# Order of precedence in Ireland (1897–1922)

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

| Title | Name |
| The Sovereign (regardless of sex) | King George V |
| The Lord Lieutenant | Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent |
| Eldest Son of the Sovereign | Edward, Prince of Wales |
| Younger Sons of the Sovereign | Prince Albert, Duke of York Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince George, Duke of Kent |
| Grandsons of the Sovereign | of which there are none |
| Brothers of the Sovereign | of which there are none |
| Uncles of the Sovereign | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Nephews of the Sovereign | of which there are none |

### 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)