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William de Meones

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as Chief Baron, but apparently reverted to the status of ordinary Baron in 1313. He died in 1325. His estates passed to a nephew, Gilbert de Meones, the first recorded owner of Meonesrath, and also a military man who was given the command of several forts in
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elements in a place-name was not uncommon in medieval Ireland. Elrington Ball, in support of the theory, notes that in the fourteenth century, the district was often referred to as
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1279-1284, but never took up the office, as he died in March 1284 on his journey to Ireland. Clearly, William was a key official in Derlington's entourage, since he was
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Gilbert was referred to as being "of Meonesrath", as was a second William de Meones, who was Lord of Meonesrath from about 1380 to the start of the fifteenth century.
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claimed sixty pounds compensation for a difficult and hazardous journey he had undertaken at the Archbishop's command. De Meones was also a
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The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St Patrick near Dublin
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It is widely accepted that the de Meones family gave its name to Rathmines, the
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All Saints Church, East Meon: William de Meones was born in East Meon
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Calendar of the Justiciary Rolls of Ireland 1 and II Edward II
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in 1306. In 1307/8 he was collecting the King's debts in
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He derived his name from his birthplace, the village of
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of his will. In his capacity as executor he defended a
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works there. In 1301-2 he was paying 8 pence rent on
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Index

judge
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
Dublin
Rathmines

East Meon
Hampshire
Ireland
clerk
John de Derlington
Archbishop of Dublin
executor
lawsuit
Thomas de Chaddesworth
Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral
plaintiff
canon
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
revenues
forest
Glencree
Wicklow Mountains
royal forest
timber
Crown
Chamberlain
Exchequer of Ireland
Court of Exchequer (Ireland)
David de Offington
official receiver

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