Richard 3rd Earl of Pembroke Lord Justice of Ireland Marshall

• General Notes
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    Richard Marshall upheld Gilbert's claim and went to Ireland to defend his lordship and castle of Leinster where he was attacked and died of his wounds.
    
    
    
    Geoffrey de Marisco was accused of luring his friend the marshall to his death and his son William began a feud which lasted for many years. 
    
    St Francis Abbey
    
    The early history of the abbey
    St Francis's Abbey is located at the northeastern end of the medieval Hightown of Kilkenny. The Franciscans came to Ireland in around 1226, and St Francis's Abbey was founded sometime between 1231, when its benefactor, Richard Marshall, succeeded his brother, William, as earl of Pembroke and lord of Leinster, and April 1234, when he died from wounds sustained in battle on the Curragh of Kildare. The first definite date for the abbey is October 15, 1245, when it received a royal grant for clothing.
    
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