High Sheriff of Mayo
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title:
High Sheriff of Mayo
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The High Sheriff of Mayo was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Mayo, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Mayo 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
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British judicial representative in County Mayo, Ireland (1500's-1922)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Mayo
date created:
2011-05-01T19:57:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:24:53Z
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