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Ireland
 
[Flag of England]
                    c.1277 - 12 Apr 1606; 
                22 Feb 1649 - 8 May 1660 
 
[Union flag of 1606]
               12 Apr 1606 - 22 Feb 1649; 
                8 May 1660 -  1 Jan 1801 
 
[Flag of the United Kingdom]
                 1 Jan 1801 - 18 Jun 1922
 
 
[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]
      c.1848 - 18 Jun 1922 Flag of the Lord-Lieutenant
 
 
[Ireland Green Ensign Unauthorized 1801-1922]
     1 Jan 1801 - 18 Jun 1922 in use but unauthorized
 
 
[Ireland Flag]
  24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916; 21 Jan 1919 - 29 Dec 1937
                Officially Adopted 29 Dec 1937
 
 Map of Ireland
 Hear National Anthem
   "Amhrán na bhFiann"
(The Soldier's Song)
Adopted Jul 1926
 Former National Anthem
"God Save Ireland"
1916, 1 Dec 1922 - Jul 1926
(unofficial)
Constitution
(29 Dec 1937)
-----------------------
Former Constitution
(6 Dec 1922 - 1937)
Capital: Dublin
Currency: Euro (EUR);
to 1 Jan 2002 Irish Pound (IEP)
National Holiday: 17 Mar (461)
Saint Patrick's Day
Population: 4,109,086 (2007)
GDP: $177.2 billion (2006)
Exports: $119 billion (2006)
Imports: $87.3 billion (2006) 
Ethnic groups: Celtic/Irish 95%, British 1.7%, Ulster Irish 1%,
US white 0.8%, other 1.5% (2000)
Total Armed Forces: 10,460 (2003)
Merchant marine: 23 ships (2006)
Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland
(Anglican) 3%, other Christian 1.6%, non-religious 3.5%,
other 3.5% (2002) 
International Organizations/Treaties: ADB, AG, APM, BIS, BTWC, CE, CTBT, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ENMOD, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, MTCR, NEA, NPT, NSG, NTBT, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WEU (observer), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Ireland
Chronology
c.1980 BC                  Legendary foundation of the Celtic Kingdom of 
                             Ireland (in Latin Hibernia).
 4th cent. AD              Division into five kingdoms (Connacht, Leinster,
                             Meath, Munster, and Ulster) with high kings
                             residing at Tara.
795 - 1014                 Norse domination.
1155                       Papal Bull by Pope Adrian IV 'bestows' Ireland to 
                             King Henry II of England.
17 Oct 1171                English conquest begins.
 1 Feb 1177                English rule begins in Ulster.
18 Jun 1541                Kingdom of Ireland in nominal personal union 
                             with England.
23 Oct 1641 - 17 Jul 1649  Irish rebellion, Confederation war.
19 May 1649 - 25 Apr 1660  Part of the Commonwealth of England and Ireland.
 8 May 1660                Kingdom of Ireland (restored).
Dec 1688 - 12 Jul 1691     Jacobite rebellion (Battle of the Boyne 1 Jul 1690)
27 Aug 1798 - 15 Sep 1798  Irish rebellion.
 1 Jan 1801                Part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and
                             Ireland.
23 Jul 1848 - 29 Jul 1848  Rebellion.
24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916  Provisional Government of the Irish Republic
                             proclaimed in Dublin in rebellion, the
                             "Easter Rising."
21 Jan 1919                Independence declared (Irish Republic).
 6 Dec 1922                Irish Free State (a British dominion).
29 Dec 1937                Éire (Ireland) (from 18 Apr 1949, official
                             description of the state: Republic of Ireland).
11 Jul 1938                Britain surrenders treaty rights in the ports of 
                             Queenstown (Cobh), Berehaven, and Lough Swilly.
18 Apr 1949                Dominion status terminated (in British law).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lords¹
20 Aug 1170 - 20 Apr 1176  Richard de Clare Strongbow,        (b. 1130 - d. 1176)
                             Earl of Pembroke 
20 Apr 1176 - 25 Apr 1185  the kings of England
25 Apr 1185 - 27 May 1199  John "Lackland"                    (b. 1167 - d. 1216)
                            (from 1199, King John of England)
27 May 1199 - 16 Mar 1254  the kings of England
16 Mar 1254 - 1265         Edward "Longshanks"                (b. 1239 - d. 1307)
                            (from 1272, King Edward I of England)
1265 - Jun 1541            the kings of England
Kings/Queens¹
Jun 1541 -  4 Jan 1649     the kings/queens of England
 8 May 1660 - 29 Dec 1937² the kings/queens of England/United Kingdom 
12 Mar 1690 -  2 Jul 1690  James II (in dissidence)           (b. 1633 - d. 1701) 
Justiciars

Apr 1172 - Apr 1173        Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath        (d. 1186)
                             (1st time)
Apr 1173 - Aug 1173        William Fitz Audelin (FitzAldhelm)
Aug 1173 -  5 Apr 1176     Richard de Clare Strongbow,        (s.a.)
                             Earl of Pembroke 
Apr 1176 - May 1177        Raymond Fitz William (Fitzgerald)  (d. 1182)
                             (acting)
May 1177 -  1 Apr 1181     Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 1 Apr 1181 - Dec 1181     John de Lacy
                           + Richard de Pec
Jan 1182 -  1 Sep 1184     Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath        (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 1 Sep 1184 - Apr 1185     Philip de Braose
25 Apr 1185 - Dec 1185     John "Lackland"                    (s.a.)
Dec 1185 - 1192            John de Courci, Earl of Ulster     (d. 1219)
1192 - 1194                Peter Pipard (1st time)
                           + William le Petit                 (d. 1194)
1194 - 1196                Peter Pipard (2nd time)
1196 - Jul 1199            Hamo de Valognes
Jul 1199 - Sep 1208        Meiler Fitz Henry                  (d. 1220)
Sep 1208 - Dec 1208        Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster       (d. 1242)
Dec 1208 - 20 Jun 1210     John de Grey, Bishop of Norwich    (d. 1214)
                             (1st time)
