Tallaght (Tamelag') was given a grant of murage dated 1/4/1311.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De muragio pro villa de Tamelagh.
R' Ballivis & probis homnibus de Tamelag' salutem Sciatis quod concessimus vobis in subsidium ville vostre praedicte claudend quod a festo proximo futur' per triennium sequens compl' capiatis in eadem villa consuet' subscriptas et totum postea de communi forma T' ut supra primo die April'.
{CPI is a selective calendar but above entry to this was the grant of murage to Limerick "Teste J' Wogan apud Lymer' primo April anno r' n' iiiito."}
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1 Apr. 1311 Limerick
Similar GRANT to the bailiffs of Tamelag for three years from Easter next to enclose the town.
Attested: John Wogan, Jcr
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Similis concessio ballivis etc. de Tamelag per 3 an' erga dictem vill' claud'. 1 Ap.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 4). Granted at Limerick. Granted by J' Wogan.
Primary Sources
Commissioners on the Public Records of Ireland, 1889 (prepared 1829-30),
Chartae Privilegia et Immunitates, being transcripts of charters and privileges to cities, towns, abbeys and other bodies corporated, 18 Henry II. to 18 Richard II., 1171 to 1395 (Dublin; Irish Record Commission) p. 44 (ref. E Rot. Pat. 3, 4 Edw. II. m. 7 d.)
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 4 Edw. II
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 18 No. 135
Secondary Sources
Database of Irish Excavations Reports
online copyThomas, A., 1992,
The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 239
1836, Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 29 p. 7
Comments
This large ditch appears to be part of the boundary defences of the medieval Borough of Tallaght, for which Tallaght received a grant in 1311 of the right to collect murage for three years (J. Bradley, Urban Arch. Survey).
Murage-1310-11: grant to 'bailiff and good men of Tamelagh' for 3 years (MCI 7). (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 20/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
