The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the

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in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the

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in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. In 1908, an

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made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county. In Galway the office of High Sheriff was established when Connacht was shired around and ceased to exist with the establishment of the

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in .

Elizabeth I, 1558–1603

*1582:

William Óge Martyn William Óge Martyn ( fl. 1566–1592) was the 101st Mayor of Galway. Early life Also known as William Óge Martyn fitz Thomas, he was a son of Thomas Óge Martyn and Evelina Lynch of Galway. Bailiff of Galway in 1566 to 1567, he was kidnapped ...

James I, 1603–1625

*1607: Henry Bingham / Robert Martin *1612: John Donelan

Charles I, 1625–1649

*1641: William Donelan *1642: Ulick Burke of Castle Hacket *1644: Robert Martin of Ross

English Interregnum, 1649–1660

*1655: Edward Ormsby of Tobervaddy *1656:

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet (c. 1640 – 20 December 1697) was an Irish soldier and politician. Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff ...

*1659:

Charles II, 1660–1685

*1660: *1666: Edmund Donelan of Cloghan, Roscommon *1672: Thomas Croadsdaile *1673: *1680:

Edward Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved to ...

*1681:

John Eyre John Eyre may refer to: Politicians *John Eyre (died 1581), Member of Parliament for Wiltshire and Salisbury *John Eyre (died 1639), MP for Cricklade * John Eyre (1659–1709), MP for Galway Borough, son of the above *John Eyre (died 1745), MP for ...

Eyrecourt Castle Eyrecourt Castle (or Eyre Court) was an Irish 17th century country house in Galway which became a ruin in the 20th century. The house, the surrounding estate, and the nearby small town of Eyrecourt all took their name from Colonel the Right Hon. ...

*1684:

William III, 1689–1702

*1689: John Power *1690: *1691: *1692: *1693: *1694: Thomas Coneys *1695: *1696: Samuel Eyre *1697: *1698: *1699: *1700: Sir George St George, 2nd Bt *1701: Henry Persse

Anne, 1702–1714

*1702: *1703: Frederick Richard Trench *1704: *1705: *1706: George Eyre of

*1707: *1708: *1709: Robert Blakeney of Castle Blakeney *1711: David Power of Corheen *1711: William Persse of Spring Garden *1712: *1713:

George I, 1714–1727

*1714: *1720: *1721: Anthony Brabazon *1721: Thomas Croadsdaile *1723: Frederick Richard Trench (2nd term) *1724: John Eyre of

*1726:

George II, 1727–1760

*1727: John Blakeney of Abbert *1729: Robert Blakeney of Castle Blakeney *1731: Stratford Eyre *1734: Francis Persse of Ballymerret *1738: John Blakeney of Abbert *1742: Robert Persse *1743: *1744: Henry Croadsdaile of Woodford *1745: *1749: Richard Eyre *1754: Robert Blakeney of Abbert *1759:

George III, 1760–1820

*1760: *1763:

Theophilus Blakeney Theophilus Blakeney (c. 1730 – 22 September 1813) was an Irish politician. He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and his wife Grace Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and was a brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney. He ser ...

*1766: William Persse of Roxborough *1768: John Blakeney of Ashfield *1774: Charles French, later Sir Charles ffrench, 1st Baronet *1775: Richard Croadsdaile of Woodford *1776:

*1778: James Galbraith *1781: James Burke of Isercleran *1782: Richard Martin *1783: Redmond Dolphin of Corr *1784: Thomas Mahon of Rindify *1785: Martin Kirwan of Blindwell *1786: Michael Burke of Ballydugan *1789: Hyacinth Daly *1790: Garrett O'Moore, Snr. *1797: David Power of Loughrea *1798: Giles Eyre of

*1799: William Gregory *1800: Sir John O'Flaherty *1801: Walter Lawrence *1802: Dominic Browne *1803: Frederick Trench of Garbally, Ballinasloe *1804: Robert O'Hara *1805: Sir John Taylor *1806: Edmond Netterville *1807: Arthur French St George *1808: John Kirwan *1809: Robert French *1810: Peter Blake *1811: James H. Burke and John D'Arcy *1812: James H. Burke *1813: James Staunton Lambert *1814: Robert Parsons Persse *1815: Richard Rathborne of Ballimore *1816: Burton Persse of Moyode Castle *1817: Thomas Wade *1818: Richard James Mansergh-St George *1819: John Henry Blakeney

George IV, 1820–1830

*1820: Walter Lawrence of Lisreaghan *1821: Denis Henry Kelly *1822: William Malachy Burke of Ballydugan *1823: Robert Burke *1824: Robert Ffrench of

Monivea Castle Monivea Castle ( ga, Caisleán Mhuine Mheá) is a former O'Kelly tower house, located near Monivea in County Galway, Ireland. It was acquired by the ffrench family, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, who developed it further, enhancing the ...