20 Jun 1210 - 26 Aug 1210  King John "Lackland"               (s.a.)
26 Aug 1210 - 23 Jun 1213  John de Grey, Bishop of Norwich    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
23 Jun 1213 -  6 Jun 1215  Henry de Loundres,                 (d. 1245)
                             Archbishop of Dublin (1st time)
 6 Jun 1215 -  3 Jul 1221  Geoffrey de Marisco (1st time)
 2 Jul 1221 -  2 May 1224  Henry de Loundres,                 (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin (2nd time)
 2 May 1224 - 25 Jun 1226  William Marshall,                  (d. 1231)
                             Earl of Pembroke
25 Jun 1226 - 13 Feb 1228  Geoffrey de Marisco (2nd time)
13 Feb 1228 - 16 Jun 1232  Richard de Burgh
16 Jun 1232 - 29 Jul 1232  Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent      (d. 1243)
29 Jul 1232 -  3 Sep 1232  .... (acting)
 3 Sep 1232 - 18 Nov 1245  Maurice Fitzgerald,                (b. c.1194 - d. 1257)
                             Baron of Offaly
18 Nov 1245 -  8 Aug 1246  Geoffrey St. Leger (acting)
 8 Aug 1246 - 16 Mar 1254  John FitzGeoffrey
1254 - 1265                Edward "Longshanks"                (s.a.)
16 Mar 1254 - Jun 1256     Richard de la Rochelle (1st time)
                             (acting for Edward)
Jun 1256 - Mar 1259        Alain de la Zouche                 (d. 1270)
                             (acting for Edward)
Mar 1259 - Oct 1260        Stephen de Longespée (Lungespeye)
                             (acting for Edward)
Oct 1260 - Jul 1261        William de Dene                    (d. 1261)
                             (acting for Edward)
Jul 1261 - 28 Oct 1261     .... 
                             (acting for Edward)
28 Oct 1261 - Mar 1265     Richard de la Rochelle (2nd time)
                             (acting for Edward)
Mar 1265 -  6 May 1265     Faulk de Sandford,                 (d. 1271)
                             Archbishop of Dublin
                             (acting for Edward)
 6 May 1265 - 10 Jun 1265  Roger Waspayl 
                             (acting for Edward)
10 Jun 1265 - 1266         Hugh de Taghmon, Bishop of Meath
                             (acting)
1266 - 1268                David de Barry
1268 - 1270                Robert de Ufford (1st time)
1270 - 23 Jun 1272         James de Audley                    (d. 1272)
Jul 1272 -  8 Aug 1272     John de Muscegros (acting)
 8 Aug 1272 - Aug 1273     Maurice Fitzgerald                 (b. c.1232 - d. c.1277)
Aug 1273 - 17 Jun 1276     Geoffrey de Joinville
17 Jun 1276 - Apr 1280     Robert de Ufford (2nd time)
Apr 1280 -  7 Jul 1288     Stephen de Fulburne, Bishop of     (d. 1288)
                             Waterford, Archbishop of Tuam
                             (acting)
 7 Jul 1288 - 12 Sep 1290  John de Sandford,                  (d. 1294)
                             Archbishop of Dublin
12 Sep 1290 - 18 Oct 1294  William de Vescy                   (b. c.1249 - d. 1297)
18 Oct 1294 - 19 Apr 1295  William de Oddyngeseles            (d. 1295)
19 Apr 1295 - 18 Oct 1295  Maurice FitzThomas (acting)        (d. 1298)
18 Oct 1295 - 15 Jun 1308  Sir John Wogan (1st time)          (d. 1321)
15 Jun 1308 - 16 Jun 1308  Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster   (b. c.1259 - d. 1326)
                             "the Red Earl of Ulster"
16 Jun 1308 - 16 May 1309  Piers de Gaveston (acting)         (d. 1312)
16 May 1309 -  7 Aug 1312  Sir John Wogan (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Lords Deputy
 7 Aug 1312 - 30 Apr 1313  Edmund Butler, Earl of Carríck     (d. 1231)
                             (1st time)(acting)
30 Apr 1313 -  4 Jan 1314  Theobald de Verdun
 4 Jan 1314 - 18 Jun 1314  Edmund Butler, Earl of Carríck     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting)
Lords Justice
18 Jun 1314 -  7 Apr 1317  Edmund Butler, Earl of Carríck     (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 7 Apr 1314 -  6 May 1318  Roger Mortimer, Earl of March      (b. 1287? - d. 1330)
                             (1st time)
 6 May 1318 - 11 Aug 1318  William FitzJohn, Bishop of Cashel
11 Aug 1318 - 15 Mar 1319  Alexaner de Bickno,
                             Archbishop of Dublin
15 Mar 1319 - 30 Sep 1320  Roger Mortimer, Earl of March      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
30 Sep 1320 - 21 May 1321  Thomas Fitz John Fitzgerald,       (d. 1328)
                             Earl of Kildare (1st time)
                             (acting)
 1 Feb 1321 - 23 Apr 1320  Ralph de Gorges 
                             (never reached Ireland)
21 May 1321 - 18 Nov 1323  John de Bermingham, Earl of Louth  (d. 1328)
18 Nov 1323 - 13 Apr 1327  John Darcy le neveu (1st time)     (d. 1347)
13 Apr 1327 -  6 Apr 1328  Thomas Fitz John Fitzgerald,       (s.a.)
                             Earl of Kildare (2nd time)
                             (acting)
