Hugh Brady, a native of Dunboyne, was Bishop of Meath[1] from 21 October 1563[2] until his death on 13 February 1585.
In 1562, Hugh Brady was instituted to the rectory of Algakirk in the Holland division of Lincolnshire, in the diocese of Lincoln.
[4] He refers to this post in a letter of 16 May 1565 to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, where he uses the alternative name of his parish: Alderchurch.
[5] This has led historians to think Alderchurch must be St Mary Aldermary in London, but the church in Lincolnshire is meant.
He enjoyed the friendship of Sir Henry Sidney, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, who praised his sound judgment, hospitality and blameless private life.
After Brady's death, his widow remarried Sir Geoffrey Fenton and had further issue, including Catherine, Countess of Cork.