William Miagh

{{Short description|Irish bishop (16th century)}}

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William Miagh (sometimes Meagh)Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. New History of Ireland. XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-821745-5}}. was a bishop in Ireland during the sixteenth century.

Previously Dean of Kildare"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. pp237 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 he was nominated to the see of Kildare[http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/K/Kildare-Diocese.php Library Ireland]

on 17 May 1644 by Henry VIII in opposition to the Pope's appointment.{{cite book |author=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4= Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=3rd |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |pages=394–395}} He died on 15 December 1548."The Whole Works Concerning Ireland Rev. and Improved, Volume 1" Ware, J p390: Dublin, E. JOnes, 1739