List of mayors of Limerick

This page is a list of mayors of the city of Limerick, Ireland.

List Provosts prior to first charter 1195: John Spafford 1196: Alexander Barrett 1197: Henry Troy

Mayors YearMayorNotes 1197–1198 Adam Sarvant 1199 Thomas Cropper 1210 Roger Maij 1211 John Cambitor 1212 Walter Crop 1213 Robert White 1214 Siward Minutor 1215 Siwardus D. Fferendona 1216 J. Russell, alias Creagh 1217 John Banbury 1218 Thomas Fitz-Arthur 1219 John Avenbrugger 1230 Reynold de St. Jacobo 1231 Nicholas Fitzsimons 1234 Graldus Domiler 1235 John de Hanco 1236 John Poines 1237 Henry Troy 1241 Nicholas Fitz-Thois 1255 John White 1258 Thomas Crop 1259 Adam Serjeant 1260 Henry Troy 1261 Robert Juvenis 1262 Reginald de St. Jacobo 1263 John Russell, alias Creaghe 1264 John Banbery 1265 Richard Troway 1266 Geraldus de Mulier 1267 John Hamilton 1268 Robert Poynes 1269 Henry Troy 1270 Richard Milles Owen 1271 John White 1271 Gregory Wanybould 1273 John Banbery 1274 Gilbert Fitz-Thomas 1275 Geraldus Millis Owen 1276 Edmund Longan 1277 Gregory Vonbonde 1278 Morris Lisborne 1279 Gerald de Murley 1280 Maurice Blund 1281 Richard Troy 1282 Henry Troy 1283 John Kildare 1284 Gerald Morles 1285 Edward Longane 1294 Maurice Lisborn 1295 Gerald de Morly 1296 Richard Troy 1297 Nicholas Fitzsimons 1298 Gerald Morles 1299 Richard Troy 1300 John KildareGerald Domilier 1301 John de Hanco 1302 Robert Poines 1303 Henry Troy 1304 Richard Milles Owen 1305 John White 1306 Thomas Bambury 1307 William Loung 1308 Robert Juvenis or Young Henry Troy 1308 Gregory Wambold 1309 Gregory Wainbold 1310 John Banbery 1311 Rowland Troy 1312 John Creagh 1313 Walter White 1314 John SamtoneRobert Troy 1315 Robert JuvenisGregory Wambold 1316 John WhiteMaurice de Lisborn 1317 Thomas Blake KildareGregory Wambold 1318 Nicholas WhiteWilliam Prendergast 1319 Philip Rainbold 1320 Thomas Bambery 1321 Richard Loung 1322 Walter White 1323 Roger de Lisborn 1324 John Fitz-John White 1325 John Fitz-John Le Blunt 1326 John White 1327 Gregory Wainbold 1328 Henry Troy 1329 Gregory Wyneband 1330 Gregory WynebandJohn White 1331 Gregory Wyneband 1332 Thomas Bambery 1333 Gregory Wainbold 1334 Thomas Black of Kildare 1335 Richard Milles Owen 1336 John White 1337 Gregory Wainbold 1338 John Kildare 1339 Thomas Kildare 1340 Richard Milles Owen 1341 Thomas Bambery 1342 Robert White 1343 Gregory Wambold 1344 Simon Bouir Gregory de Lisborn 1345 Nicholas Fitz-Thomas Simon Coney 1346 Nicholas Fitzsymons 1347 John Croft 1348 Richard Miles Owen 1349 Richard Miles Owen of Emly 1350 Richard Millisse of Emly 1351 Robert Creagh 1352 Nicholas Fitz-Thomas 1353 Nicholas Fitzsimons 1354 John Nash 1355 Nicholas Black of Kildare 1356 John Kildare 1357 Rd Bultingford 1358 John Crofte 1359 Richard Milles Owen 1360 Richard Milles Owen jnr, 1361 Nicholas Bakkeear 1362 Robert Creaghe 1363 John Bambery 1364 Thomas Pill 1365 John Fitz-Thomas Arthur 1366 Thomas Bambery 1367 John Baultingfourd 1368 Gilbert Fitz-Thomas 1369 John White 1370 Gilbert F. Thomas