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Neptune Blood was a 17th-century Anglican priest in Ireland.

Blood was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained a priest on 12 March 1622. A Prebendary of Rath at Killaloe Cathedral, he was Archdeacon of Kilfenora from 1641 to 1663. He was Dean of Kilfenora from 1663 to 1692; and Vicar general from 1676.

His son was Dean of Kilfenora from 1692 until 1716.

References

1. "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
2. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p76: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p495 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
4. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 360–361 ISBN 0-521-56350-X
5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp511/12 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
6. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p506 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
7. Alumni Dublinenses (ibid): FEH V1 p506 (ibid)

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