NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Kearney, John, 1741-1813 NRA: Kearney John (1741-1813) Bishop of Ossory DNB: Kearney, John (1744-1813), provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and bishop of Ossory LBT ID: JoKearn1813 VIAF ID: 7255822 LOC ID: nr92029090 | B/BAP: 1744 DIED: 1813-05-22 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was provost (1799) and kept a
literary circle that included Thomas Moore; in 1806 he was appointed bishop of
Ossory. | |