The lord mayor of Cork is the head of Cork City Council and first citizen of Cork. The title was created in 1199 as provost of Cork and changed to mayor of Cork in 1273. It was elevated to lord mayor in 1900. The date of election is the beginning of June, and the term of office is one year. This is a list of provosts, mayors and lord mayors.
Provosts of Cork
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!Year
!Name
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|1199
|John Despencer
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|1236
|Walter Eynoff
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|1249
|Elias Stakepole
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|1374||William Downane||
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|1375||Thomas Tith||
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|1376||William Droope||
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|1377||William Dondon||
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|1378||Thomas Tith||
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|1379||David Miagh||
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|1380||John Lombard||
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|1381||David Myah||
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|1382||Robert Drooper||
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|1383||John Myne||
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|1384||John Myne||
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|1385||John Myne||
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|1386||Robert Drooper||
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|1387||John Mably||
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|1388||John Mably||
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|1389||John Lombard||
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|1390||William Pollent||
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|1391||Redmond Kerwick||
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|1392||Andw. Stakepoole||
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|1393||Redmond Kerick||
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|1394||Robt. Flemming||
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|1395||Wm. Warriner||
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|1396||Thomas Honyboard||
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|1397||Thomas Burdeys||
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|1398||John Warriner||
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|1399||John Warriner||
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|1400||John Knapp||
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15th century
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!Year
!Name
!Notes
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|1401||Richard Lavalle||
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|1402||William Sughin||
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|1403||John Pennifleet||
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|1404||John Skiddy||
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|1405||John Signie||
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|1406||Wm. Sughin||
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|1407||John Weight||
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|1408||Wm. Sughin||
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|1409||Thos. Morden||
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|1410||John Worner||
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|1411||Thos. Morrough||
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|1412||Thos. Wordonton||
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|1413||Patk. Rice||
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|1414||Thos. Molenton||
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|1415||Robt. Garner||
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|1416||Robt. Garner||
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|1417||Robt. Garner||
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|1418||Robt. Garner||
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|1419||Thos. Molenton||
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|1420||Robt. Borderen||
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|1422||Thos. Molenton||
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|1423||Pierce Droop||
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|1424||Robt. Barner||
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|1425||David Landebook||
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|1426||Geof. White||
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|1427||David Landebook||
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|1428||Edward Dantsey||
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|1429||Godfrey Waile||
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|1430||Geof. Gallaway||
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|1431||Wm. Anasey||
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|1432||Wm. Anasey||
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|1433||Wm. Anasey||
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|1434||John Menia||
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|1435||Geof. White||
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|1436||John Morough||
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|1437||Godfrey Gallaway||
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|1438||John Morrough||
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|1439||John Skiddy||
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|1440||John Skiddy||
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|1441||John Meagh||
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|1442||John Morrough||
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|1443||Wm. Goold||
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|1444||Wm. Goold||
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|1445||John Morrough||
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|1446||John Goold||
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|1447||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1448||John Goold||
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|1449||Pat Gallaway||
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|1450||John Gallaway||
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|1451||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1452||John Goold||
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|1453||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1454||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1455||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1456||Richd. Lavallen||
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|1457||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1458||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1459||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1460||Pat Gallaway||
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|1461||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1462||John Gallaway||
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|1463||Wm. Goold||
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|1464||John Goold||
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|1465||John Skiddy||
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|1466||Richard Skiddy||
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|1467||John Meagh||
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|1468||Godfrey Noile||
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|1469||John Mezca||
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|1470||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1471||John Gallaway||
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|1472||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1473||Thos. Morrough||
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|1474||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1475||Richd. Lavallen||
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|1476||John Gallaway||
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|1477||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1478||Richd. Skiddy||
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|1479||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1480||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1481||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1482||Richd. Gallaway||
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|1483||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1484||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1485||Pat. Gallaway||
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|1486||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1487||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1488||Maur. Roche||
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|1489||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1490||John Walters||
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|1491||Maur. Roche||
