James Langrishe (c. 1765 – 17 May 1847) was Dean of Achonry from 1791 until 1806, when he became Archdeacon of Glendalough.
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Early life
Langrishe was the second son of Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet of Knocktopher, and Hannah Myhill of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Hercules was an MP in the Parliament of Ireland and a noted supporter of Catholic Emancipation.
Career
Langrishe served as rector of Newcastle Lyons, co. Dublin, and Killishin, County Carlow. He served as Dean of Achonry from 1791 until 1806, when he became Archdeacon of Glendalough.
Personal life
He married Mary Harriet Michell, a daughter of Hugh Henry Mitchell and sister to Col. Hugh Henry Mitchell. Among their children were:
Charles Tottenham Langrishe (named for the 1st Marquess of Ely, who married James' aunt Jane Myhill)
Margaret Langrishe
Langrishe on 17 May 1847, aged 82. He was buried at St. Finian's Church, Newcastle, County Dublin.