 6 Apr 1328 - 19 Feb 1329  Roger Outlaw, Prior of Kilmainham 
21 Aug 1328 - 19 Feb 1329  John Darcy le neveu (2nd time)     (s.a.)
                             (did not take office)
19 Feb 1329 -  3 Mar 1331  John Darcy le Cosyn
Lord Lieutenants 
 3 Mar 1331 - Nov 1331     William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster   (b. 1312 - d. 1333)
                             "the Brown Earl of Ulster"
Nov 1331 - 30 Sep 1332     Anthony de Lacy
30 Sep 1332 - 28 Jul 1337  John Darcy le Cosyn (1st time)
28 Jul 1337 - Jul 1338     John Charleton, Baron of Powys     (d. 1353)
Jul 1328 -  3 Mar 1340     Thomas de Charleton, -Lord Deputy  (d. 1344)
                             Bishop of Hereford (acting)
 3 Mar 1340 - 10 Feb 1344  John Darcy le Cosyn (2nd time)
10 Feb 1344 -  6 Apr 1346  Ralph de Ufford                    (d. 1346)
 7 Apr 1346 - 10 May 1346  John Morice -Lord Deputy
                             (acting)
10 May 1346 - Dec 1349     Walter de Bermingham
Dec 1349 -  8 Jul 1355     Thomas de Rokeby (1st time)        (d. 1357)
 8 Jul 1355 - 26 Jan 1356  Maurice FitzThomas,                (d. 1356)
                             Earl of Desmond
26 Jan 1356 - 26 Jul 1356  Maurice Fitzgerald,                (b. 1318 - d. 1390)
                             Earl of Kildare (1st time)
26 Jul 1356 - 23 Apr 1357  Thomas de Rokeby (2nd time)        (s.a.)
24 Apr 1357 - 14 Jul 1357  John de Bolton (acting)
14 Jul 1357 - 18 Apr 1359  Almeric de St. Armand              (b. 1314 - d. 1382)
18 Apr 1359 - 16 Mar 1361  James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (b. 1338 - d. 1368)
16 Mar 1361 - Jun 1361     Maurice Fitzgerald,                (s.a.)
                             Earl of Kildare (2nd time)
                             (acting)
 1 Ju1 1361 - 22 Apr 1364  Lionel, Earl of Ulster (1st time)  (b. 1338 - d. 1368)
                             (from 13 Nov 1362, Duke of Clarence)
22 Apr 1364 - 25 Jan 1365  James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (b. 1331 - d. 1382)
                             (1st time)(acting)
25 Jan 1365 -  7 Nov 1366  Lionel, Duke of Clarence           (s.a.)
 7 Nov 1366 - 20 Feb 1367  Thomas de la Dale (acting)         (d. 1373?)
20 Feb 1367 -  3 Mar 1369  Gerald Fitzgerlad, -Lord Deputy    (d. 1398)
                             Earl of Desmond
 3 Mar 1369 - 28 Apr 1372  William of Windsor (1st time)      (d. 1384)
28 Apr 1372 - 20 Sep 1373  Sir Robert de Ashton               (d. 1385)
20 Sep 1373 - 16 Feb 1376  William of Windsor (2nd time)      (s.a.)
16 Feb 1376 - 24 Jul 1376  Maurice Fitzgerald, -Lord Deputy   (b. 1318 - d. 1390)
                             Earl of Kildare 
24 Jul 1376 - 22 Sep 1377  James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting)
22 Sep 1377 - 22 Oct 1379  John de Bromych
22 Oct 1379 - Dec 1381     Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March     (b. 1351 - d. 1381)
                             and Ulster
24 Jan 1382 -  1 Jul 1383  Roger Mortimer, Earl of March      (d. 1398)
                             and Ulter (1st time)
 1 Jul 1383 - 1384         Philip de Courtenay (1st time)     (d. 1406)
1384 -  6 Mar 1385         James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (d. 1405)
                             (1st time)(acting)
 6 Mar 1385 -  1 Dec 1385  Philip de Courtenay (2nd time)     (s.a.)
 1 Dec 1385 - 1387         Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford     (b. 1361 - d. 1392)
                            (from Oct 1386, Marquess of Dublin 
                             and Duke of Ireland)
1387 - 25 Oct 1389         Alexander de Balscot, (1st time)   (d. 1400)
                             Bishop of Meath (acting)
25 Oct 1389 - 11 Sep 1391  John de Stanley (1st time)         (b. c.1350 - d. 1414)
11 Sep 1391 - 24 Jul 1392  Thomas of Woodstock,               (b. 1355 - d. 1397)
                             Duke of Gloucester
24 Jul 1392 - Sep 1394     James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 2 Oct 1394 - 28 Apr 1395  King Richard II (1st time)         (b. 1367 - d. 1400)
28 Apr 1395 - 25 Apr 1396  Roger Mortimer, Earl of March      (s.a.)
                             and Ulster (2nd time)
25 Apr 1396 - 23 Jan 1397  William le Scrope                  (b. c.1351 - d. 1399)
23 Jan 1397 - 24 Apr 1397  Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March     (b. 1391 - d. 1425)
                             and Ulster (1st time)
24 Apr 1397 - Jul 1398     Roger Mortimer, Earl of March      (s.a.)
                             and Ulster (3rd time)
Jul 1398 -  7 Oct 1398     Reginald de Grey, Baron Grey       (b. 1362 - d. 1440)
                             de Ruthyn 
 7 Oct 1398 -  9 May 1399  Thomas Holland, Duke of Surrey     (b. 1371 -  d. 1400)
                             (1st time)
 9 May 1399 - 31 Jul 1399  King Richard II (2nd time)         (s.a.)
31 Jul 1399 - 10 Dec 1399  Alexander de Balscot,              (s.a.)
                             Bishop of Meath (2nd time) 
                           + Edmund Holland, Earl of Kent     (b. 1383 - d. 1408)
                           (acting)
10 Dec 1399 - 13 Nov 1401  John de Stanley (2nd time)         (s.a.)
13 Nov 1401 - Nov 1403     Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of       (b. 1388 - d. 1421)
                             Clarence (1st time)
Nov 1403 -  3 Mar 1404     Stephen le Scrope (acting)
 3 Mar 1404 - Sep 1404     James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 1 Oct 1404 - 25 Sep 1413  Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of       (s.a.)
