116 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Countess to Bishop Hugh, and that of Bishop Hugh to Thomas Unch — \^-ere 

 printed, in contracted Latin, with translations, in the Journal of the Kilkenny 

 Archffiological Society (vol. ii., x. s., 1859, p. 322), in the first of a series of 

 articles on Kilkenny, by Eev. James Graves ; this particular paper dealing 

 with the Irishtown. 



The City of Kilkenny had a double source — namely, the old town, which 

 gradually grew round the ancient church of St. Canice on the north ; 

 and on the south, that which was formed about the church of St. Patrick, 

 Donaghmore. About the year 1204, William, Earl Marshal, senior, united 

 these two vills by the construction of what are now known as High and 

 Parliament Streets. The township of the Irishtown, north of the Breagagh 

 river at the "Watergate, had its charters from the Bishops of Ossory, while 

 the English town, south of that river, had its charters from the Earls Marshal. 

 Parliament Street is situated on part of the see lands given to Bishop 

 Hugh by Earl William for an ounce of gold yearly/ (See pp. 123-4.) 



Wilham Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, died in 1219, leaving five sons, 

 who succeeded him, and who all died without issue — namely. Earl William 

 (the second), died 1231 : Earl Eichard, 1234 ; Earl Gilbert, died 1241 ; and 

 Earls Walter and Anselm, who both died in 1245. The lordship of Leinster, 

 which consisted of the present Counties of Carlow, Wexford, Kilkenny, 

 Kildare, and Queen's, was then partitioned between his five daughters or 

 their representatives. (See p. 124.) 



fol. If. terris . . - tenementis omniljus in quibus Anglici habent ingressum 



per hibernicos sive per balivos nostros vel predecessorum nostrorum iniuste 

 et sine waranto nostro vel predecessorum nostrorum et salvis nobis et 

 successoribus nostris duabus partibus graue (a) nostre propinquioribus terre 

 Piichardi de Troja,^ et vt hec nostra donacio concessio et Confirmatio rata et 

 stabihs imperpetuum permaneat (5) presentem Cartam sigillo nostro Com- 

 muni (y), vnacum sigillo dicti Capituli nostri Coroboravimus hiis testibus 

 H. de Pembrock,^ tunc decano Cathedralis nostri (S), Th. de Gra^ill, Archi- 

 diacono,^(E) magistro Eoberto de Serdeli, Willelmo Ouluer Canonico dicte 



^ "History of the Diocese of Ossory," Eev. William Canigan. 



2 MS. torn. 



3 On the partition (after 1245) of the lordship of Leinster, the^ homage and service of Eichard 

 Troy in Bablorkan (Ballylarkan) and Drumdelgyn ■were excepted from the Earl of Gloucester's 

 purparty. (C. D. I. Sweetman, toI. ii., p. 325.) From this family is named Troyes "VTood, near 

 EiUcenny. ^ Dean, 1245-1250. '" Archdeacon, 1244-1258. 



(o) grane in orig. (^3) permanet in orig. [y) sigilli nostri Commune in orig. 



(5) cathedrali nostro in orig. (e) archideacono in orig. 



