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John Gast (1715 - 1788) was an Irish Anglican priest and historian.

The son of a French Huguenot, Gast was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was the Archdeacon of Glendalough from 1764 to 1778. He also wrote extensively on Irish and Greek history.

References

1. Rudiments of Greek History
2. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. pp220-221 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1748-1778
3. Alumni Dublinenses Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U p319: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
4. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
5. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
6. "Constructing the Past: Writing Irish History, 1600-1800" Forrest, S.P; Williams, M (Ed) p107: Woodbridge, The Boydell Press 2010 ISBN 978-1-84383-573-8

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