Historical country records
Ireland historical timeline
Ireland
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1541 | Kingdom of Ireland in personal union with England | Leaders |
| 1 Jan 1801 | part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Leaders |
| 24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916 | "Easter Rising" | Leaders |
| 21 Jan 1919 | independence declared (Irish Republic) | Leaders |
| 6 Dec 1922 | Irish Free State (dominion) | Leaders |
| 11 Dec 1931 | Statute of Westminster grants full sovereignty to the British dominions | Leaders |
| 29 Dec 1937 | Éire (Ireland) | Leaders |
| 18 Apr 1949 | Republic of Ireland | Leaders |
| 6 Feb 1697 - 28 Dec 1700 | Henry de Massue, Earl of Galway + Edward Villiers, Earl of Jersey (b. 1656 - d. 1711) + Narcissius Harsh + Charles Paulet, Duke of Bolton + Charles Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley (from 23 Aug 1699) (b. 1649 - d. 1710) | Lord lieutenants |
| 28 Dec 1700 - 18 Sep 1701 | Cyril Wyche + Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney (b. 1641 - d. 1704) | Lord lieutenants |
| 18 Sep 1701 - 4 Jun 1703 | Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester | Lord lieutenants |
| 4 Jun 1703 - 24 Jun 1707 | James Butler, Duke of Ormonde | Lord lieutenants |
| 24 Jun 1707 - 21 Apr 1709 | Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke | Lord lieutenants |
| 21 Apr 1709 - 3 Jul 1711 | Thomas Wharton, Baron Wharton | Lord lieutenants |
| 3 Jul 1711 - 27 Oct 1713 | James Butler, Duke of Ormonde | Lord lieutenants |
| 27 Oct 1713 - 4 Oct 1714 | Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury | Lord lieutenants |
| 4 Oct 1714 - 13 Feb 1717 | Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland (b. 1674 - d. 1722) | Lord lieutenants |
| 13 Feb 1717 - 7 Aug 1717 | Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend (b. 1674 - d. 1738) | Lord lieutenants |
| 7 Aug 1717 - 28 Aug 1721 | Charles Paulet, Duke of Bolton | Lord lieutenants |
| 28 Aug 1721 - 22 Oct 1724 | Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton | Lord lieutenants |
| 22 Oct 1724 - Apr 1730 | John Carteret, Baron Carteret | Lord lieutenants |
| Apr 1730 - 11 Sep 1731 | Hugh Boulter + Thomas Wyndham (b. 1681 - d. 1745) + Ralph Gore (b. 1675 - d. 1733) | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 Sep 1731 - 7 Sep 1737 | Lionel Cranfield Sackville, Duke of Dorset (1st time) (b. 1688 - d. 1765) | Lord lieutenants |
| 7 Sep 1737 - 31 Aug 1745 | William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (b. 1698 - d. 1755) | Lord lieutenants |
| 31 Aug 1745 - 13 Sep 1747 | Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (b. 1694 - d. 1773) | Lord lieutenants |
| 13 Sep 1747 - Apr 1750 | William Stanhope, Earl of Harrington (b. 1690 - d. 1756) | Lord lieutenants |
| Apr 1750 - 19 Sep 1751 | Henry Boyle (acting) | Lord lieutenants |
| 19 Sep 1751 - 5 May 1755 | Lionel Cranfield Sackville, Duke of Dorset (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 May 1755 - 25 Sep 1757 | William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (b. 1720 - d. 1764) | Lord lieutenants |
| 25 Sep 1757 - 6 Oct 1761 | John Russell, Duke of Bedford | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 Oct 1761 - 22 Sep 1763 | George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax (b. 1716 - d. 1771) | Lord lieutenants |
| 22 Sep 1763 - 5 Jun 1765 | Hugh Smithson Percy, Earl of Northumberland (b. 1715 - d. 1786) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 Jun 1765 - 18 Oct 1765 | Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth | Lord lieutenants |
