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.

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

 * Ambassadors
 * The Lord Mayor of Dublin (only within the precincts of the City of Dublin)
 * Laurence O'Neill
 * The Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Davidson)
 * The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (The Viscount Cave)
 * The Archbishop of York (Cosmo Gordon Lang)
 * The Archbishops of Armagh
 * Roman Catholic (Cardinal Michael Logue)
 * Church of Ireland (Charles D'Arcy)
 * The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (if a peer)
 * The Archbishops of Dublin
 * Roman Catholic (Edward Joseph Byrne)
 * Church of Ireland (John Gregg)
 * The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (Rt. Rev. William Gordon Strahan)
 * The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (not being a peer)
 * Sir John Ross, 1st Baronet
 * The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (none; in commission since 1817)
 * The Lord President of the Council (being a Baron, or higher in degree)
 * The Marquess of Salisbury
 * The Lord Privy Seal (being a Baron, or higher in degree)
 * Vacant
 * The Lord Great Chamberlain (The Marquess of Lincolnshire)
 * The Lord High Constable of Ireland (office only in existence for coronations)
 * The Earl Marshal (The Duke of Norfolk)
 * The Lord High Admiral (none; in commission since 1828)
 * The Lord Steward of the Household (The Earl of Shaftesbury)
 * The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (The Earl of Cromer)
 * The Lord High Steward of Ireland (The Earl of Waterford)

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
 * The 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)
 * The Marquess of Waterford
 * The Marquess of Downshire
 * The Marquess of Donegall
 * The Marquess of Headfort
 * The Marquess of Sligo
 * The 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)
 * The Earl of Waterford
 * The Earl of Cork and Orrery
 * The Earl of Westmeath
 * The Earl of Meath
 * The Earl of Fingall
 * The Earl of Desmond
 * The Earl of Cavan
 * The Earl of Drogheda
 * The Earl of Granard
 * The Earl Fitzwilliam
 * The Earl of Darnley
 * The Earl of Egmont
 * The Earl of Bessborough
 * The Earl of Carrick
 * The Earl of Shannon
 * The Earl of Lanesborough
 * The Earl of Arran
 * The Earl of Courtown
 * The Earl of Mexborough
 * The Earl Winterton
 * The Earl of Kingston
 * The Earl of Sefton
 * The Earl of Roden
 * The Earl of Lisburne
 * The Earl of Clanwilliam
 * The Earl of Antrim
 * The Earl of Longford
 * The Earl of Portarlington
 * The Earl of Mayo
 * The Earl Annesley
 * The Earl Erne
 * The Earl of Enniskillen
 * The Earl of Wicklow
 * The Earl of Clonmell
 * The Earl of Desart
 * The Earl of Lucan
 * The Earl of Leitrim
 * The Earl Belmore
 * The Earl of Bandon
 * The Earl Castle Stewart
 * The Earl of Caledon
 * The 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)
 * The Viscount Gormanston
 * The Viscount Mountgarret
 * The Viscount Dillon
 * The Viscount Valentia
 * The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard
 * The Viscount Charlemont
 * The Viscount Downe
 * The Viscount Molesworth
 * The Viscount Chetwynd
 * The Viscount Midleton
 * The Viscount Boyne
 * The Viscount Gage
 * The Viscount Galway
 * The Viscount Powerscourt
 * The Viscount Ashbrook
 * The Viscount Mountmorres
 * The Viscount Southwell
 * The Viscount de Vesci
 * The Viscount Clifden
 * The Viscount Lifford
 * The Viscount Doneraile
 * The 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

 * The Bishop of London (Arthur Winnington-Ingram)
 * The Bishop of Durham (Hensley Henson)
 * The 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
 * Colonial Secretary (The Duke of Devonshire)
 * Foreign Affairs (The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston)
 * War Secretary (The Earl of Derby)
 * Indian Secretary (The Viscount 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

Royal Household officials

 * The Speaker of the House of Commons (John Henry Whitley MP)
 * The Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal (none; last appointed in 1850)
 * The Treasurer of the Household (George Gibbs MP)
 * The Comptroller of the Household (Harry Barnston MP)
 * The Master of the Horse (The Marquess of Bath)
 * The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Douglas Hacking MP)
 * Secretaries of State and Chief Secretary if under the degree of a baron
 * Air Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare MP)
 * Home Secretary (William Bridgeman MP)
 * Chief Secretary (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)
 * The 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.
 * The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Stanley Baldwin MP)
 * The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Marquess of Salisbury, who ranked higher as Lord President of the Privy Council)

Senior judges, et al.

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

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)