Walter Blake fitz John

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Walter Blake fitz John (died 1508) was an Irish priest and bishop. He was the son of John Blake fitz William, who had been mayor of Galway in 1487–1488, and his mother Annabel Burke. He had brothers named Geoffrey, Andrew and Peter. Blake was appointed Archbishop of Tuam on 8 August 1483, but never took that role. On 26 March 1487 he became Bishop of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, a position he held until his death in 1508.