High Sheriff of Roscommon

The High Sheriff of Roscommon was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Roscommon, Ireland from 1575 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Roscommon 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 Roscommon unless stated otherwise.

High Sheriffs of County Roscommon

1621: William O'Mulloy of Ughterthiera^[1]
1641: William O'Mulloy of Ughterthiera^[1]
1650: George Lane of Tulsk ^[2]
1657: James King of Charlestown^[3]
1659: Owen Wynne
1664: Edmund Donelan of Cloghan
1665:
1679: Edmund Donelan of Cloghan
1680:
1683: Robert Sandys
1685: Robert Sandys
1692: Walter Pollard of Castlepollard
1693: Theobald Mulloy^[1]

18th century

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19th century

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20th century

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References

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^ Russell, Charles. The Carte manuscripts in the Bodleian library, Oxford.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "The Peerage". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Complete Baronetage, p. 360
^ Complete Baronetage, p.360
^ "No. 12273". The London Gazette. 23 February 1782.
^ "No. 12422". The London Gazette. 11 March 1783.
^ "No. 12525". The London Gazette. 6 March 1784.
^ "No. 12628". The London Gazette. 12 March 1785.
^ Complete Baronetage, p.374
^ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Reports from Commissioners Volume 4 (Ireland). 1824. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Papers by Command-Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons-Volume 6
^ "High Sheriffs, 1824". The Connaught Journal. 1 March 1824. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1825". The Connaught Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fox-Davies, Arthur. Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Burke, Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland (Volume 2). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland and Ireland. p. 449.
^ "New Irish Sheriffs". The Armagh Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ "Co Cavan Newspaper Extracts". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ "Ireland Old News". Ballina Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "The Cork Examiner, 28 January 1856 HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1856". The Cork Examiner. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "No. 6775". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 January 1958.
^ "Roscommon County Directory 1862". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^ "Ireland Old News". Ballina Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Visitation of Ireland"
^ Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke
^ The Catholic Who's Who
^ "The Catholic Press (NSW : 1895 – 1942) Thursday 27 July 1911". Trove. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Harry Boland's Irish Revolution, 1887–1922. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[Ireland1912-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke

[2] Russell, Charles. The Carte manuscripts in the Bodleian library, Oxford.

[ReferenceA-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland

[Peerage-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "The Peerage". Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[5] Complete Baronetage, p. 360

[6] Complete Baronetage, p.360

[7] "No. 12273". The London Gazette. 23 February 1782.

[8] "No. 12422". The London Gazette. 11 March 1783.

[9] "No. 12525". The London Gazette. 6 March 1784.

[10] "No. 12628". The London Gazette. 12 March 1785.

[11] Complete Baronetage, p.374

[12] A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke

[RFC-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Reports from Commissioners Volume 4 (Ireland). 1824. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[PbC-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Papers by Command-Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons-Volume 6

[15] "High Sheriffs, 1824". The Connaught Journal. 1 March 1824. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[16] "HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1825". The Connaught Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[Fox-Davies-17] Fox-Davies, Arthur. Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[Burke-18] Burke, Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland (Volume 2). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[19] The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland and Ireland. p. 449.

[20] "New Irish Sheriffs". The Armagh Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[21] "The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

[22] "Co Cavan Newspaper Extracts". Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[23] "Ireland Old News". Ballina Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[24] "The Cork Examiner, 28 January 1856 HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1856". The Cork Examiner. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[25] "No. 6775". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 January 1958.

[26] "Roscommon County Directory 1862". Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[27] "Ireland Old News". Ballina Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[28] "Visitation of Ireland"

[29] Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[30] A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke

[31] The Catholic Who's Who

[32] "The Catholic Press (NSW : 1895 – 1942) Thursday 27 July 1911". Trove. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[33] Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[34] Harry Boland's Irish Revolution, 1887–1922. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[35] Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom (Volume ed.59, yr.1919). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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