Custos Rotulorum of Clare

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The Custos Rotulorum of Clare was the highest civil officer in County Clare. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Clare.

County Clare County in the Republic of Ireland

County Clare is a county in Ireland, in the Mid-West Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the West by the Atlantic Ocean. There is debate whether it should be historically considered a part of Connacht. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 at the 2016 census. The county town and largest settlement is Ennis.

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Clare.

Incumbents

Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond, son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond; succeeded his brother as earl, 1639; was lord-lieutenant of Clare, 1640–41: had his rents seized, 1644; admitted a parliamentary garrison to Bunratty Castle and went to England: joined Charles I; successfully petitioned parliament for £2,000 spent in the parliamentary cause.

William McWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, KB, PC(I) was an Irish peer and politician.

Murrough OBrien, 1st Marquess of Thomond Irish Marquess

Sir Murrough O'Brien, 10th Baron of Inchiquin, 5th Baron O'Brien of Burren, 1st Baron Thomond of Taplow, 5th Earl of Inchiquin, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC (Ire), known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, was an Irish peer, soldier and politician.

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Clare

Custos rotulorum is a civic post which is recognised in the United Kingdom and in Jamaica.

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References

  1. ↑ Croker, Thomas. Narratives Illustrative of the Contests in Ireland in 1641 and 1690. p. 109.
  2. ↑ "British Armorial Bindings". University of Toronto. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ↑ The Royal Kalendar, and Court and City Register for England, Scotland... 1820. p. 35.
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