Nenagh may have been given a grant of murage dated 1322-23.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Edward II.
Primary Sources
The primary source is lost or obscure.1906, 38th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland (Dublin) p. 92
1910, 42nd Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland (Dublin) p. 42, 70
45th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland (Dublin) p. 33
47th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland (Dublin) p. 24
54th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland (Dublin) p. 27
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 173-5
Bradley J., 1985, 'The medieval towns of Tipperary' in Nolan, W. (ed) Tipperary: History and Society (Geography Publications, Dublin)
Gleeson, D. and Leask, H.G., 1936, 'The castle and manor of Nenagh' Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Vol. 66 pt 2 p. 274-69 (A revised edition published as Gleeson, D.F. and Leask, H.G., 1976, The castle and manor of Nenagh (Wordsnare Publications))
Comments
no murage grants are known but there are reference to accounts which seem to suggest that a grant was active, unless the murage money was collected for somewhere else (as happens at Navan) - Pipe Rolls for 1322-3 and 1344-5 (Bradley 1985; Gleeson and Leask 1936, quoting Rep DK 42/42 and 70; 45/33; 47/24; 54/27). In 1344-5 over £60 of murage money was involved and the account referred to the 'villate of Nenagh'. There is a slightly earlier Pipe Roll account, 1301-4 (Rep DK 38/92, quoted by Bradley 1985, 58) for Lotragh (Latteragh/ Letteragh) 10km SE of Nenagh in the gap route to Thurles, which may actually apply to Nenagh because the two names seem to be closely associated (Graham pers. comm.). (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/04/2009. Last updated on 01/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