                             Clarence (2nd time)
25 Sep 1413 - 18 Jan 1414  Sir John de Stanley (3rd time)     (s.a.)
18 Jan 1414 - Sep 1414     Thomas Cranley, Archbishop         (b. c.1337 - d. 1417)
                             of Dublin
Sep 1414 - Jul 1419        John Talbot, Baron Furnivall       (b. 1388 - d. 1453)
                            (1st time)
Jul 1419 - 10 Feb 1420     Richard Talbot,                    (d. 1449)
                             Archbishop of Dublin 
                             (1st time)(acting)
10 Feb 1420 - 1422         James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (d. 1452)
                             (1st time)
1422 -  4 Oct 1422         William FitzThomas
 4 Oct 1422 -  9 May 1423  Richard Talbot,                    (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin 
                             (2nd time)(acting)
 9 May 1423 - 19 Jan 1425  Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March     (s.a.) 
                             and Ulster (2nd time)
25 Jan 1425 - 13 Apr 1425  John Talbot, Baron Furnivall       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
13 Apr 1425 - 30 Apr 1428  John de Grey                       (d. 1439)
30 Apr 1428 - May 1430     John Sutton, Baron Dudley          (b. 1401 - d. 1487)
May 1430 - 12 Apr 1431     Richard Talbot,                    (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin 
                             (3rd time)(acting)
12 Apr 1431 - May 1437     Thomas Stanley                     (b. c.1406 - d. 1459)
May 1437 - 12 Feb 1438     Richard Talbot,                    (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin
                             (4th time)(acting) 
12 Feb 1438 - 27 Feb 1442  Leo Lionel Wells                   (b. c.1405 - d. 1461)
27 Feb 1442 - 1444         James Butler, Earl of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1444 - 12 Mar 1445         Richard Talbot,                    (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin 
                             (5th time)(acting)
12 Mar 1445 - 1447         John Talbot, Baron Furnivall,      (s.a.)
                             Earl of Shrewsbury (3rd time)
1447 -  5 Jul 1449         Richard Talbot,                    (s.a.)
                             Archbishop of Dublin 
                             (6th time)(acting)
 5 Jul 1449 - Sep 1450     Richard, Duke of York (1st time)   (b. 1411 - d. 1460)
Sep 1450 - Oct 1454        James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire    (b. 1420 - d. 1461)
                             (and from 1452, Earl or Ormonde)
Oct 1454 -  8 Dec 1457     Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (b. c.1430 - d. 1477)
                             Kildare (1st time)
 8 Dec 1457 - 1458         Richard, Duke of York (2nd time)   (s.a.)
1458 - Dec 1459            Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (2nd time)
Dec 1459 - Jul 1460        Richard, Duke of York (3rd time)   (s.a.)
Jul 1460 -  6 Mar 1462     George, Duke of Clarence           (b. 1449 - d. 1478)
                             (1st time)
1462                       Robert FitzEustace (acting)
1462 - 1463                George, Duke of Clarence           (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1463 - 1464                Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (b. 1426? - d. 1468)
                             Desmond (1st time)(acting)
1464 - 1465                Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (3rd time) (acting)
1465 - 1467                Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Desmond (2nd time)(acting) 
1467 - 23 Mar 1470         George, Duke of Clarence           (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
23 Mar 1470 -  1 Sep 1470  John Tiptoft, Earl of Worchester   (b. 1427 - d. 1470)
 1 Sep 1470 - 18 Oct 1470  Edmund Dudley (acting)             (b. c.1425 - d. 1483)
18 Oct 1470 - 1474         Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (4th time) 
1474 - 1477                William Sherwood, Bishop of Meath  (d. 1482)
                             (acting)
1477 - 25 Mar 1477         Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (5th time) 
25 Mar 1477 -  6 Jul 1478  Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (d. 1486)
                             Kildare (1st time) (acting)
 6 Jul 1478 - 1479         Henry, Lord Grey (acting)          (b. 1435 - d. 1496)
1479 -  5 May 1479         Robert Preston, Viscount           (b. c.1416 - d. 1503)
                             Gormanston (1st time) (acting)
 5 May 1479 - Jul 1483     Richard, Duke of York              (b. 1472 - d. 1483)
                             (did not take office)
 5 May 1479 - 19 Jul 1483  Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (2nd time) 
                             (acting for Richard Duke of York)
19 Jul 1483 -  9 Apr 1484  Edward, Prince of Wales            (b. 1473 - d. 1484)
 9 Apr 1484 - 21 Aug 1484  .... (acting)
21 Aug 1484 - 11 Mar 1486  John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln   (b. c.1464 - d. 1487)
11 Mar 1486 - 11 Jun 1492  Jasper, Duke of Bedford            (b. c.1431 - d. 1495)
11 Jun 1492 -  6 Sep 1493  Walter FitzSimons, Archbishop of   (d. 1511)
                             Dublin (acting)
 6 Sep 1493 - 11 Oct 1493  Robert Preston, Viscount           (s.a.)
                             Gormanston (2nd time) (acting)
14 Oct 1493 - 11 Sep 1494  William Preston, Viscount 
                             Gormanston (1st time) (acting)
11 Sep 1494 - 13 Oct 1494  Henry, Prince of Wales (1st time)  (b. 1491 - d. 1547)
                             (from 22 Apr 1509, King  Henry VIII 
13 Oct 1494 - Dec 1495     Sir Edward Poynings (acting)       (b. 1459 - d. 1521)
 1 Jan 1496 - 1503         Henry Dean, Bishop of Bangor
                             (acting)
1503 -  8 Jun 1509         Henry, Prince of Wales (2nd time)  (s.a.)
 8 Jun 1509 -  3 Sep 1513  Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (d. 1513)
                             Kildare
 3 Sep 1513 - 26 Nov 1513  .... (acting)
26 Nov 1513 - 13 Apr 1515  Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (d. 1534)
                             Kildare (1st time) 
13 Apr 1515 - Sep 1515     William Preston, Viscount          (d. 1532)
                             Gormanston (1st time)
Sep 1515 - Sep 1519        Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (2nd time)
Sep 1519 - 24 May 1520     Maurice Fitzgerald of Lackagh      (b. c.1460 - d. 1520)
24 May 1520 - Dec 1521     Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey      (b. 1473 - d. 1554)
Dec 1521 -  5 Aug 1524     Piers Butler, Earl or Ormonde      (b. 1467 - d. 1539)
                             (1st time)
 5 Aug 1524 - Nov 1526     Gerald Fitzgerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (3rd time)
Nov 1526 - 1527            Thomas FitzGerald of Leixlip
                             (acting)
1527 -  4 Aug 1528         Richard Nugent, Baron Delvin       (d. 1537)
                             (acting)
 4 Aug 1528 - 22 Jun 1529  Piers Butler, Earl or Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) -Lord deputy
22 Jun 1529 - Jul 1534     Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond    (b. 1519 - d. 1536) 
                             and Somerset 
22 Jun 1530 -  5 Jul 1532  Sir William Skeffington (1st time) (b. c.1468 - d. 1535)
                             (acting for Fitzroy) 
