The High Sheriff of Limerick City was the Sovereign's judicial representative in the city of the City of Limerick. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.[1] Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.[2] The office was abolished in 1920 on the formation of the Irish Free State.
High Sheriffs of Limerick City
16th century
1500 John Everard; Richard Fitz-Nicholas Creagh
1501 Robert Stackpol; Edmond Comyn
1502 Richard Harrold; Thomas Cromwell
1503 Robert Roche; Nicholas Bonevyle
1504 Nicholas Lawless; Nicholas Fitz-John Arthur; John Lewis or Lawless
1505 Nicholas Creagh; Nicholas Rochford
1506 Rhicard Whyte; Richard Sergeant
1507 Nicholas Harold; Nicholas Ryce
1508 Thomas Yong; Richard Sergeant
1509 David Comyn; Richard Boneovle
1510 Walter Rice; Richard Fanning
1511 Patrick Fanning; Thomas Rochfort
1512 David Whyte; Peter Comyn
1513 James Stretch; Christopher Harrold
1514 Christopher Creagh; James Fitz-Edward Arthur
1515 William Long; William Arthur
1516 Richard Milonis (Fitz-Milo) Arthur; Galfridus Stretch
1517 James Harrold; Peter Walter Arthur
1518 George Stretch; Peter Fitz-William Creagh
1519 Edmond Harrold; Daniel Fitz-John Arthur
1520 Stephen Creagh; Thomas Woulfe
1521 William Fanning; Andrew Harrold
1522 John Ryce; Thomas Arthur
1523 James Creagh; Stephen Comyn
1524 Peter Creagh; Patrick Everard
1525 Richard Comyn; Patrick Everard
1526 Nicholas Fitz-Thomas Creagh; John Nangyll
1527 John Fitz-Nicholas Arthur; Peter Fitz-Christopher Arthur
1528 William Creagh; Leonard Creagh
1529 Nicholas Comyn; Patrick Long
1530 William Verdun; Richard Stackpol
1531 John Harrold; Roland Arthur
1532 George Creagh; William White
1533 David Ryce; Thomas Long
1534 Bartholomew Stretch; John Fitz-John Stretch
1535 Dominick Whyte; Oeunepherous Fitz-Christopher Arthur
1536 John Comyn; Jasper Fanning
1537 William Yong; Patrick Ryce
1538 James Fox; James Roche
1539 William Stretch; Thomas Creagh
1540 David Creagh; James Loftus
1541 Walter Harold; Dominick Comyn
1542 William Stretch; James Stackpol
1543 William Creagh; William Yong
1544 Andrew Harrold; Hector Fitz-James Arthur
1545 Patrick Long; George Rochfort
1546 William Verdun; Myles Stretch
1547 Thomas Arthur; John Stackpol
1548 Peter Whyte; James Creagh
1549 John Harrold; Christopher Creagh
1550 James Stretch; Edward Fitz-Daniel Arthur
1551 Clement Fanning; Nicholas Harrold
1552 Roland Harold; Philip Rochford
1553 Nicholas Whyte; John Creagh
1554 William Fox; Richard Fanning
1555 David Comyn; Thomas Creagh
1556 Peter Fitz-Leonard Creagh; George Roche
1557 Richard Arthur; John Everard
1558 Stephen Whyte; Dominick Creagh
1559 Dominick Fanning; Thomas Fitz-Peter Creagh
1560 Thomas Fitz-Patrick Creagh; Richard Young
1561 Patrick Rochford; David Cromwell
1562 Nicholas Woulfe; Patrick Fox
1563 John Comyn; John Fanning
1564 George Fanning; Thomas Harrold
1565 Patrick Creagh; William Creagh
1567 James Creagh; John Wolfe
1568 Thomas Fitz-Arthur; Richard Cromwell
1569 Nicholas Price; Stephen Whyte
1570 Dominick Everard; Daniel Fitz-David Arthur
1571 George Fitz-Daniel Arthur; George Comyn
1572 Philip Comyn; Jordan Roche
1573 Thomas Stretch; Milo Fitz-Eustace Arthur
1574 George Cromwell; Nicholas Whyte
1575 Stephen Fitz-Dominick Whyte; David Rochfort
1576 William Fitz-John Arthur; Patrick Fanning
1577 Walter Fitz-Patrick Ryan; Nicholas Stretch
1578 John Stretch; Peter Stretch
1579 Thomas Stretch; Arthur Creagh
1580 Andrew Creagh; Edward Fitz-Hector Arthur
1581 Thomas Yong; George Harrold
1582 Peter Fitz-Dominick Creagh; Peter Oenopherous Arthur
1583 Oliver Harrold; Nicholas Bourke
1584 Nicholas Harrold; Patrick Midchell
1585 Patrick Woulfe; Oliver Bourke
1586 Robert Whyte; James Cromwell
1587 Stephen Roche; Edmond Comyn
1588 Martin Creagh (died); Walter Ryce and Patrick Woulf
1589 William Fitz-William Creagh; Thomas Stackpol
1590 Thomas Woulf; Nicholas Fox
1591 Edmond Fox; Richard Woulfe
1592 John Fitz-Andrew Comyn de Parke; David Woulfe