High Sheriff of County Galway
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title:
High Sheriff of County Galway
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The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. In 1908, an Order in Council made the L
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Official in Ireland (c. 1569 to 1922)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_County_Galway
date created:
2007-02-14T20:51:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:24:28Z
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