Daingean (Philipstown) was given a grant of murage dated 1569.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Elizabeth I.
Primary Sources
1879, 11th Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland Appendix 3 p. 500 (Thomas's ref. 1849/11 seems slightly incorrect re. date of pub.. Should be better calendared in Nicholls, Kenneth, 1994, The Irish Fiants of the Tudor Sovereign During the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Philip and Mary and Elizabeth I (Dublin, Burke) but ?vol/page)
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 183-4
Comments
no murage grants are known but the incorporating charter of 1569-70 allowed the corportation 'to fortify the town with fosses and stone walls' (Fiants Eliz, Rep DK 1849/11 app.III 500). (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/04/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
