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

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kildare County Sheriff. The High Sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

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 serve his full term due to death or another event, and another sheriff was then appointed for the remainder of the year. The dates given in this article are the dates of appointment. In Ireland, the County Sheriffs were selected or "pricked" by the Lord Lieutenant. All addresses are in County Kildare unless stated otherwise.

List of High Sheriffs of County Kildare

Pre-17th century

Source: Kildare Archeological Society *1299 :

William Alysaundre William Alysaundre (died after 1313) was an Irish judge and Crown official in the reigns of King Edward I of England and his son.Ball p.59 He was living in Dublin in 1286. In 1299 he was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare, apparently the first rec ...

Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 *1301: Albert de Kenley *1303 Sir Waleran de Wellesley (or John de Wellesley), knight, killed in battle with the Irish, October 1303, aged 70. Son of

Waleran de Wellesley Waleran de Wellesley (died c.1276) was a judge, statesman and landowner in thirteenth century Ireland. He was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. He was the ancestor of the Duke of Wellington, and as far as is known, was the first of the de We ...

(died c.1276), justice in eyre, ancestor of the Duke of Wellington; *1306: Sir Hugh Canoun, or Canon. *1310–1314: David le Maryner (or Mazener) *1355: Richard Penkiston (also Escheator for Kildare) *1368: William De Wellesley (first term) u *1372: William de Wellesley (second term) *1373: William Ballymore *1374: Walter fitz John le Faunt *1375: John Creef *1376: Adam de Lyt *1378: Robert FitzEustace (? of Cradockstown). *1384 William De Wellesley *1386: Sir Maurice FitzEustace *1391: William de Wellesley *1392: John Fitz Maurice *1394: Patrick Flatesbury *1403: William de Wellesley *1414: Sir

Richard FitzEustace Sir Richard FitzEustace (c.1380–1445) was an Irish statesman who twice held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Family background He was born about 1380 in Coghlanstown, County Kildare. His father was Sir Maurice FitzEustace, High Sh ...

*1415–16: Sir Richard De Wellesley of Dangan, County Meath and of Pollardstown, County Kildare *1419: Sir Richard De Wellesley (second term) *1421: Sir Richard De Wellesley of Dangan, County Meath and of Pollardstown, County Kildare (third term) *1422: Sir Richard De Wellesley (fourth term) *1423: Sir Edward FitzEustace, Knt. *1424: Robert Griffin *1428: Sir Edward FitzEustace, Knt. *1446: Robert Flatesbury (killed 1448) *1452: Christopher De Wellesley of Alasty *1456: Robert FitzEustace of Ballycutland (Coghlanstown) *1465: Christopher Flatesbury of Osbertown *1472: Philip Eustace of Newland *1484: Lawrence Sutton of Barbystown *1493: Richard Eustace of Eilgon (?Eilgowan) *1494: Bartholomew Aylmer of Lyons *1495: Bartholomew Aylmer *1496: Sir William De Wellesley *1498: Laurence Sutton of Tipper *1499: Maurice Eustace of Ballyoutland (Coghlanstown) *1502: Sir William Wogan of Rathcoffey *1507: William Eustace of Newland *1508: Laurence Sutton of Tipper *1509: William Eustace of Cradockstown *1523: Thomas Eustace, 1st Viscount Baltinglass of Henryston (Harristown) *1527: Thomas Netterfeld, snr. *1535: John Eustace of Harriston *1536: James FitzGerald of Osberdiston (Osberstown). *1537–38: Philip fitzMaurice FitzGerald, of Allen. *1540: William Birmingham of Dunfert. *1541: James FitzGerald of Ballysonnane (Ballyshannon). *1542: Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey *1543: Richard Aylmer of Lyons *1544: William Eustace of Mone (? Moone) *1556: Nicholas Eustace of Cradockston *1557: Patrick Sarsfield of Castledillon *1558: Redmund Fitzgeralde of Rathangan *1558–1560: Francis Cosby of Even ow Monasterevin*1560: Maurice FitzGerald of "Gerardston" *1567: John Eustace of Castlemartin *1571: Robert Pypho *1573: Piers Fitz-Gerald of Ballysonan *1576: John Eustace of Castle Marten *1578: Peter Fitz-Gerald of Ballysonan *1580: John Eustace of Castle Marten *1581: Piers Fitz-Gerald of Ballysonan *1583: Redmond Bermingham of the Grange *158n: Thomas Fitz-Gerald of Timahoe, County Kildare *158n: William Eustace *1592: Maurice Eustace *1593: Sir Richard Fitzgerald *1594: John Sarsfield *1595: Sarsfield *1596: John Fitz-Gerald *1597: Sir Henry Duke *1598: James Fitz-Gerald

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*1900: George Wolfe of Forenaghts and Bishopsland *1901: William Trench Kirkpatrick of Donacomper,

Celbridge Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the ...

*1902: Sir Kildare Dixon Borrowes, 10th Baronet of Barretstown Castle,

Ballymore Eustace Ballymore Eustace () is a small town situated in County Kildare in Ireland, although until 1836 it lay within an exclave (a detached "pocket") of County Dublin. It lies close to the border with County Wicklow. The town's name, which is frequent ...

, Naas *1903: James Laurence Carew *1903: Bertram Francis Barton of

Straffan House The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (abbreviated The K Club) is a golf and leisure complex in the Republic of Ireland, located at Straffan, County Kildare. It is built on the original grounds of the Straffan estate, incorporating the 1830s Straffa ...

*1904: *1906: Nicholas Joseph Synnott. *1906: Henry Eliardo de Courcy-Wheeler of Robertstown House. *1907: Sir William Goulding, 1st Baronet of Millicent, Sallins. *1908: Bertram Hugh Barton of

. *1909: Hugh Arthur Henry of Firmount, Sallins. *1910: Joseph Henry Greer of Grange, Moy, County Tyrone. *1911: Hugh Wyndham Montgomery of Ballymore. *1912: *1916: Capt Rt Hon Herbert Dixon, OBE, Ballyalloy, near Comber, County Down.

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