Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath was granted the lands of the Kingdom of Meath by Henry II in 1172 under the Norman Invasion of Ireland.
Henry II applied to Ireland the feudal system of land tenure, displacing Murchadh Ó Maoilseachlainn, king of Meath or Tara. By this grant, known as a Liberty, within the territory de Lacy was granted power equal to that of the king himself, the only reservation being that the king could dispose of Church lands anywhere. A person with this jurisdiction was known as a Count and the territory over which he ruled was called a county. In 1172 he met Tighearnán Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne on the Hill of Ward. After negotiations which stalled, Ó Ruairc was killed and his body was strung up while his head was sent to Henry II.
Hugh himself was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Tullamore in 1186. Hugh de Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195 the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in Meath and his head in St. Thomas's Abbey, Dublin. In 1205 his body was disinterred again and reburied in St. Thomas's Abbey.
He was the 1st Lord of Meath. Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Some time after 1196, the son of Hugh de Lacy, named Walter, granted "the whole land of Rathtowth" to his younger brother, Hugh.
Hugh de Lacy was born before 1135 and married Rose de Monmouth before 1155. He was the son of Gilbert de Lacy of Ewias, Weobley and Ludlow castles in the Marches of Wales. As such he was the grandson of Roger de Lacy who had been exiled from England in 1095 and great grandson of Walter de Lacy, the Domesday baron. He was father of Walter de Lacy (before 1170 to 1241) and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (before 1179 to 1242). He also had five daughters and two more sons by Rose. Rose died before 1180.
'The Song of Dermot and the Earl'
(Translated from the Norman-French by Goddard Henry Orpen, lines 3129 to 3161)
Of Hugh de Lacy I shall tell you
How he enfeoffed his barons,
Knights, serjeants and retainers.
Castleknock, in the first place, he gave
To Hugh Tyrell, whon he loved so much;
And Castle Brack according to the writing,
To baron William le Petit,
Magherdernon likewise
And the land of Rathkenny,
The cantred of Ardnorcher then
To Meiller, who was of great worth,
Gave Hugh de Lacy -
To the good Meiler Fitz Henry;
To Gilbert de Nangle, moreover
He gave the whole of Morgallion;
To Jocelin he gave the Navan,
And the lands of Ardbrackan,
(The one was son the other father,
According to the statement of the mother)
To Richard de Tuite likewise
He gave rich fief;
Rathwire he gave moreover
To the baron Robert de Lacy.
To Richard de la Chapelle
He gave good and fine land,
To Geoffrey de Constantine Kilbixi
Near to Rathconarty;
And Skryne he then gave by charter;
To Adam de Feypo he gave it;
To Gilbert de Nugent,
And likewise to William de Musset,
He gave lands and honours,
In the presence of barons and vavasours.
Henry II applied to Ireland the feudal system of land tenure, displacing Murchadh Ó Maoilseachlainn, king of Meath or Tara. By this grant, known as a Liberty, within the territory de Lacy was granted power equal to that of the king himself, the only reservation being that the king could dispose of Church lands anywhere. A person with this jurisdiction was known as a Count and the territory over which he ruled was called a county. In 1172 he met Tighearnán Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne on the Hill of Ward. After negotiations which stalled, Ó Ruairc was killed and his body was strung up while his head was sent to Henry II.
Hugh himself was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Tullamore in 1186. Hugh de Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195 the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in Meath and his head in St. Thomas's Abbey, Dublin. In 1205 his body was disinterred again and reburied in St. Thomas's Abbey.
He was the 1st Lord of Meath. Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Some time after 1196, the son of Hugh de Lacy, named Walter, granted "the whole land of Rathtowth" to his younger brother, Hugh.
Hugh de Lacy was born before 1135 and married Rose de Monmouth before 1155. He was the son of Gilbert de Lacy of Ewias, Weobley and Ludlow castles in the Marches of Wales. As such he was the grandson of Roger de Lacy who had been exiled from England in 1095 and great grandson of Walter de Lacy, the Domesday baron. He was father of Walter de Lacy (before 1170 to 1241) and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (before 1179 to 1242). He also had five daughters and two more sons by Rose. Rose died before 1180.
'The Song of Dermot and the Earl'
(Translated from the Norman-French by Goddard Henry Orpen, lines 3129 to 3161)
Of Hugh de Lacy I shall tell you
How he enfeoffed his barons,
Knights, serjeants and retainers.
Castleknock, in the first place, he gave
To Hugh Tyrell, whon he loved so much;
And Castle Brack according to the writing,
To baron William le Petit,
Magherdernon likewise
And the land of Rathkenny,
The cantred of Ardnorcher then
To Meiller, who was of great worth,
Gave Hugh de Lacy -
To the good Meiler Fitz Henry;
To Gilbert de Nangle, moreover
He gave the whole of Morgallion;
To Jocelin he gave the Navan,
And the lands of Ardbrackan,
(The one was son the other father,
According to the statement of the mother)
To Richard de Tuite likewise
He gave rich fief;
Rathwire he gave moreover
To the baron Robert de Lacy.
To Richard de la Chapelle
He gave good and fine land,
To Geoffrey de Constantine Kilbixi
Near to Rathconarty;
And Skryne he then gave by charter;
To Adam de Feypo he gave it;
To Gilbert de Nugent,
And likewise to William de Musset,
He gave lands and honours,
In the presence of barons and vavasours.