 5 Jul 1532 - Feb 1534     Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of         (s.a.)
                             Kildare (4th time) 
                             (acting for Fitzroy) 
Feb 1534 - Jun 1534        Thomas FitzGerald, Lord Offaly     (b. 1513 - d. 1537)
                             Silken (acting for Fitzroy) 
Jun 1534 - 23 Jul 1534     .... (acting)
23 Jul 1534 - 31 Dec 1535  Sir William Skeffington (2nd time) (s.a.)
 1 Jul 1536 - Apr 1540     Leonard Grey, Lord Grey            (b. c.1483 - d. 1541)
 2 May 1540 - Jul 1540     William Brereton (acting)          (b. c.1473 - d. 1541) 
 7 Jul 1540 - 20 May 1548  Sir Anthony St. Leger (1st time)   (b. c.1469 - d. 1559)
20 May 1548 - 29 Mar 1549  Sir Edward Bellingham              (d. 1549)
29 Mar 1549 -  2 Feb 1550  Sir Francis Bryan (acting)         (d. 1550)
 2 Feb 1550 - Aug 1550     Sir William Brabazon               (d. 1552)
10 Sep 1550 - 29 Apr 1551  Sir Anthony St. Leger (2nd time)   (s.a.)
29 Apr 1551 -  6 Dec 1552  James Croft "the Elder"            (d. 1590)
 6 Dec 1552 - 19 Nov 1553  Lord Justices
                           - Sir Thomas Cusack                (b. 1490 - d. 1571) 
                           - Sir Gerald Aylmer                (b. c.1500 - d. 1560)
19 Nov 1553 - 26 May 1556  Sir Anthony St. Leger (3rd time)   (s.a.)
26 May 1556 - 18 Jan 1558  Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex   (b. c.1526 - d. 1583)
                             (1st time)
18 Jan 1558 - 30 Aug 1559  Sir Henry Sidney (1st time)        (b. 1529 - d. 1586)
                             (acting)
30 Aug 1559 - 20 Jan 1566  Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(to 6 May 1560, Lord Deputy)
20 Jan 1566 -  1 Apr 1571  Sir Henry Sidney (2nd time)        (s.a.)
11 Dec 1571 - 18 Sep 1575  William Fitzwilliams (1st time)    (b. 1526 - d. 1599)
18 Sep 1575 - 14 Sep 1578  Sir Henry Sidney (3rd time)        (s.a.)
14 Sep 1578 - 11 Oct 1579  William Drury                      (b. 1527 - d. 1579)
11 Oct 1579 -  7 Sep 1580  William Pelham                     (b. c.1530 - d. 1587)
 7 Sep 1580 - 31 Aug 1582  Arthur Grey, Lord Grey de Wilton   (b. 1536 - d. 1593)
31 Aug 1582 - 21 Jun 1584  Lord Justices
                           - Adam Loftus, Archbishop of       (b. c.1533 - d. 1606) 
                               Dublin (1st time)
                           - Henry Wallop                     (b. c.1538 - d. 1599)
21 Jun 1584 - 30 Jun 1588  John Perrott                       (b. c.1527 - d. 1592)
30 Jun 1588 - 11 Aug 1594  William Fitzwilliam (2nd time)     (s.a.)
11 Aug 1594 - 22 May 1597  William Russell                    (b. 1558 - d. 1613) 
22 May 1597 - 14 Oct 1597  Thomas Burgh, Baron de Burgh       (b. c.1558 - d. 1597)
30 Oct 1597 - 27 Nov 1597  Thomas Norreys                     (b. 1556 - d. 1599)
27 Nov 1597 - 15 Apr 1599  Lord Justices
                           - Adam Loftus, Archbishop of       (s.a.)
                               Dublin (2nd time)
                           - Richard Gardiner                 (b. c.1563 - d. 1615)
15 Apr 1599 - 25 Sep 1599  Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex     (b. 1566 - d. 1601)
25 Sep 1599 - 27 Feb 1600  Lord Justices
                           - Adam Loftus, Archbishop of       (s.a.)
                               Dublin (3rd time)
                           - George Cary                      (b. c.1540 - d. 1617)
27 Feb 1600 -  1 Jun 1603  Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy     (b. 1563 - d. 1606)
                            (to 25 Apr 1603 Lord Deputy)
 1 Jun 1603 -  3 Feb 1605  George Cary                        (s.a.)
 3 Feb 1605 -  4 Mar 1614  Sir Arthur Chichester              (b. 1563 - d. 1624/25)
 4 Mar 1614 - 30 Aug 1616  Lord Justices
                           - Thomas Jones, Archbishop of      (b. c.1550 - d. 1619)
                               Dublin
                           - Richard Wingfield, Viscount      (d. 1634)
                               Powerscourt (1st time) 
                           - John Denham                      (b. 1559 - d. 1639)
                             (from 11 Feb 1616)
30 Aug 1616 -  4 May 1622  Sir Oliver St. John                (b. 1559 - d. 1630)
 4 May 1622 -  8 Sep 1622  Lord Justices
                           - Adam, Viscount Loftus of Ely     (b. 1568 - d. 1643) 
                               (1st time)
                           - Richard Wingfield, (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                               Viscount Powerscourt
 8 Sep 1622 - 26 Oct 1629  Henry Cary, Viscount of Falkland   (b. c.1576 - d. 1633)
26 Oct 1629 - 25 Jul 1633  Lord Justices
                           - Adam, Viscount Loftus of Ely     (s.a.) 