| 18 Oct 1765 - 6 Oct 1766 | Francis Seymour, Earl of Hertford | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 Oct 1766 - 14 Oct 1767 | George William Hervey, Earl of Bristol (b. 1721 - d. 1775) | Lord lieutenants |
| 14 Oct 1767 - 30 Nov 1772 | George Townshend, Viscount Townshend (b. 1724 - d. 1807) | Lord lieutenants |
| 30 Nov 1772 - 25 Jan 1777 | Simon Harcourt, Earl Harcourt | Lord lieutenants |
| 25 Jan 1777 - 23 Dec 1780 | John Hobart, Earl of Buckinghamshire (b. 1723 - d. 1793) | Lord lieutenants |
| 23 Dec 1780 - 14 Apr 1782 | Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle | Lord lieutenants |
| 14 Apr 1782 - 15 Sep 1782 | William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland (b. 1738 - d. 1809) | Lord lieutenants |
| 15 Sep 1782 - 3 Jun 1783 | George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, Earl Temple (1st time) (b. 1753 - d. 1813) | Lord lieutenants |
| 3 Jun 1783 - 24 Feb 1784 | Robert Henley, Earl of Northington | Lord lieutenants |
| 24 Feb 1784 - 24 Oct 1787 | Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland | Lord lieutenants |
| 16 Dec 1787 - 5 Jan 1790 | George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 Jan 1790 - 4 Jan 1795 | John Fane, Earl of Westmorland | Lord lieutenants |
| 4 Jan 1795 - 31 Mar 1795 | William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Earl Fitzwilliam (b. 1748 - d. 1833) | Lord lieutenants |
| 31 Mar 1795 - 20 Jun 1798 | John Jeffreys Pratt, Earl Camden | Lord lieutenants |
| 20 Jun 1798 - 25 May 1801 | Charles Cornwallis, Marquess Cornwallis (b. 1738 - d. 1805) | Lord lieutenants |
| 25 May 1801 - 28 Mar 1806 | Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke | Lord lieutenants |
| 28 Mar 1806 - 19 Apr 1807 | John Russell, Duke of Bedford | Lord lieutenants |
| 19 Apr 1807 - 26 Aug 1813 | Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond | Lord lieutenants |
| 26 Aug 1813 - 9 Oct 1817 | Charles, Earl of Whitworth | Lord lieutenants |
| 9 Oct 1817 - 29 Dec 1821 | Charles Chetwynd Talbot, Earl Talbot (b. 1777 - d. 1849) | Lord lieutenants |
| 29 Dec 1821 - 1 Mar 1828 | Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (1st time) (b. 1760 - d. 1842) | Lord lieutenants |
| 1 Mar 1828 - 6 Mar 1829 | Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey (1st time) (b. 1768 - d. 1854) | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 Mar 1829 - 23 Dec 1830 | Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland | Lord lieutenants |
| 23 Dec 1830 - 26 Sep 1833 | Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 26 Sep 1833 - 6 Jan 1835 | Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 Jan 1835 - Apr 1835 | Thomas Hamilton, Earl of Haddington (b. 1780 - d. 1858) | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 May 1835 - 3 Apr 1839 | Constantine Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave (from 25 Jun 1838, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of Normanby) (b. 1797 - d. 1863) | Lord lieutenants |
| 3 Apr 1839 - 15 Sep 1841 | Hugh Fortescue, (from 1841) Earl Fortescue (b. 1783 - d. 1861) | Lord lieutenants |
| 15 Sep 1841 - 26 Jul 1844 | Thomas Philip Robinson, Earl de Grey (b. 1781 - d. 1859) | Lord lieutenants |
| 26 Jul 1844 - 11 Jul 1846 | William à Court, Baron Heytesbury | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 Jul 1846 - 16 May 1847 | John William Ponsonby, Earl Bessborough (b. 1781 - d. 1847) | Lord lieutenants |
| 26 May 1847 - 10 Mar 1852 | George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon | Lord lieutenants |
| 10 Mar 1852 - Dec 1852 | Archibald Montgomerie, Earl of Eglinton (1st time) (b. 1812 - d. 1861) | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 Jan 1853 - 13 Mar 1855 | Edward Granville Eliot, Earl of St. Germans (b. 1798 - d. 1877) | Lord lieutenants |
