The Archdeacon of Aghadoe was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from the mid thirteenth century"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp453Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 to the early 20th.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p81 London, Horace Cox, 1908 As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within his part of the Diocese of Ardfert (until 1666); and then the combined diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe.
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Dionysius, who was mentioned as being archdeacon when he was appointed to Bishop of Aghadoe in 1266. Two incumbents went on to hold other high offices:James Bland who became Dean of ArdfertVenn, John & Venn, John Archibald. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Cambridge University Press Part I vol. i p164 and Alexander Arbuthnot who went on to be Dean of Cloyne then Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora.The Gentleman's Magazine The last discrete incumbent was John George Fahy.
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