The High Sheriff of Limerick was the British Crown's judicial representative in

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, Ireland from the 13th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Limerick County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However, the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the county and the Lord Lieutenant then appointed his choice as High Sheriff for the remainder of the year. Often the other nominees were appointed as under-sheriffs. Sometimes a sheriff did not fulfil his entire term through death or other event and another sheriff was then appointed for the remainder of the year. The dates given hereunder are the dates of appointment. All addresses are in County Limerick unless stated otherwise.

High Sheriffs of County Limerick

*1274: Sir Robert Bagod the elder *1302-3: Sir Robert Bagod the younger *1371: William Cadygan *1372: James de la Hyde *1375-1376: Sir Thomas Clifford, Kt *1403: Thomas Fitzmaurice *1424–1425: Sir Thomas Fitzthomas *1453: Sir Thomas Fitzthomas Fitzgerot Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald *1545: Teige M'Brene *1558: Gerald Fitzgerald of Thomastown

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

* 1900: Basil James Roche-Kelly of Rockstown Castle. * 1901: William Jasper Joseph White of Mount Sion. * 1903: Clennell Frank Massy Drew. * 1904: Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin. * 1905: Hugh Hamon Massy O'Grady.Edward Walford. The county families of the United Kingdom * 1906: Erasmus Joseph Beresford Gubbins of Kilrush,

Knocklong Knocklong () is a small village situated in County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located on the main Limerick to Mitchelstown to Cork (city), Cork road. The population was 256 at the 2016 census. History Knocklong was originally known ...

. * 1907: * 1908: John Joseph Ryan of Scarteen,

. * 1909: * 1910 * 1911: James Denis Lyons of Croom House,

Croom Croom () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located just off the N20 (which has bypassed the town since 2001) on the River Maigue. It is 8 km southeast of Adare on the N20. History Cromadh (now Croom) was a village in th ...

. * 1912: John Beatty Barrington. * 1913: Montiford Westropp Gavin. * 1914: John de Courcy O'Grady. * 1915: David Roche Browning. * 1916:

Dermod O'Brien William Dermod O'Brien PRHA DL Hon RA (10 June 1865 – 3 October 1945), commonly known as Dermod O'Brien, was an Irish painter, chiefly of landscapes and portraits. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the ...

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Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

History of County Limerick