School: Leamhach (Leigh)
- Location:
- Leigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighread Ní Mhuireagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 220
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- The town of Thurles owes its origin to the Anglo-Normans. One of the adventurers, Theobald Walter, was granted large territories in Eile by King John. He succeeded in driving out the native chiefs, the O'Fogarty's and the O'Carrols and at his death in 1206 Anglo Norman colonies had been established in Thurles and at Nenagh in N Eile Theobald was appointed chief butler in Ireland by the King. His descendants adopted the name Butler as a surname and received the title of Earls of Ormond in the 14th Century.
The Colony of Thurles was granted the usual privileges of a Norman Municipality. They got power to select their own Councils and Magistrates, establish their own Courts of Law, levy, customs and fairs and market tolls and send representatives to the Anglo Norman Par.For the better protection of the inhabitants the Anglo Norman towns were walled in(continues on next page)