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|1492||John Lavallen||
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|1493||Wm. Goold||
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|1494||John Walters||
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|1495||Thos. Coppenger||
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|1496||John Lavallen||
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|1497||Maur. Roche||
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|1498||John Lavallen||
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|1499||John Walters||
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|1500||Maur. Roche||
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16th century
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!Year
!Name
!Notes
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|1501||Wm. Goold||
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|1502||Wm. Gallaway||
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|1503||Edmd. Goold||
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|1504||John Gallaway||
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|1505||Wm. Terry||
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|1506||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1507||John Skiddy||
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|1508||Richd. Gallaway||
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|1509||Ed. Gallaway||
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|1510||Ed. Goold||
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|1511||Ed. Terry||
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|1512||John Gallaway||
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|1513||John Roch||
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|1514||E. Terry||
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|1515||Richard Skiddy||
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|1516||Walt. Gallaway||
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|1517||John Skiddy||
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|1518||Nick Skiddy||
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|1519||Pat Terry||
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|1520||Edm. Roch||
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|1521||David Terry||
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|1522||Richd. Goold||
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|1523||Maur. Roch||
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|1524||Ed. Goold||
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|1525||Wm. Terry||
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|1526||John Skiddy||
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|1527||Walter Gallaway||
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|1528||John Skiddy||
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|1529||Patk. Terry||
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|1530||Ed. Roch||
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|1531||Richd. Goold||
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|1532||Pat. Gallaway||
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|1533||Dom. Roch||
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|1534||Jas. Goold||
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|1535||Wm. Coppenger||
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|1536||Robt. Meagh||
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|1537||Thos. Ronane||
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|1538||Wm. Terry||
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|1539||Jas. Roch||
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|1540||Richd. Terry||
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|1541||Christ. Creagh||
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|1542||Wm. Sasfield||
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|1543||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1544||Jas. Goold||
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|1545||Richd. Goold||
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|1546||Wm. Goold||
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|1547||Wm. Goold||
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|1548||Robt. Meagh||
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|1549||Thos. Ronane||
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|1550||Dom. Roch||
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|1551||Wm. Terry||
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|1552||Jas. Roch||
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|1553||Pat Gallway||
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|1554||Richd. Terry||
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|1555||Christ. Creagh||
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|1556||Wm. Sasfield||
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|1557||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1558||Dom. Roch||
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|1559||Ed. Goold||
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|1560||Ed. Gallway||
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|1561||John Gallway||
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|1562||And. Gallway||
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|1563||Maur. Roch||
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|1564||Step. Coppenger||
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|1565||Rich. Roch||
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|1566||Wm. Gallway||
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|1567||Ed. Goold||
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|1568||John Gallway||
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|1569||Andrew Gallway||
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|1570||John Meagh||
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|1571||Maur. Roche||
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|1572||Step. Coppenger||
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|1573||John Walters||
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|1574||Wm. Terry||
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|1575||Jas. Ronane||
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|1576||Wm. Roch||
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|1577||John Goold||
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|1578||Walter Gallaway||
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|1579||Maur. Roche||
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|1580||Thos. Sasfield||
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|1581||Chris. Walters||
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|1582||Pat Gallway||
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|1583||Jas. Roch||
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|1584||Geo. Goold||
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|1585||Stephen Walters||
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|1586||Step. Terry||
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|1587||Robt. Coppenger||
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|1588||Ed. Terry||
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|1589||John Skiddy||
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|1590||Dom. Roch||
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|1591||David Terry||
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|1592||Henry Walsh||
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|1593||Pat. Gallway||
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|1594||Fra. Mortell||
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|1595||Jas. Meagh||
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|1596||Pat. Gallway||
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|1597||Geo. Goold||
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|1598||John Skiddy||
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|1599||Jas. Sasfield||
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|1600||Wm. Meade||
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|1601||John Meade||
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17th century
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!Year
!Name
!Notes
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|1602||John Coppinger||
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|1602||Thos. Sasfield||
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|1603||Thos. Sasfield||
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|1604||Ed. Terry||
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|1605||Robt. Coppinger||
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|1606||Wm. Sasfield||
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|1607||Philip Mortell||
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|1608||David Terry||
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|1609||Dom. Roch||
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|1610||Edmond Gallway||
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|1611||Geo.Goold||
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|1612||Dom. Tyrry||
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|1612||Dom. Gallwey||
