• The Tribes of Galway
• Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet
  Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet
  Sir Valentine Blake, Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway, 1560-2 January 1635.-Biography:The eldest of three sons of Walter Blake and Juliana Browne, Blake was described as the richest man in Galway in 1592. He owned extensive property in the countys of Galway, Mayo and Clare, some of which was...
  
  , merchant
  Merchant
  A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
  
   and Mayor of Galway
  Mayor of Galway
  The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
  
   1611, 1630-31.
• Edmond Blake
  Edmond Blake
  Edmond Blake, last Mayor of the old Galway Corporation, born 1803, died 1895.Blake was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and the son of a previous Mayor, Colonel John Blake . He served from 1836 to 1840. In compensation for the loss of office, Blake received the Civic Sword and Mace in...
  
  , last Mayor of the old Galway Corporation 1836-40.