Manor of Glasnevin

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The Manor of Glasnevin (also known as Grange Gorman) was one of several manors, or liberties, that existed in Dublin, Ireland since the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century. They were town lands united to the city, but still preserving their own jurisdiction. [1]

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Location

The manor was located on the north side of the city. Its boundaries stretched from Summerhill to Stoneybatter, about thirty-three streets, along with Mountjoy Square. [2]

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Privileges

In return for the support of the Lord of the Manor, or to alleviate certain hardships suffered by Englishmen or the church in Ireland, privileges were granted to the manor. These allowed the manor to have its own courts of justice, where they were allowed to try a limited number of crimes, mainly dealing with bad debts. [1]

These rights and privileges ended in 1840.

Administration

The officers of the manor consisted of a seneschal, registrar and marshal, who were appointed by the Bishop of Kildare, as Dean of Christ Church, Dublin. The court was in a private house at the corner of the North Circular Road and Dorset Street. Grand juries were sworn in at Easter and Michaelmas. [2]

The word seneschal can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval great house. In a medieval royal household, a seneschal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants, which, in the medieval period particularly, meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities, and have a great deal of power in the community, at a time when the much of the local economy was often based around the wealth and responsibilities of such a household.

Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in military rank and civilian law enforcement.

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The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of the bishopric of Leighlin and is currently held by the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. In the Church of Ireland, the title has been merged with that of the bishopric of Meath and is currently held by the Bishop of Meath and Kildare.

In 1813 the population of this manor was 2,884 males and 4,849 females. [3]

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References

1 2 Parliamentary Papers: Reports from Commissioners, Vol. 24. Session: 4 February - 20 August 1836. House of Commons, London.
1 2 Dalton: A New Picture of Dublin, Dublin, 1835.
↑ Government figures quoted in M'Gregor, Picture of Dublin (1821), p. 62

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[kil-1] 1 2 Parliamentary Papers: Reports from Commissioners, Vol. 24. Session: 4 February - 20 August 1836. House of Commons, London.

[par-2] 1 2 Dalton: A New Picture of Dublin, Dublin, 1835.

[3] Government figures quoted in M'Gregor, Picture of Dublin (1821), p. 62