The Sheriff of County Dublin (or (High) Sheriff of the County of Dublin) was the Sovereign's judicial representative in

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. Initially, an office for a lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the

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became an annual appointment following the

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in 1258. The first recorded Sheriff was Ralph Eure, appointed in that year. The next recorded Sheriff was Sir David de Offington, who was Sheriff in 1282. Besides his judicial importance, the sheriff had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. The first Shrievalties were established before the

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in 1066 and date back to

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times. In 1908, an

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made the

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the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the Sheriff's precedence. Despite however that the holder of the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.

Sheriffs of County Dublin

*1258: Ralph Eure''Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters c.1244-1509'' *1282: Sir David de Offington *1299: Rythery Fitzjohn *1343:Adam Talbot *1407: Walter Tyrrell *1409: Walter Tyrrell (second term) *1423: John Talbot *1425: Walter Tyrrell (third term) *1426: Robert de Holywood of Artane *1456:

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*1465: James Blakeney *1556: James Luttrell *1560: Sir

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*1565: Christopher Fagan *1569: Robert Bice *1575: Richard Fagan *1609 Sir Thomas FitzWilliam *1618 Thomas Orpie *1639: Philip Hore *1642: Robert Bysse *1655: William Coddington *1655: Sir Daniel Bellingham, 1st Baronet *1684: Sir Richard Bellingham, 2nd Baronet *1691:

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*1695: Dixie Coddington *1710: Richard Bolton of Brazeel *1713: Clement Barry *1716: Richard Bolton of Brazeel *1721: John Falkiner *1723: Edward Bolton *1726: Richard Essington of Clonee, Co. Meath, and Tubber, Co. Dublin *1733: William Ussher *1743: Mark Synott *1746: John Gore Booth *1755: Edward Maunsell *1760: Sir Simon Bradstreet, 2nd Baronet *1762: Sir Henry Echlin, 3rd Baronet *1763: Sir

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*1773: Sir George Ribton, 2nd Baronet *1776: (Sir) Patrick King *1777: Sir Michael Cromie, 1st Baronet of Stacombrie *1781: Sir John Stuart Hamilton, 1st Baronet of Dunamana *1782: William Fortie, of Fortie's Grove *1783: Somerville Pope Stephens, of Clondalkney *1784: Henry Steevens Reily of Prussia St in the City of Dublin *1785: William Holt of Cramlin *1787: Sir John Traill *1790: George Talbot, later Sir George Talbot, 3rd Baronet of Chart Park *1794: (Sir) St George O'Kelly The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time Page 302

19th century

20th century

References

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