High Sheriff of Leitrim
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title:
High Sheriff of Leitrim
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The High Sheriff of Leitrim was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Leitrim, Ireland from c.1582 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Leitrim 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 s
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description:
Britain's representative in County Leitrim, Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Leitrim
date created:
2011-04-28T19:13:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:24:43Z
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