The order of precedence in Ireland was fixed by Royal Warrant on 2 January 1897 during Ireland's ties to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

This is a listing who were the office holders on the 6 December 1922.

Gentlemen

Royal family and Lord Lieutenant

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

  • Ambassadors
  • Lord Mayor of Dublin (only within the precincts of the City of Dublin)
    • Laurence O'Neill
  • Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Davidson)
  • Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave)
  • Archbishop of York (Cosmo Gordon Lang)
  • Archbishops of Armagh
    • Roman Catholic (Cardinal Michael Logue)
    • Church of Ireland (Charles D'Arcy)
  • Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (if a peer)
  • Archbishops of Dublin
    • Roman Catholic (Edward Joseph Byrne)
    • Church of Ireland (John Gregg)
  • Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (William Gordon Strahan)
  • The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (not being a peer)
    • Sir John Ross, 1st Baronet
  • Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (none; in commission since 1817)
  • Lord President of the Council (being a Baron, or higher in degree)
    • James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
  • The Lord Privy Seal (being a Baron, or higher in degree)
    • Vacant
  • Lord Great Chamberlain (Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire)
  • Lord High Constable of Ireland (office only in existence for coronations)
  • Earl Marshal (Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk)
  • Lord High Admiral (none; in commission since 1828)
  • Lord Steward of the Household (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury)
  • Lord Chamberlain of the Household (Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer)
  • Lord High Steward of Ireland (John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Waterford)

Nobility, bishops, et al.

Dukes, et al.

  • Dukes of England (ordered according to date of creation)
    • The Duke of Norfolk, who ranked higher as Earl Marshal
  • Dukes of Scotland (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Dukes of Great Britain (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Dukes of Ireland before 1801
    • Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster
  • Dukes of United Kingdom and Ireland created after 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Eldest sons of Dukes of the Blood Royal
    • Prince Arthur of Connaught
  • Foreign Ministers and Envoys

Marquesses, et al.

  • Marquesses of England (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Marquesses of Scotland (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Marquesses of Great Britain (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Marquesses of Ireland before 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
    • John Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford
    • Arthur Hill, 7th Marquess of Downshire
    • Edward Chichester, 6th Marquess of Donegall
    • Terence Taylour, 5th Marquess of Headfort
    • Terence Browne, 9th Marquess of Sligo
    • George Loftus, 7th Marquess of Ely
  • Marquesses of United Kingdom and Ireland created after 1801 excepting:
    • The Marquess of Lincolnshire, who ranked higher as Lord Great Chamberlain
  • Eldest sons of Dukes according to their Fathers' precedence

Earls, et al.

  • Earls of England (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Earls of Scotland (ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 and to date of creation)
  • Earls of Great Britain (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Earls of Ireland created before 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
    • John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Waterford
    • Charles Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork and Orrery
    • Anthony Nugent, 11th Earl of Westmeath
    • Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath
    • Arthur James Francis Plunkett, 11th Earl of Fingall
    • William Feilding, 10th Earl of Denbigh
    • Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
    • Charles Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda
    • Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
    • Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam
    • Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley
    • Charles Perceval, 9th Earl of Egmont
    • Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough
    • Brian Butler, 9th Earl of Carrick
    • Robert Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon
    • Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Lanesborough
    • Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran
    • James Stopford, 7th Earl of Courtown
    • John Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough
    • Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton
    • Henry King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston
    • Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton
    • The Earl of Roden
    • Ernest Vaughan, 7th Earl of Lisburne
    • John Charles Edmund Carson Meade, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam
    • Randal Mark Kerr McDonnell, 7th Earl of Antrim
    • Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford
    • Lionel Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington
    • Walter Bourke, 8th Earl of Mayo
    • Robert Annesley, 9th Earl Annesley
    • John Crichton, 5th Earl Erne
    • Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen
    • William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow
    • Rupert Scott, 7th Earl of Clonmell
    • Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart
    • George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan
    • Charles Clements, 5th Earl of Leitrim
    • Armar Lowry-Corry, 5th Earl Belmore
    • James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon
    • Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart
    • Eric Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon
    • Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore
  • Earls of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Younger sons of Dukes of the Blood Royal (of which there are none)
  • Eldest sons of Marquesses according to their Fathers' precedence
  • Younger sons of Dukes

Viscounts, et al.

