Galway may have been given a grant of murage dated 1537.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
…
Granted by Henry VIII.
Primary Sources
The primary source is lost or obscure. moot
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992,
The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 106-113
Hardiman, J., 1820,
The history of the town and county of Galway (Dublin) p. 81
online copy
Comments
About the same time (1537), Finglas, chief baron of the Exchequer, recommended that half the fee-farm of Galway should be paid to the lord deputy for the time being, and that the other half should be applied for repairing the walls, and providing for its security. The town was accordingly put into a state of defence; the south quay, or new-tower gate, was built, and the walls were repaired and provided with guns: (Hardiman)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 02/04/2009. Last updated on 01/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