Blake 1371 Robert Creaugh 1372 John Arthur 1373 Nicholas Blackader 1374 Richard Milles Owen 1375 Wm. Bambery 1376 Richard Bultingfourd 1377 Thomas Kildare 1378 William White 1379 Thomas Kildare 1380 Richard Bultingford 1381 John Banbery 1382 John White 1383 Richd. Troy 1384 Thomas Kildare 1385 Thom. Pill 1386 Richard Bultingfourd 1387 John White 1388 Thomas Malby 1389 John White 1390 Richard Baltingford 1391 John White 1392 John Kildare 1393 Thomas Kildare 1394 Thomas Kildare 1395 Walter Daniel 1396 Richard Bullingfourd 1397 Thomas Kildare 1398 Thomas Kildare 1399 Nicholas Black 1400 John Arthur 1401 Peter Loftus 1402 Thomas Spicer 1403 John Arthur 1404 John Arthur, 27 JuneJohn Spofford, 6 Dec. 1405 Thomas Kildare 1406 unknown 1407 Thomas Comyn 1408 Thomas Comyn 1409 Thomas Comyn 1410 John Bambery 1411 Thomas Troy 1412 unknown 1413 Thomas Comyn 1414 Thomas White 1415 Peter Loftus 1416 Thomas Comyn 1417 Thomas Comyn 1418 John Gale alias Spafford 1419 John Spafford 1420 Richard Troy 1421 Thomas Arthur 1422 Richd. Troy 1423 Spafford 1424 Pires Loftus 1425 Richard Troy 1426 Thomas Arthur 1427 Nicholas Stritch 1428 Thomas Comyn 1429 unknown 1430 Richard Troy 1431 William Arthur 1432 John Spafford 1433 Thomas Bambery 1434 William Wailsh 1435 Richard Fox 1436 Nicholas Arthur 1437 William Yong 1438 Thomas Comyn 1439 Walter Yong 1440 William Arthur 1441 William Arthur 1442 Nicholas Arthur 1443 Richard Fox 1444 Nicholas Arthur 1445 Richard Arthur 1446 Nicholas Arthur 1447 William Loftus 1448 William Comyn 1449 William Arthur 1450 Thomas Arthur 1451 Richard Arthur 1452 Nicholas Arthur 1453 Thomas Barthon 1454 Nicholas Arthur 1455 William Longe 1456 Edmond Howell 1457 Nicholas Arthur 1458 Nicholas Arthur 1459 William Comyn 1460 Richard Arthur 1461 Patrick Torger 1462 Nich. Fitz-Thomas Arthur 1463 Nicholas Arthur 1464 Nicholas Arthur 1465 Patrick Torger 1466 Thomas Arthur 1467 Thomas Arthur 1468 William Comyn 1469 Thomas Arthur 1470 Henry Creagh David Creagh 1471 John Arthur 1472 Patrick Arthur 1473 William Comyn 1474 John Arthur 1475 David Creagh 1476 Patrick Arthur 1477 Daniel Crevagh 1478 Thomas Arthur 1479 Thomas Arthur 1480 John Arthur 1481 John Comyn 1482 David Arthur 1483 John Fitz-Nicholas Arthur 1484 Walter Whyte 1485 William Harold 1486 John Arthur 1487 John Arthur 1488 David Creagh 1489 Thomas Arthur 1490 Patrick Arthur 1491 David Creagh 1492 Maurice Stacpol 1493 Edmond Lodge 1494 Georg Fitz-Nicholas Arthur 1495 Edmond Longe 1496 George Comyn 1497 George Comyn 1498 William Harold 1499 David Roche 1500 Philip Stackpol 1501 Christopher Arthur 1502 John Creagh 1503 Nicholas Stretch 1504 Nicholas Stretch 1505 William Harold 1506 William Arthur 1507 William Creagh 1508 Nicholas Fitz-Patrick Fox 1509 Nich. Thos. Fitz-W. Arthur 1510 Nicholas Stretch 1511 Thomas Roch 1512 Robert Harrold 1513 Robert Stackpol 1514 Richard Fox 1515 Thomas Comyn 1516 Nicholas Harrold 1517 Nicholas Harrold 1518 David Comyn 1519 John Rocheford 1520 Walter Ryce 1521 David Comyn 1522 David