                               (2nd time)
                           - Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork      (b. 1566 - d. 1643)
25 Jul 1633 - 12 May 1641  Thomas Wentworth, Viscount         (b. 1593 - d. 1641)
                             Wentworth
                            (from 13 Jan 1640, Thomas 
                             Wentworth, Earl of Strafford)
14 Jun 1641 - 12 May 1643  Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester   (b. 1595 - d. 1677)
                             (did not take office)
 9 Jul 1642 - 15 Sep 1643  Owen Roe O'Neill                   (b. 1590? - d. 1649) Mil 
12 May 1643 - 13 Nov 1643  John Borlase                       (b. 1576 - d. 1648) 
                           + Henry Tichborne                  (b. 1581? - d. 1667) 
13 Nov 1643 - Feb 1647     James Butler, Marquess of Ormonde  (b. 1610 - d. 1688)
                             (appointed by the king)(1st time)
 9 Apr 1646 - 15 Apr 1647  Philip Sidney of de L'Isle         (b. 1619 - d. 1698)
                             (appointed by parliament) 
15 Apr 1647 - 19 Jun 1647  .... (acting)
19 Jun 1647 - Feb 1649     Commissioners of Parliament
                           - Arthur Annesley                  (b. 1614 - d. 1686)
                           - John Moore                       (d. 1650)
                           - Michael Jones                    (d. 1649)
                           - Sir Robert King                  (b. 1599? - d. 1657)
                           - Sir Robert Meredith
30 Sep 1648 - 14 Aug 1649  James Butler, Marquess of Ormonde  (s.a.)
                             (appointed by the King)(2nd time)
22 Jun 1649 - Jun 1652     Oliver Cromwell                    (b. 1599 - d. 1658) 
 2 Jul 1650 - 20 Nov 1651  Henry Ireton -Lord Deputy          (b. 1611 - d. 1651)
 6 Dec 1650 - Aug 1652     Ulick de Burgh, Marquess of        (b. 1604 - d. 1657)
                             Clanrickarde 
Aug 1652 - Jul 1654        Civil Commissioners of Parliament
                           - Charles Fleetwood                (b. 1618 - d. 1692)
                           - Edmund Ludlow (1st time)         (b. 1617 - d. 1692)
                           - Miles Corbett (1st time)
                           - John Jones (1st time)            (b. 1597 - d. 1660)
                           - John Weaver
Jul 1654 - Aug 1655        Charles Fleetwood -Commander       (s.a.)
Aug 1655 - 17 Nov 1657     Commissioners of the Parliament
                           - Henry Cromwell                   (b. 1628 - d. 1674)
                           - Matthew Tomlinson (1st time)     (b. 1617? - d. 1681)
                           - Miles Corbett (2nd time)
                           - Robert Goodwin
                           - William Steele                   (d. 1680)
17 Nov 1657 -  7 May 1659  Henry Cromwell -Lord Deputy        (s.a.)
 7 May 1659 - Jun 1660     Commissioners of the Parliament
                           - Edmund Ludlow (2nd time)         (s.a.)
                           - John Jones (2nd time)            (s.a.)
                           - Matthew Tomlinson (2nd time)     (s.a.)
                           - Miles Corbett (3rd time)
                           - William Bury
Jun 1660 - 31 Dec 1660     George Monck                       (b. 1608 - d. 1670)
31 Dec 1660 - 27 Jul 1662  Sir Maurice Eustace                (b. c.1590 - d. 1665)
                           + Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery      (b. 1621 - d. 1679)
27 Jul 1662 - 18 Sep 1669  James Butler, Duke of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 7 Jan 1668 - 18 Sep 1669  Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory      (b. 1634 - d. 1680)
18 Sep 1669 - 21 May 1670  John Robartes, Baron Robartes      (b. 1606 - d. 1685)
21 May 1670 -  5 Aug 1672  John Berkeley, Baron Berkeley      (d. 1678)
                             of Stratton
 5 Aug 1672 - 24 Aug 1677  Arthur Capell, Earl of Essex       (b. 1632 - d. 1683)
24 Aug 1677 - 20 Feb 1685  James Butler, Duke of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
20 Feb 1685 -  9 Jan 1686  Lord Justices
                           - Michael Boyle, Archbishop        (b. 1609 - d. 1702)
                               of Dublin
                           - Arthur Forbes, Earl of Granard   (b. 1623 - d. 1696)
 9 Jan 1686 - 12 Feb 1687  Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon      (b. 1638 - d. 1709)
12 Feb 1687 - 12 Mar 1689  Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell (b. 1630 - d. 1691)
12 Mar 1689 - 14 Jun 1690  King James II (in opposition)      (s.a.) 
14 Jun 1690 -  6 Sep 1690  King William III                   (b. 1650 - d. 1702)
 6 Sep 1690 -  3 Jul 1693  Lord Justices
                           - Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney     (b. 1641 - d. 1704)
                           - Thomas Coningsby (to 1692)       (b. 1656? - d. 1729)
                           - Sir Charles Porter (1st time)    (b. 1631 - d. 1696)
                             (from Nov 1690)
 3 Jul 1693 - 28 Jul 1693  Sir Cyril Wyche                    (b. c.1632 - d. 1707)
28 Jul 1693 -  6 Feb 1697  Lord Justices
                           - Sir Cyril Wyche (to 1695)        (s.a.)
                           - Henry, Baron Capell              (b. 1637 - d. 1696)
                              of Tewkesbury  (to 18 May 1696)
                           - William Dunscombe
                             (to 18 May 1696)
                           - Morrogh, Viscount Blessington
                             (18 May 1696 - 2 Jun 1696)
                           - William Wolseley
                             (18 May 1696 - 2 Jun 1696)
                           - Sir Charles Porter (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (2 Jun 1696 - Dec 1696)
                           - Charles Cook, Earl of Mountrath
                             (from 2 Jun 1696)
                           - Henry Hamilton, Earl of Drogheda (d. 1714)
                             (from 10 Jul 1696)
 6 Feb 1697 - 28 Dec 1700  Lord Justices
                           - Henry de Massue, Earl of Galway  (b. 1648 - d. 1720)
                           - Edward Villiers, Earl of Jersey  (b. 1656 - d. 1711)
                             (29 Jul 1697 - 1699)
                           - Narcissius Harsh
                             (18 May - Aug 1699)
                           - Charles Paulet, Duke of Bolton   (b. 1661 - d. 1722)
                             (1st time) (from 18 May 1699) 
                           - Charles Berkeley,                (b. 1649 - d. 1710)
                               Earl of Berkeley 
                             (from 23 Aug 1699)
28 Dec 1700 - 18 Sep 1701  Lord Justices
                           - Sir Cyril Wyche                  (s.a.)
