Kilkenny (Kylkenny) was given a grant of murage dated 16/10/1331.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, at the request of Hugh de Audele, to the burgesses of the town of Kylkenny in Ireland of murage for three years. By p.s.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 5). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1330-34) Vol. 2 p. 190
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
No grants are known for the years 1312-74, except a 7 year grant for pavage (CPI 56), but this is the general pattern, only Dublin and Drogheda being the exceptions, (Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 128). The difficulties of the several rolls shows here - was there a particular issue with Irish government in the mid C14 that led to English enrollment?
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
