Naas may have been given a grant of murage dated 1467.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Edward IV.
Primary Sources
Berry, H.F. and Morrissey, J.F. (eds), 1914, Statute Rolls of the Parliament of Ireland Vol. 3 (Dublin)
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 168-70
Comments
A number are known to have followed, both in the 15th and 16th centuries, but the evidence in some of them seems to point still to initial building rather than repair (SR III 57 + 607) - in 1463 the town was described as 'not previously walled' and supervisors were requested in 1467 'to direct the wall in such a line as they think most advantageous for the good of the town'. This grant took the form of a county levy, 'half on the lords and half on the commons', based on the rateable valuation of property held in Naas. (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/04/2009. Last updated on 01/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