| 13 Mar 1855 - 12 Mar 1858 | George Howard, Earl of Carlisle | Lord lieutenants |
| 12 Mar 1858 - 13 Jul 1859 | Archibald Montgomerie, Earl of Eglinton (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 13 Jul 1859 - 8 Nov 1864 | George Howard, Earl of Carlisle | Lord lieutenants |
| 8 Nov 1864 - 20 Jun 1866 | John Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse, | Lord lieutenants |
| 20 Jun 1866 - 23 Dec 1868 | James Hamilton, Marquess (from 1868, Duke) of Abercorn (1st time) (b. 1811 - d. 1885) | Lord lieutenants |
| 23 Dec 1868 - 18 Apr 1874 | John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer | Lord lieutenants |
| 18 Apr 1874 - 11 Dec 1876 | James Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 Dec 1876 - 5 May 1880 | John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (b. 1822 - d. 1883) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 May 1880 - 6 May 1882 | Francis Thomas de Grey, Earl Cowper (b. 1834 - d. 1905) | Lord lieutenants |
| 6 May 1882 - 30 Jun 1885 | John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer | Lord lieutenants |
| 30 Jun 1885 - 20 Feb 1886 | Henry Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon | Lord lieutenants |
| 20 Feb 1886 - 5 Aug 1886 | John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (1st time) (b. 1847 - d. 1934) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 Aug 1886 - 5 Oct 1889 | Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry (b. 1852 - d. 1915) | Lord lieutenants |
| 5 Oct 1889 - 18 Aug 1892 | Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Zetland | Lord lieutenants |
| 18 Aug 1892 - 8 Jul 1895 | Robert Crewe-Milnes, Baron Houghton (b. 1858 - d. 1945) | Lord lieutenants |
| 8 Jul 1895 - 16 Aug 1902 | George Henry Cadogan, Earl Cadogan | Lord lieutenants |
| 16 Aug 1902 - 14 Dec 1905 | William Humble Ward, Earl of Dudley (b. 1867 - d. 1932) | Lord lieutenants |
| 14 Dec 1905 - 19 Feb 1915 | John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 19 Feb 1915 - 11 Jul 1916 | Ivor Churchill Guest, Viscount Wimborne (1st time) (b. 1873 - d. 1939) | Lord lieutenants |
| 24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916 | Patrick Henry Pearse of the Irish Republic) | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 Jul 1916 - 11 Aug 1916 | Lord justices (acting) - Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick, Baron Castletown (b. 1849 - d. 1937) - Sir David Harrel (b. 1841 - d. 1939) - Richard Robert Cherry (b. 1859 - d. 1923) - James Owen Wylie (b. 1845 - d. 1935) - Jonathan Pim (b. 1858 - d. 1949) | Lord lieutenants |
| 11 Aug 1916 - 2 May 1918 | Ivor Churchill Guest, Viscount Wimborne (2nd time) (s.a.) | Lord lieutenants |
| 2 May 1918 - 2 May 1921 | John French, Viscount French | Lord lieutenants |
| 2 May 1921 - 6 Dec 1922 | Edmund Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent (b. 1855 - d. 1947) | Lord lieutenants |
| 21 Jan 1919 | Cathal Brugha | Chairmen of Dáil Éireann |
| 22 Jan 1919 | George Noble, Count Plunkett | Chairmen of Dáil Éireann |
| 22 Jan 1919 - 1 Apr 1919 | Cathal Brugha | Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)¹ |
| 1 Apr 1919 - 9 Jan 1922 | Eamon de Valera | Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)¹ |
| 10 Jan 1922 - 12 Aug 1922 | Arthur Griffith | Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)¹ |
| 12 Aug 1922 - 6 Dec 1922 | William Thomas Cosgrave | Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)¹ |
| 25 Oct 1922 - 24 May 1923 | Eamon de Valera (in opposition) | Presidents (of Dáil Éireann)¹ |
