Dr Stearne's Charities
John Stearne, Bishop of Clogher, 1717-1745, was a prominent churchman of his day and a friend of Jonathan Swift’s. He died unmarried and various charities benefited from his will, including Trinity College, Dublin, hospitals and St Patrick’s Cathedral. In the mid-19th century the trustees of Dr Stearne’s Charities held land in the parish of Donagh, county Monaghan. In 1878, the estate amounted to 631 acres in county Monaghan and 1,365 acres in county Armagh.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annagola | Annagola | Donagh | Monaghan | Glaslough | Trough | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H745391
OS Sheet: 7 Discovery map: 28 |
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| Annareagh House | Annareagh South | Donagh | Monaghan | Glaslough | Trough | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H740381
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 28 |
Archival sources
- Lease for 21 years from 1 November 1823 of 17a. 2r. 29p. Rent £13-5-3d. Trustees of Charities of Dr, John Sterne and John McCaul, Anana, Co. Monaghan. Anana, Co. Monaghan, 30 Oct 1829 & Civil Bill Decree for Non-Payment of Rent. Trustees of the Charities of Dr John Sterne, late Lord Bishop of Clogher Plantiffs Terence McQuade, 31 March 1843. D313/124 & /156; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Copy of the will of John (Stearne), Lord Bishop of Clogher - will dated 1743. [1705-1770]. [D3007/T/555/20]; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 28, 36
- 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] : 425