*1825: Edward Blake of Castle-grove, Tuam *1826: James Martin *1827: Walter Lambert of Castle Lambert *1828: Sir George Shee, 2nd Bt *1829:

William IV, 1830–1837

*1830: *1833: Robert Bodkin *1834: James O'Hara of West Lodge *1835: Dudley Persse / James Knox Gildea *1836: John Cheevers of Killyan, Monivae

Victoria, 1837–1901

*1837: *1838: Sir John Burke, 2nd Bt of Marble Hill *1840: Frederick Mason Trench *1841: Andrew William Blake of Furbough *1842: Denis Daly of Dunsandle *1843: *1844: Charles Kilmaine Blake / Hon. Standish Prendergast Vereker *1845: Denis Kirwan *1846: Christopher St George *1847: Michael Joseph Browne *1848: F. Blake of Creg Castle, Claregalway *1849: John Martin /

William Henry Gregory Sir William Henry Gregory PC (Ire) KCMG (13 July 1816 – 6 March 1892) was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician, who is now less remembered than his wife Augusta, Lady Gregory, the playwright, co-founder and Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, ...

*1850: Cornelius Joseph O'Kelly of Gallagh Castle *1851: Francis Manly Shaw Taylor *1852: Thomas Appleyard Joyce of Rahasane ParkA genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland *1853: James Peter Daly *1854: Edward Eyre Maunsell *1855: Richard Andrew Hyacinth Kirwan † / succeeded by John Walter Henry Lambert of Aggard *1856: Stephen Roche *1857: FitzGerald Higgins *1858: Pierce Joyce of Merview, Galway *1859: Walter Peter Lambert of Castle Ellen *1860: Michael Joseph Chevers *1861: Cornelius Joseph O'Kelly, of Gallagh, Tuam *1862: Burton Robert Parsons Persse of Moyode Castle *1863: Richard D'Arcy of New Forest *1865: Hon. Luke Dillon *1866: John Archer Daly (né Blake) of Raford *1867: George Staunton Lynch-Stanton of Clydagh *1868: Walter Taylor Newton Shawe-Taylor of Castle Taylor *1869: Marcus Nicholas Lynch of

Barna Barna (Bearna in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It has become a satellite village of Galway city. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions ...

. / Thomas Redington Roche of Rye Hill. *1870: John Wilson Lynch of Duras and

Renmore Renmore () is a suburb of Galway City, Ireland, situated approximately 2 km to the east of the city. Renmore runs east along the coast and south of Dublin Road, from the shore of Lough Atalia on its west side to Lurgan Park on its east. The ...

. *1873: John Blakeney of Abbert, Castle Blakeney. *1875: William St George Nugent, 10th Earl of Westmeath *1877: Hyacinth D'Arcy of New Forest. *1878: John Smyth of Masonbrook. *1879: James O'Hara of Lenaboy. *1880: James Francis MacDermott of Ramore. *1883: Sir Henry George Burke, 5th Baronet. *1884: Percy Brodrick Bernard of Castle Hacket. *1885: Robert Algernon Persse of Creg Clare, Andrahan. / Robert William Waithman *1886: Edward Joseph Martyn of Tulira. *1887: Sir Henry Grattan-Bellew, 3rd Bt. *1888: Stephen John Cowan. *1889: William Arthur Perrse. *1890:

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. *1891: Peter Fitzwalter Lambert of Castle Ellen. *1892: Frederic Thomas Lewin of Castlegrove. *1893: Francis John Graham of Drumgoon,

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and Ballinakill, Galway. *1894: Richard Berridge of

Ballynahinch Castle Ballynahinch Castle is a former Ireland, Irish country house and estate, built on the site of a former castle, which is now a luxury hotel set in a private estate in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. The castle lies on the edge of ...

. *1896: Hon. Robert Edward Dillon. *1897: Hon. Martin Morris. *1898: Quintin Dick Dick / Sir William Mahon, 5th Bt. *1899: William Arthur Persse of Roxborough. *1900:

Edward VII, 1901–1910

*1901: William Daly of Dunsandal. *1902: William Sharp Waithman of Merlin Park. *1903: John Michael Aylward Lewis of Ballinagar. *1904: Edmond Joseph Philip Lynch-Athy of Renville. *1905: *1906: Charles Richard John O'Farrell of

Dalyston Dalyston is a seaside town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station at Powlett River near Wonthaggi, it is now th ...

. *1907: John Beresford Campbell of Moycullen House,

Moycullen Moycullen ( ga, Maigh Cuilinn) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara. Moycullen is now a satel ...

. *1908: John Joseph Smyth of Masonbrook. *1909: Arthur Henry Courtenay. *1910: Cecil Robert Henry of Toghermore and of Crumlin Park, Ballyglunin.

George V, 1910–1922

*1911: Henry Thomas Hall. *1912: Pierce John Joyce. *1913: Thomas Frederic Lewin. *1914: Charles Randolph Kilkelly. *1915: Francis Manley Shawe-Taylor. *1916: *1917: Nicholas O'Connell Comyn. *1918: *1919: Charles Trench O'Rorke. *1920: James Gunning Alcorn. *1922:

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Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...

History of County Galway