  • Viscounts of England (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Viscounts of Scotland (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Viscounts of Great Britain (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Viscounts of Ireland created before 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
    • Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
    • Piers Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret
    • Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon
    • Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia
    • Algernon Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene
    • James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont
    • Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe
    • George Molesworth, 9th Viscount Molesworth
    • Godfrey Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd
    • St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
    • Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 9th Viscount Boyne
    • Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage
    • George Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway
    • Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt
    • Llowarch Flower, 9th Viscount Ashbrook
    • William de Montmorency, 6th Viscount Mountmorres
    • Arthur Southwell, 5th Viscount Southwell
    • Yvo Vesey, 5th Viscount de Vesci
    • Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden
    • Archibald Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford
    • Edward St Leger, 6th Viscount Doneraile
    • Ernest Pomeroy, 7th Viscount Harberton
  • Viscounts of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
    • The Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent, who ranked higher as the Lord Lieutenant
  • Eldest sons of Earl's according to their Fathers' precedence
  • Younger sons of Marquesses according to their Fathers' precedence

Bishops

  • Bishop of London (Arthur Winnington-Ingram)
  • Bishop of Durham (Hensley Henson)
  • Bishop of Winchester (Edward Talbot)
  • All Other English Bishops according to seniority of confirmation of election
  • Irish Bishops

Barons

  • Secretaries of State and Chief Secretary being of the degree of a baron
    • Secretary of State for the Colonies (Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire)
    • Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston)
    • Secretary of State for War (Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby)
    • Secretary of State for India (William Peel, 1st Earl Peel)
  • Barons of England (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Scottish Lords of Parliament (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Barons of Great Britain (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Barons of Ireland created before 1801 (ordered according to date of creation)
  • Barons of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801

Gentry, et al.

Royal Household officials

  • Speaker of the House of Commons (John Henry Whitley MP)
  • Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal (none; last appointed in 1850)
  • Treasurer of the Household (George Gibbs MP)
  • Comptroller of the Household (Harry Barnston MP)
  • Master of the Horse (Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath)
  • Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Douglas Hacking MP)
  • Secretaries of State and Chief Secretary for Ireland if under the degree of a baron
    • Air Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare MP)
    • Home Secretary (William Bridgeman MP)
    • Chief Secretary for Ireland (Office abolished)
  • Eldest Sons of Viscounts
  • Younger Sons of Earls
  • Eldest Sons of Barons

Knights of the Garter, Knights of the Thistle and Knights of St Patrick

  • Knights of the Garter (KG)
  • Knights of the Thistle (KT)
  • Knights of St Patrick (KP)

Privy Counsellors, et al.

  • Privy Counsellors (PC (Ire)) (ordered according to date of oath-taking)
    • General Officer Commanding the Forces in Ireland and Attorney-General (unless of personal rank) have this precedence, being always Privy Counsellors, and ranking as such, according to the dates of their being sworn in.
  • Chancellor of the Exchequer (Stanley Baldwin MP)
  • Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, who ranked higher as Lord President of the Privy Council)

Senior judges, et al.

  • Lord Chief Justice (Thomas Molony)
  • Master of the Rolls (Charles O'Connor)
  • Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer (Vacant)
  • Lord Justices of the Court of Appeal
  • Vice-Chancellor
  • Judges of the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division (ordered according to seniority of appointment)
  • Judicial Commissioner of the Irish Land Commission, being a Judge of the High Court of Justice (ordered according to seniority of appointment)
  • Land Judges of the Chancery Division, High Court of Justice (ordered according to seniority of appointment)
  • Younger Sons of Viscounts
  • Younger Sons of Barons
  • Sons of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

Baronets

  • Baronets (Bt) (ordered according to date of creation)

Knights

  • Knights Grand Cross
    • Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
    • Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)
    • Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
    • Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)
    • Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
    • Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
  • Knights Commander
    • Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
    • Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)
    • Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
    • Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)
    • Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
    • Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
  • Knights Bachelor (Kt)

Other lower ranks, including Esquires and Gentlemen

Companions and commanders of various orders

  • Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
  • Companions of the Order of the Star of India (CSI)
  • Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
  • Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)'
  • Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
  • Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • Companions of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Lower level judges, et al.

  • The Attorney-General (Office abolished)
  • The Solicitor-General (Office abolished)
  • The Serjeant-at-law
  • Judges of County Court

Lieutenants and officers of various orders

  • Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
  • Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
  • Companions of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

References

  • Dod, Charles R. (1908). "Precedence in Ireland". Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland (68th ed.). London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent. pp. 66–69. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  • Dod, Charles R. (1923). "Precedence in Ireland". Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland (83rd ed.). London. pp. xix–xxi. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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