                           - Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney     (s.a.)
18 Sep 1701 -  4 Jun 1703  Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester   (b. 1641 - d. 1711)
 4 Jun 1703 - 24 Jun 1707  James Butler, Duke of Ormonde      (b. 1665 - d. 1745)
                             (1st time) 
24 Jun 1707 - 21 Apr 1709  Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke   (b. 1656 - d. 1733)
21 Apr 1709 -  3 Jul 1711  Thomas Wharton, Baron Wharton      (b. 1648 - d. 1715)
 3 Jul 1711 - 27 Oct 1713  James Butler, Duke of Ormonde      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
27 Oct 1713 -  4 Oct 1714  Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury (b. 1660 - d. 1718)
 4 Oct 1714 - 13 Feb 1717  Charles Spencer,                   (b. 1674 - d. 1722)
                             Earl of Sunderland
13 Feb 1717 -  7 Aug 1717  Charles Townshend,                 (b. 1674 - d. 1738)
                             Viscount Townshend
 7 Aug 1717 - 28 Aug 1721  Charles Paulet, Duke of Bolton     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
28 Aug 1721 - 22 Oct 1724  Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton   (b. 1683 - d. 1757)
22 Oct 1724 - Apr 1730     John Carteret, Baron Carteret      (b. 1690 - d. 1763)
Apr 1730 - 11 Sep 1731     Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672 - d. 1742)
                           + Thomas Wyndham                   (b. 1681 - d. 1745)
                           + Ralph Gore                       (b. 1675 - d. 1733)
                           (acting)
11 Sep 1731 -  7 Sep 1737  Lionel Cranfield Sackville,        (b. 1688 - d. 1765)
                             Duke of Dorset (1st time)
 7 Sep 1737 - 31 Aug 1745  William Cavendish, Duke of         (b. 1698 - d. 1755) 
                             Devonshire 
31 Aug 1745 - 13 Sep 1747  Philip Dormer Stanhope,            (b. 1694 - d. 1773)
                             Earl of Chesterfield
13 Sep 1747 - Apr 1750     William Stanhope,                  (b. 1690 - d. 1756)
                             Earl of Harrington 
Apr 1750 - 19 Sep 1751     Henry Boyle (acting)               (b. 1682 - d. 1764)
19 Sep 1751 -  5 May 1755  Lionel Cranfield Sackville,        (s.a.)
                             Duke of Dorset (2nd time)
 5 May 1755 - 25 Sep 1757  William Cavendish,                 (b. 1720 - d. 1764)
                             Duke of Devonshire
25 Sep 1757 -  6 Oct 1761  John Russell, Duke of Bedford      (b. 1710 - d. 1771)
 6 Oct 1761 - 22 Sep 1763  George Montagu-Dunk,               (b. 1716 - d. 1771) 
                             Earl of Halifax 
22 Sep 1763 -  5 Jun 1765  Hugh Smithson Percy,               (b. 1715 - d. 1786)
                             Earl of Northumberland
 5 Jun 1765 - 18 Oct 1765  Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth   (b. 1734 - d. 1796)
18 Oct 1765 -  6 Oct 1766  Francis Seymour, Earl of Hertford  (b. 1718 - d. 1794)
 6 Oct 1766 - 14 Oct 1767  George William Hervey,             (b. 1721 - d. 1775) 
                              Earl of Bristol 
14 Oct 1767 - 30 Nov 1772  George Townshend,                  (b. 1724 - d. 1807)
                             Viscount Townshend 
30 Nov 1772 - 25 Jan 1777  Simon Harcourt, Earl Harcourt      (b. 1714 - d. 1777)
25 Jan 1777 - 23 Dec 1780  John Hobart,                       (b. 1723 - d. 1793)
                             Earl of Buckinghamshire 
23 Dec 1780 - 14 Apr 1782  Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle (b. 1748 - d. 1825)
14 Apr 1782 - 15 Sep 1782  William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck,  (b. 1738 - d. 1809)
                             Duke of Portland 
15 Sep 1782 -  3 Jun 1783  George Nugent-Temple-Grenville,    (b. 1753 - d. 1813)
                             Earl Temple (1st time)
 3 Jun 1783 - 24 Feb 1784  Robert Henley, Earl of Northington (b. 1747 - d. 1786)
24 Feb 1784 - 24 Oct 1787  Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland   (b. 1754 - d. 1787)
16 Dec 1787 -  5 Jan 1790  George Nugent-Temple-Grenville,
                             Marquess of Buckingham (2nd time)(s.a.)
 5 Jan 1790 -  4 Jan 1795  John Fane, Earl of Westmorland     (b. 1759 - d. 1841)
 4 Jan 1795 - 31 Mar 1795  William Wentworth Fitzwilliam,     (b. 1748 - d. 1833)
                             Earl Fitzwilliam 
31 Mar 1795 - 20 Jun 1798  John Jeffreys Pratt, Earl Camden   (b. 1759 - d. 1840)
20 Jun 1798 - 25 May 1801  Charles Cornwallis,                (b. 1738 - d. 1805)
                             Marquess Cornwallis 
25 May 1801 - 28 Mar 1806  Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke    (b. 1757 - d. 1834)
28 Mar 1806 - 19 Apr 1807  John Russell, Duke of Bedford      (b. 1766 - d. 1839)
19 Apr 1807 - 26 Aug 1813  Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond   (b. 1764 - d. 1819)
26 Aug 1813 -  9 Oct 1817  Charles, Earl of Whitworth         (b. 1752 - d. 1825)
 9 Oct 1817 - 29 Dec 1821  Charles Chetwynd Talbot,           (b. 1777 - d. 1849)
                             Earl Talbot 
29 Dec 1821 -  1 Mar 1828  Richard Colley Wellesley,          (b. 1760 - d. 1842)
                           Marquess Wellesley (1st time)
 1 Mar 1828 -  6 Mar 1829  Henry William Paget, 
                             Marquess of Anglesey (1st time)  (b. 1768 - d. 1854)
 6 Mar 1829 - 23 Dec 1830  Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland (b. 1785 - d. 1847)
23 Dec 1830 - 26 Sep 1833  Henry William Paget,
                             Marquess of Anglesey (2nd time)  (s.a.)
