Johnston (Fort Johnston)
In the mid-seventeenth century this family settled in the parish of Donagh, barony of Trough, county Monaghan. In 1820, Henry George Johnston married Maria, daughter of William Young of Monaghan. In the mid-nineteenth century Henry Johnston held an estate situated in the parishes of Donagh, Tehallan and Aghnamullen. In 1871, the trustees of the will of Henry George Johnston offered for sale the lands of Keenogduff and Keenogbane, 312 acres in the parish of Aghnamullen. In 1876, Henry George's son, the Reverend Walter Johnston of The Rectory, Connor, Ballymena, owned 1,110 acres.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Johnston | Stramore | Donagh | Monaghan | Emyvale | Trough | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H696421
OS Sheet: 6 Discovery map: 35 |
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Archival sources
- Petition from the children of Robt Johnston, Fort Johnston, Co. Monaghan, to Lord Lieutenant, requesting some form of compensation because their father was murdered in the execution of his duty as Under-Sherrif of Co. Armagh by the Clarke family of Ballyrath, Co. Armagh. Document witnessed by several prominent Northern landlords, c 1784-1786. D207/23/11; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Lease from Henry George Johnston of Fort Johnston, Co Monaghan, to Patrick Roche, senior of Garron, Co Monaghan (farmer) for 10 acres (late Irish plantation measure) plus 2 roods (Irish plantation measure) of the Bog of Garron for the term of the natural life of the lessee. Yearly rent £22. 19 May 1842. D2315/1/100 & 101; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Detailed abstracts of wills of Johnstons of Cos Fermanagh and Monaghan, 1667-1798. GO Ms 141, 169 & 231-57; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Carson & Dunscombe, 6 June 1871, Vol 102 (2), MRGS 39/048, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Monaghan: I, 338
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 9
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 465
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 238
- SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869: 162-163