Whyte 1523 David Roche 1524 Christopher Arthur 1525 James Harrold 1526 Thomas Yong 1527 Nicholas Creagh 1528 Nicholas Stretch 1529 Patrick Fanning 1530 Stephen Creagh 1531 Edmond Harrold 1532 Daniel Fitz-George Arthur 1533 Thomas Yong 1534 John Fitz-Nicholas Arthur 1535 Edmond Sexton Ancestor of the Pery family including Viscount Pery. 1536 Bartholomew Stretch 1537 Nicholas Comyn 1538 William Fanning 1539 Leonard Creagh 1540 Dominick Whyte 1541 Patrick Everard 1542 George Crevagh 1543 David Whyte 1544 James Harrold 1545 Dominick Whyte 1546 Stephen Creagh 1547 John Fitz-Nicholas Arthur 1548 William Stretch 1549 John Fitzgeo. Stretch 1550 James Fox 1551 James Creagh for 1 monthJames Fox for 2 months 1552 William Stretch 1553 William Verdune 1554 James Stretch 1555 John Stackpol 1557 Clement Fanning 1558 Edward Fitz-Daniel Arthur 1559 Daniel Comyn 1560 Peter Fitz-Leonard Creagh 1561 Richard Fanning 1562 Nicholas Whyte 1563 Nicholas Harrold 1564 George Roche 1565 Thomas Fitz-John Arthur 1567 Christopher Creagh 1568 Dominick Fanning 1569 Philip Rochford 1570 John Fitz-Stephen Comyn 1571 Geo. Fitz-William Fanning 1572 Richard Stretch 1573 Thoms Fitz-John Arthur 1574 Thomas Harrold 1575 Roger Everard 1576 Stpn. Fitz-Dominick Whyte 1577 Thomas Fitz-John Arthur 1578 John Woulfe 1579 Nicholas Fitz-Bw.Stretch 1580 John Fitz-Gerald Roche 1581 James Fitz-John Galway 1582 John Fitz-Bw. Stretch 1583 Nicholas Comyn 1584 James Fanning 1585 Stephen Sexten 1586 Thomas Yong 1587 George Fanning 1588 Jordan Roche 1589 Nicholas Bourke 1590 Thomas Fitz-William Stretch 1591 Oliver Bourke 1592 Nicholas Fitz-Thomas Arthur 1593 Peter Fitz-Dominick Creagh 1594 John Fitz-Bw. Stretch 1595 James Whyte died 1st monthPeter Fitz-John Creagh 1596 Robert Whyte 1597 Dominick Fitzjordan Roche 1598 James Cromwell 1599 William Fitz-John Stretch 1600 Galfridus (Sir Geoffrey) Galway 1601 Stephen Roche 1602 Philip Roch 1603 Nicholas Bourke 1604 James Galway 1605 Edmund Fox for 2 monthsJames Woulf 1606 Edmund Sexten 1607 Nicholas Arthur 1608 Patrick Arthur 1609 David Whyte 1610 Clement Fanning Grandfather of Dominick Fanning (mayor 1641). 1611 David ComynEdmund Sexton 1612 Wm. Myeagh, 4 monthsChristopher Creagh, 8 months 1613 Dominick Fitz-Peter Creagh 1614 Michael Walter, 5 monthsJames Galway 1615 William Stretch, 14 daysSimon FanningDavid Comyn 1616 James GalwayDominick RocheChristopher Creagh 1617 John Fitz-John Stretch 1618 Dominick RochePeter Fitz-Peter Whyte 1619 Edward Sexten 1620 Henry Barkley 1621 Dominick Roche 1622 John Fitz-John Stretch 1623 Edward Sexten 1624 David Fitz-Nicholas Comyn 1625 Henry Barkley 1626 James Fitz-Nicholas Bourke 1627 James Fitz-John Stretch 1628 Peter Fitz-Peter Creagh 1629 Dr. Domk. Fitz-David Whyte 1630 Nicholas Fanning 1631 Andrew Fitz-Andrew Creagh 1632 James Lawless 1633 John Meyeagh 1634 Peter (or Pierce) Creagh Fitz-Andrew 1635 Thomas Fitz-Martin Arthur 1636 Sir Domk. Fitz-Bw. Whyte 1637 James Fitz-James Whyte 1638 Robert Lawless 1639 Jordan Roch (the younger) 1640 William Fitz-Ed. Comyn 1641 Dominick Fitz-Simon Fanning Grandson of Clement Fanning (mayor 1610).History of the Fanning Family, Volume 1 Executed by the English in 1651 for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1641. 