26 Sep 1833 -  6 Jan 1835  Richard Colley Wellesley,
                             Marquess Wellesley (2nd time)    (s.a.)
 6 Jan 1835 - Apr 1835     Thomas Hamilton,                   (b. 1780 - d. 1858)
                             Earl of Haddington 
11 May 1835 -  3 Apr 1839  Constantine Henry Phipps,          (b. 1797 - d. 1863) 
                             Earl of Mulgrave, (from 25 Jun 1838
                             Constantine Henry Phipps,
                             Marquess of Normanby) 
 3 Apr 1839 - 15 Sep 1841  Hugh Fortescue, (from 1841)        (b. 1783 - d. 1861)
                             Earl Fortescue
15 Sep 1841 - 26 Jul 1844  Thomas Philip Robinson,            (b. 1781 - d. 1859)
                             Earl de Grey
26 Jul 1844 - 11 Jul 1846  William à Court, Baron Heytesbury  (b. 1779 - d. 1860)
11 Jul 1846 - 16 May 1847  John William Ponsonby,             (b. 1781 - d. 1847) 
                             Earl of Bessborough 
26 May 1847 - 10 Mar 1852  George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon (b. 1800 - d. 1883)
10 Mar 1852 - Dec 1852     Archibald William Montgomerie,     (b. 1812 - d. 1861)
                             Earl of Eglinton (1st time) 
 6 Jan 1853 - 13 Mar 1855  Edward Granville Eliot,            (b. 1798 - d. 1877) 
                             Earl of St. Germans 
13 Mar 1855 - 12 Mar 1858  George Howard, Earl of Carlisle    (b. 1802 - d. 1864)
                             (1st time) 
12 Mar 1858 - 13 Jul 1859  Archibald William Montgomerie,     (s.a.)
                             Earl of Eglinton (2nd time) 
13 Jul 1859 -  8 Nov 1864  George Howard, Earl of Carlisle
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
 8 Nov 1864 - 20 Jun 1866  John Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse,   (b. 1826 - d. 1902)
                             (from 1866) Earl of Kimberley
20 Jun 1866 - 23 Dec 1868  James Hamilton, Marquess           (b. 1811 - d. 1885)
                             (from 1868, Duke) of Abercorn
                             (1st time) 
23 Dec 1868 - 18 Apr 1874  John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer  (b. 1835 - d. 1910)
                             (1st time)
18 Apr 1874 - 11 Dec 1876  James Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
11 Dec 1876 -  5 May 1880  John Churchill,                    (b. 1822 - d. 1883)
                             Duke of Marlborough
 5 May 1880 -  6 May 1882  Francis Thomas de Grey,            (b. 1834 - d. 1905)
                             Earl Cowper 
 6 May 1882 - 30 Jun 1885  John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
30 Jun 1885 - 20 Feb 1886  Henry Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon   (b. 1831 - d. 1890)
20 Feb 1886 -  5 Aug 1886  John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon,     (b. 1847 - d. 1934)
                             Earl of Aberdeen (1st time) 
 5 Aug 1886 -  5 Oct 1889  Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart,      (b. 1852 - d. 1915)
                             Marquess of Londonderry 
 5 Oct 1889 - 18 Aug 1892  Lawrence Dundas,                   (b. 1844 - d. 1929)
                             Earl of Zetland 
18 Aug 1892 -  8 Jul 1895  Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-     (b. 1858 - d. 1945)
                             Milnes, Baron Houghton 
 8 Jul 1895 - 16 Aug 1902  George Henry Cadogan, Earl Cadogan (b. 1840 - d. 1915)
16 Aug 1902 - 14 Dec 1905  William Humble Ward,               (b. 1867 - d. 1932) 
                             Earl of Dudley 
14 Dec 1905 - 19 Feb 1915  John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon,     (s.a.)
                             Earl of Aberdeen (2nd time) 
19 Feb 1915 - 11 Jul 1916  Ivor Churchill Guest,              (b. 1873 - d. 1939)
                             Viscount Wimborne (1st time)
President of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic
24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916  Patrick Henry Pearse               (b. 1879 - d. 1916)  IRB 
                             (in rebellion)
Lord-lieutenants
11 Jul 1916 - 11 Aug 1916  Lord Justices (acting)
                           - Bernard Edward Barnaby           (b. 1849 - d. 1937)
                               Fitzpatrick, Baron Castletown 
                           - Sir David Harrel                 (b. 1841 - d. 1939)
                           - Richard Robert Cherry            (b. 1859 - d. 1923)
                           - James Owen Wylie                 (b. 1845 - d. 1935)
                           - Jonathan Pim                     (b. 1858 - d. 1949)
11 Aug 1916 -  2 May 1918  Ivor Churchill Guest,              (s.a.)
                             Viscount Wimborne (2nd time) 
 2 May 1918 -  2 May 1921  John Denton Pinkstone French,      (b. 1852 - d. 1925)
                             Viscount French 
 2 May 1921 -  6 Dec 1922  Edmund Bernard Fitzalan-Howard,    (b. 1855 - d. 1947)
                             Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent
Chairmen of Dáil Éireann
21 Jan 1919                Cathal Brugha                      (b. 1874 - d. 1922)  SF
                             (Charles William St. John Burgess)
22 Jan 1919                George Noble, Count Plunkett       (b. 1851 - d. 1948)  Non-party
Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)³
22 Jan 1919 -  1 Apr 1919  Cathal Brugha