Brabazon Disney

Brabazon William Disney^[1] was an Irish Dean^[2] in the middle of the 19th century.^[3]

Disney was born in County Louth on 13 July 1797 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[4] He held incumbencies at Siddan, Stackallan and Inishmot before becoming Archdeacon of Raphoe in 1835,^[5] a post he held for ten years until he became Dean of Emly.^[6] In his spare time he compiled an eight-volume collection of his sermons.^[7] He was Dean of Armagh^[8] from 1851 until^[9] his death on 20 December 1874.^[10]

There is a memorial to his wife Anna on the wall of the north transept of St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.^[11]

Arms

Coat of arms of Brabazon Disney

Notes Granted 8 May 1861 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms[12] Crest A lion passant guardant Gules charged on the breast with a fleur-de-lis Or. Escutcheon Argent on a fess Gules three fleurs-de-lis Or in chief a trefoil slipped Vert. Motto Vincit Qui Patitur