1642 Peter Fitz-Pierce Creagh 1643 Dominick Fitz-David Whyte 1644 Francis Fanning 1645 John Fitz-Thomas Bourke 1646 Dominick Fitz-Stephen Fanning 1647 Peter (Pierce) Creagh Fitz-Andrew 1648 Sir Nicholas Fitz-David Comyn 1649 John Fitz-Wm. Creagh 1650 Thomas Fitz-Patrick Creagh 1651 Peter Fitz-Peter Creagh or Pierse Creagh Ancestor of the Creagh family of Dangan, County Clare. 1656 Colonel Henry Ingolsby 1657 Captain Ralf Wilson 1658 William Yarwell 1659 Wm. Hartwell 1660 Thomas Miller 1661 John Comyn 1662 Henry Bindon 1663 Sir Ralph Wilson 1664 Sir Ralph Wilson 1665 Sir Wm. King 1666 Samuel Foxon 1667 Sir Ralph Wilson 1668 Sir Ralph Wilson 1669 E. Werendoght 1670 R. Studdendoght 1671 John Bourin 1672 Sir Geo. Ingoldsby 1673 Wm. York 1674 Wm. York 1675 Edward Clarke 1676 Capt. Humphrey Hartwell 1677 Capt. Humphrey Hartwell 1678 Wm. York 1679 Sir William King 1680 Anthony Bartlett 1681 Fras. Whitamor 1682 Wm. Gribble 1683 Wm. Gribble 1684 Robert Smyth 1685 George Roche 1686 George Roche 1687 Robert Hannan 1688 Robert Hannan 1689 Thomas Harrold 1690 John Power 1691 George Roche 1692 John Craven 1693 John Foord 1694 Edward Waight/Wight Father of mayor John Wight. 1695 Thomas Rose Of Devonshire origins, lived in Morgans North, County Limerick. 1696 Simon White His second son John was an estate owner from Cappawhite, County Tipperary. 1697 John Young 1698 James Robinson 1699 Robert Twigg 1700 Richard Pope 1701 William Davis 1702 George Roche (younger) 1703 John Vincent 1704 Richard Lyllis 1705 Tock Roch 1706 John Higgins 1707 Randel Holland 1708 Richard Craven 1709 Rawly Colpoys 1710 Pierse Piercy 1711 Edward Waight/Wight Same as in 1694. 1712 William Butler 1713 Ezechias Holland 1714 William Franklin 1715 George Sexton 1716 Francis Sergeant 1717 George Bridgeman 1718 William Medcaff 1719 Richard Davis 1720 John Seamor 1721 George Roche MP for Limerick City (1713-1727) 1722 Joseph Wilson 1723 Tock Roche 1724 Tock Roche 1725 John Carr 1726 Lieut-Gen Thomas Pierce 1727 John Vincent 1728 Arthur Vincent 1729 Walter Parker 1730 William Carr 1731 Philip Rawson 1732 Charles Smyth MP for Limerick City (1731-1776) 1733 William Wilson 1734 Richard Maunsell 1735 George Wright 1736 Thomas Vincent 1737 Thomas Southwell 1738 George Sexton 1739 Isaac Clampett 1740 Joseph RocheThomas Vincent 1741 John Wight Son of mayor Edward Wight. 1742 John Robinson 1743 Arthur Roche 1744 Henry Long 1745 Robert Cripps 1746 Henry Ivers 1747 John Ingram 1748 John Jones 1749 David Roch 1750 Henry Southwell MP 1751 James Smyth 1752 John Sheppard 1753 Peter Sargent 1754 John Gough 1755 Stepney Rawson Stepney 1756 Arthur Roch 1757 Andrew Shepherd 1758 Sexten Baylee His nephew Henry was owner of Mount Baylee in Knockatinty, County Clare 1759 Francis Sargent 1760 A