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|1613||Wm. Skiddy||
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|1613||Patrick Tyrry||
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|1614||David Tyrry||
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|1614||Ed. Tyrry||
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|1615||Wm. Gold||
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|1616||John Coppinger||
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|1617||Patk. Tyrry||
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|1618||Wm. Gold||
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|1619||John Coppinger||
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|1620||Wm. Tirrie fitz Richard||
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|1621||Andrew Skiddie||
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|1622||John Coppinger, Jun.||
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|1623||John Roche||
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|1624||John Roche||
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|1625||Henry Gold fitz Adam||
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|1626||Elmond Martell fitz Philip||
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|1627||William Hore||
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|1628||David Tirrye fitz-Edmund||
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|1629||James Murroghe||
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|1630||Thomas Ronayne||
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|1631||Morrish Roche||
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|1644||Robert Coppinger||
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|1645
|James Lombard
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|1645–1655
|colspan="3" |Cromwellian Commonwealth
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|1656
|John Hodder
|1st Mayor after the Act of Settlement that restored King Charles II of England
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|1657
|William Hodder
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|1658
|Philip Mathews
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|1659
|Jonas Morris
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|1660
|Christopher Oliver
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|1661
|Walter Cooper
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|1662
|Richard Covert
|First Mayor of Cork from the Huguenot community
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|1663
|James Vandeleur
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|1664
|Richard Bassen
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|1665
|Nobler Dunscombe
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|1666
|Thomas Farren
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|1667
|Christopher Rye
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|1668
|Christopher Rye
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|1669
|Mathew Deane
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|1670
|James Finch
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|1671
|John Newenham
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|1672
|John Hawkins
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|1673
|Thomas Mills
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|1674
|John Bayley
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|1675
|George Wright
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|1676
|William Field
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|1677
|Timothy Tuckey
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|1678
|Thomas Kitchenman
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|1679
|John Bayley
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|1680
|Robert Rogers
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|1681
|William Alwin
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|1682
|Richard Covert
|Second Term. His name is sometimes anglicised as Covett.
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|1683
|John Wright
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|1684
|Edward Webber
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|1685
|Christopher Crofts
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|1686
|Edward Hoare
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|1687
|William Ballard
|James II of England also appointed Ignatius Gold. Mayor in 1690 also.
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|1687
|Ignatius Gold
|For King James II. He and his family forfeited estates in Ireland after James loss.<br />Last Catholic to hold the post until William Lyons.
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|1688
|Patrick Roach
|For King William
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|1689
|Dominick Sarsfield
|Fourth Viscount Sarsfield
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|1690
|William Ballard
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|1691
|Mathew Deane
|Baronet from Charleville, son served as an MP Cork as did his son.
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|1692
|Daniel Crone
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|1693
|William Howell
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|1694
|Peter Renew
|Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1681. Surname originally Renieu.
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|1695
|Samuel Love
|Castle Saffron near Doneraile.
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|1696
|James French
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|1697
|William Roberts
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|1698
|William Goddard
|Mayor of the Staple of Cork
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|1699
|Theo. Morris
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|1700
|John Sealy
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18th century
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!Year
!Name
!Notes
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|1701
|Simon Dring
|Surname sometimes listed as Tiring.
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|1702
|John Whiting
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|1703
|Edmund Knapp
|Served as MP for Cork City, 1715–27
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|1704
|William Andrews
|Former Sheriff in 1698
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|1705
|Francis Cotterel
|Former Sheriff in 1700
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|1706
|Bernard Poye
|Former Sheriff in 1707
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|1707
|Joseph Franklin
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|1708
|Row. Delahoyde
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|1709
|Noblet Rogers
|Former Sheriff in 1706
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|1710
|Edward Hoare
|Former Sheriff in 1707 also served as MP for Cork City.
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|1711
|Richard Philips
|Former Sheriff
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|1712
|Daniel Perdian
|Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1704. Surname originally Perdriau.
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|1713
|John Allen
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|1714
|Edward Browne
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|1715
|Philip French
|Previously served as a sheriff in 1712
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|1716
|William Lambley
|Previously served as a sheriff
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|1717
|Abraham French
|Previously served as a sheriff
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|1718
|John Morley
|Previously served as a sheriff
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|1719
|John Terry
|Previously served as a sheriff in 1711
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|1720
|Joseph Lavit
|Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1713. Surname also spelled Lavite.
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|1721
|William Hawkins
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|1722
|Daniel Pearse
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|1723
|Ed. Brockelsby
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|1724
|George Bennett
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|1725
|Ambrose Cremore
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|1726
|Robert Atkins
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|1727
|Thomas Browne
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|1728
|Hugh Millard
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|1729
|John Atkins
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|1730
|Joseph Austin
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|1731
|James Hulett
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|1732
|Samuel Croker
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|1733
|Thomas Pembroke
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|1734
|George Fuller
|Freeman of cork, elected alderman 1727.