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath was granted the lands of the Kingdom of Meath by Henry II in 1172 under the Norman Invasion of Ireland.
Henry II applied to Ireland the feudal system of land tenure, displacing Murchadh Ó Maoilseachlainn, king of Meath or Tara. By this grant, known as a Liberty, within the territory de Lacy was granted power equal to that of the king himself, the only reservation being that the king could dispose of Church lands anywhere. A person with this jurisdiction was known as a Count and the territory over which he ruled was called a county. In 1172 he met Tighearnán Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne on the Hill of Ward. After negotiations which stalled, Ó Ruairc was killed and his body was strung up while his head was sent to Henry II.
Hugh himself was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Tullamore in 1186. Hugh de Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195 the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in Meath and his head in St. Thomas's Abbey, Dublin. In 1205 his body was disinterred again and reburied in St. Thomas's Abbey.
He was the 1st Lord of Meath. Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Some time after 1196, the son of Hugh de Lacy, named Walter, granted "the whole land of Rathtowth" to his younger brother, Hugh.
Hugh de Lacy was born before 1135 and married Rose de Monmouth before 1155. He was the son of Gilbert de Lacy of Ewias, Weobley and Ludlow castles in the Marches of Wales. As such he was the grandson of Roger de Lacy who had been exiled from England in 1095 and great grandson of Walter de Lacy, the Domesday baron. He was father of Walter de Lacy (before 1170 to 1241) and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (before 1179 to 1242). He also had five daughters and two more sons by Rose. Rose died before 1180.
'The Song of Dermot and the Earl'
(Translated from the Norman-French by Goddard Henry Orpen, lines 3129 to 3161)
Of Hugh de Lacy I shall tell you
How he enfeoffed his barons,
Knights, serjeants and retainers.
Castleknock, in the first place, he gave
To Hugh Tyrell, whon he loved so much;
And Castle Brack according to the writing,
To baron William le Petit,
Magherdernon likewise
And the land of Rathkenny,
The cantred of Ardnorcher then
To Meiller, who was of great worth,
Gave Hugh de Lacy -
To the good Meiler Fitz Henry;
To Gilbert de Nangle, moreover
He gave the whole of Morgallion;
To Jocelin he gave the Navan,
And the lands of Ardbrackan,
(The one was son the other father,
According to the statement of the mother)
To Richard de Tuite likewise
He gave rich fief;
Rathwire he gave moreover
To the baron Robert de Lacy.
To Richard de la Chapelle
He gave good and fine land,
To Geoffrey de Constantine Kilbixi
Near to Rathconarty;
And Skryne he then gave by charter;
To Adam de Feypo he gave it;
To Gilbert de Nugent,
And likewise to William de Musset,
He gave lands and honours,
In the presence of barons and vavasours.
Henry II applied to Ireland the feudal system of land tenure, displacing Murchadh Ó Maoilseachlainn, king of Meath or Tara. By this grant, known as a Liberty, within the territory de Lacy was granted power equal to that of the king himself, the only reservation being that the king could dispose of Church lands anywhere. A person with this jurisdiction was known as a Count and the territory over which he ruled was called a county. In 1172 he met Tighearnán Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne on the Hill of Ward. After negotiations which stalled, Ó Ruairc was killed and his body was strung up while his head was sent to Henry II.
Hugh himself was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Tullamore in 1186. Hugh de Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195 the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in Meath and his head in St. Thomas's Abbey, Dublin. In 1205 his body was disinterred again and reburied in St. Thomas's Abbey.
He was the 1st Lord of Meath. Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Some time after 1196, the son of Hugh de Lacy, named Walter, granted "the whole land of Rathtowth" to his younger brother, Hugh.
Hugh de Lacy was born before 1135 and married Rose de Monmouth before 1155. He was the son of Gilbert de Lacy of Ewias, Weobley and Ludlow castles in the Marches of Wales. As such he was the grandson of Roger de Lacy who had been exiled from England in 1095 and great grandson of Walter de Lacy, the Domesday baron. He was father of Walter de Lacy (before 1170 to 1241) and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (before 1179 to 1242). He also had five daughters and two more sons by Rose. Rose died before 1180.
'The Song of Dermot and the Earl'
(Translated from the Norman-French by Goddard Henry Orpen, lines 3129 to 3161)
Of Hugh de Lacy I shall tell you
How he enfeoffed his barons,
Knights, serjeants and retainers.
Castleknock, in the first place, he gave
To Hugh Tyrell, whon he loved so much;
And Castle Brack according to the writing,
To baron William le Petit,
Magherdernon likewise
And the land of Rathkenny,
The cantred of Ardnorcher then
To Meiller, who was of great worth,
Gave Hugh de Lacy -
To the good Meiler Fitz Henry;
To Gilbert de Nangle, moreover
He gave the whole of Morgallion;
To Jocelin he gave the Navan,
And the lands of Ardbrackan,
(The one was son the other father,
According to the statement of the mother)
To Richard de Tuite likewise
He gave rich fief;
Rathwire he gave moreover
To the baron Robert de Lacy.
To Richard de la Chapelle
He gave good and fine land,
To Geoffrey de Constantine Kilbixi
Near to Rathconarty;
And Skryne he then gave by charter;
To Adam de Feypo he gave it;
To Gilbert de Nugent,
And likewise to William de Musset,
He gave lands and honours,
In the presence of barons and vavasours.
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