Английская Википедия:High Sheriff of Kerry
Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates The High Sheriff of Kerry was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Kerry, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kerry 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 Kerry unless stated otherwise.
High Sheriffs of County Kerry
- 1311: Richard Brun
- 1565: Fyneen mac Teige-Mer-Gagh O'Mahony, seneschal of Desmond, became high sheriff when Donald Mc Carthy Mor lost his title of king of Desmond for the one of earl of Clancare
- 1585: Ralph Lane[1]
- 1585: Maurice O'Connell
- 1588: Edward Denny of Tralee Castle
- 1592: Thomas Spring of Castlemaine[2]
- 1602: Walter Hussey of Moyle and Dingle[1]
- 1609: Walter Spring of Castlemaine and Killagha Abbey[2]
- 1614: Geoffrey O'Connell
- 1622: Robert Blennerhassett of Tralee
- 1623: Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Baronet
- 1634: Sir Edward Denny, Kt of Tralee Castle
- 1638: Turlogh Mac Mahon[1]
- 1639: Daniel Mac Dermot O'Mahony[1]
- 1641: Sir Thomas Harris[1]
- 1641: John Blennerhassett of Ballyseedy, Tralee
- 1642: Edward Blennerhassett of Ballycarty Castle
- 1650: Son of Lord Roche (shot at Macroom Castle)
- 1654: Sir Thomas Southwell, 1st Baronet (also Sheriff of Clare and Limerick)[1]
- 1656: Arthur Denny of Tralee Castle
- 1658: John Blennerhassett of Ballyseedy, Tralee
- 1659: Thomas Herbert
- 1660: Rowland Bateman[1]
- 1660: Patrick Crosbie of Tubrid
- 1661: Thomas Crosbie of Ardfert
- 1663: John Blennerhassett of Tralee
- 1668: Sir Thomas Crosbie of Ardfert[3]
- 1669: Rowland Bateman of Killeen[4]
- 1671: William Naper[1]
- 1679: Thomas Blennerhassett of Letter
- 1682: Robert Blennerhassett of Killorglin
- 1683: Captain William Reeves[1]
- 1683: David Crosbie
- 1685: Henry Stoughton[1]
- 1686: Donogh Mac Gillicuddy[1]
- 1688: John Browne[1]
- 1693: Edward Herbert[1]
- 1695: Barry Denny[1]
- 1699: William Crosbie[1]
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