Custos Rotulorum of Kerry

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Custos rotulorum (plural: custodes rotulorum; Latin for "keeper of the rolls") is the keeper of a county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county.

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of County Kerry.

For post-1831 custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Kerry

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References

  1. Kimber, Edward. The Peerage of Ireland. Vol. 2. p. 55.
  2. Archdall, Mervyn. The Peerage of Ireland. Vol. 3. p. 334.
  3. "CROSBIE, James (c.1760-1836), of Ballyheigue, co. Kerry". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 June 2014.