| 6 Dec 1922 - 31 Jan 1928 | T.M. Healy | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Feb 1928 - 1 Nov 1932 | James McNeill | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Nov 1932 - 26 Nov 1932 | vacant | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 26 Nov 1932 - 12 Dec 1936 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla² | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 12 Dec 1936 - 29 Dec 1937 | Frank Fahy + Eamon de Valera (s.a.) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 29 Dec 1937 - 25 Jun 1938 | Presidential Commission (acting) - Timothy Sullivan (b. 1874 - d. 1949) - Frank Fahy (s.a.) - Conor Alexander Maguire (b. 1889 - d. 1971) | Presidents |
| 25 Jun 1938 - 24 Jun 1945 | Douglas Hyde | Presidents |
| 24 Jun 1945 - 24 Jun 1959 | Sean T. O'Kelly | Presidents |
| 25 Jun 1959 - 24 Jun 1973 | Eamon de Valera | Presidents |
| 25 Jun 1973 - 17 Nov 1974 | Erskine H. Childers | Presidents |
| 17 Nov 1974 - 18 Dec 1974 | Presidential Commission (acting) - Sean Treacy (1st time) (b. 1923) - James Dooge (1st time) (b. 1922) - Thomas O'Higgins (1st time) (b. 1916 - d. 2003) | Presidents |
| 19 Dec 1974 - 22 Oct 1976 | Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh | Presidents |
| 22 Oct 1976 - 2 Dec 1976 | Presidential Commission (acting) - Sean Treacy (2nd time) (s.a.) - James Dooge (2nd time) (s.a.) - Thomas O'Higgins (2nd time) (s.a.) | Presidents |
| 3 Dec 1976 - 2 Dec 1990 | Patrick J. Hillery | Presidents |
| 3 Dec 1990 - 12 Sep 1997 | Mary Robinson (f) | Presidents |
| 12 Sep 1997 - 10 Nov 1997 | Presidential Commission (acting) - Liam Hamilton (b. 1928 - d. 2000) - Seamus Pattison (b. 1936) - Liam T. Cosgrave (b. 1956) - Brian Mullooly (b. 1935) | Presidents |
| 11 Nov 1997 - | Mary McAleese (f) | Presidents |
| 16 Jan 1922 - 22 Aug 1922 | Michael Collins | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 12 Jul 1922 - 6 Dec 1922 | William Thomas Cosgrave | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 6 Dec 1922 - 9 Mar 1932 | William Thomas Cosgrave | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 9 Mar 1932 - 18 Feb 1948 | Eamon de Valera (1st time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 | John A. Costello (1st time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 | Eamon de Valera (2nd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 | John A. Costello (2nd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 20 Mar 1957 - 23 Jun 1959 | Eamon de Valera (3rd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 23 Jun 1959 - 10 Nov 1966 | Sean F. Lemass | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 10 Nov 1966 - 14 Mar 1973 | John Lynch (1st time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 | Liam Cosgrave | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 | John Lynch (2nd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 11 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 | Charles Haughey (1st time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 | Garret FitzGerald (1st time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 | Charles Haughey (2nd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 | Garret FitzGerald (2nd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 10 Mar 1987 - 11 Feb 1992 | Charles Haughey (3rd time) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 11 Feb 1992 - 15 Dec 1994 | Albert Reynolds | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 | John Bruton | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 26 Jun 1997 - 7 May 2008 | Bertie Ahern | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 7 May 2008 - | Brian Cowen | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |