Richard Wight was an Anglican priest in IrelandCork Past & Present in the 18th century."A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland" Burke, B/ Fox-Davies, A.C. p263: By Bernard Burke, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies: Philadelphia; Dalcassian Publishing Company; 1912
Wight was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p878: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was a prebendary of Ballycahane in Limerick Cathedral from 1715 to 1720;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p414 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 and then of Killeedy from 1720 to 1740;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p419 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 archdeacon of Limerick from 1740 to 1751;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p407 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 and prebendary of St. Munchin's in Limerick Cathedral from 1754 until his death in 1762."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p410 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
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