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|1735
|Amb. Jackson
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|1736
|Thomas Farren
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|1737
|John Baldwin
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|1738
|Adam Newman
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|1739
|William Fuller
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|1740
|Harding Parker
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|1741
|Richard Bradshaw
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|1742
|William Owgans
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|1743
|Randall Westropp
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|1744
|William Winthrop
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|1745
|Walter Lavite
|Huguenot son of Joseph, also served as Sheriff in 1733
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|1746
|William Taylor
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|1786
|(Sir) Samuel Rowland
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|1793
|William Wilcocks
|Willcocks ran unsuccessfully in 1792 and moved to Upper Canada as a merchant before returning to becoming mayor.
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|1794
|John Thompson
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|1795
|Jasper Lucas
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|1797
|Kingsmill Berry
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|1902
|Edward Fitzgerald
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|1903
|Sir Edward Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet
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|1904
|Augustine Roche
|Irish Parliamentary Party
|MP for Cork 1905–1910
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|1905
|Joseph Barrett
|
|Grandfather of Stephen D. Barrett
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|1906
|Joseph Barrett
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|1907
|Richard Cronin
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|1908
|Thomas Donovan
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|1909
|Thomas Donovan
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|1910
|Thomas Donovan
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|1911
|Henry O'Shea
|
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|1911
|James Simcox
|All-for-Ireland League
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|1912
|James Simcox
|All-for-Ireland League
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|1912
|Henry O'Shea
|Irish Parliamentary Party
|Redmondite IPP
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|1913
|Henry O'Shea
|Irish Parliamentary Party
|
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|1914
|Henry O'Shea
|Irish Parliamentary Party
|
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|1915
|Henry O'Shea
|Irish Parliamentary Party
|
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|1916
|
|
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|1917
|Thomas C. Butterfield
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|1918
|Thomas C. Butterfield
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|1919
|William F. O'Connor
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|[https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20447774.html]
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|1920
|Tomás Mac Curtain
|Sinn Féin
|First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor. Shot dead by members of the<br />Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence
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|1920
|Terence MacSwiney
|Sinn Féin
|MacCurtain's successor, elected unanimously by the council.<br />Died in hunger strike in Brixton Prison see 1920 Cork hunger strike
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|1920
|Donal O'Callaghan
|Sinn Féin
|
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|1921
|Donal O'Callaghan
|Sinn Féin
|Ex officio member of the Senate of Southern Ireland as Lord Mayor of Cork and elected in 1921 as a member for Cork Borough in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, which would have been incompatible positions if either had functioned.<br />He boycotted both, attending the 2nd Dáil as a TD.
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|1922
|Donal O'Callaghan
|Sinn Féin
|
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|1923
|Donal O'Callaghan
|Sinn Féin
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|1924
|Seán French
|Sinn Féin
|Cork TD, Longest serving Lord Mayor of Cork<br />since the foundation of the state
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|1925
|Seán French
|Sinn Féin
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|1926
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1927
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1928
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1929
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1930
|Frank Daly
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1931
|Frank Daly
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1932
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1933
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1934
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1935
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1936
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1937
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|Died in office
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|1937
|James Hickey
|Labour Party
|
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|1938
|James Hickey
|Labour Party
|
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|1939
|James Hickey
|Labour Party
|
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|1940
|William Desmond
|Fine Gael
|
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|1941
|John Horgan
|Fine Gael
|
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|1942
|James Allen
|
|
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|1942
|Richard Anthony
|Labour Party
|
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|1943
|James Hickey
|Labour Party
|
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|1944
|Seán Cronin
|
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|1945
|Michael Sheehan
|Independent
|
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|1946
|Michael Sheehan
|Independent
|
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|1947
|Michael Sheehan
|Independent
|
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|1948
|Michael Sheehan
|Independent
|
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|1949
|Seán McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1950
|Seán McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1951
|Walter Furlong
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1952
|Patrick McGrath
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1953
|Patrick McGrath
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1954
|Patrick McGrath
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1955
|Patrick McGrath
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1956
|Seán Casey
|Labour Party
|
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| 1957
| Valentine Jago
| Cork Civic Party
|
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|1958
|Seán McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1959
|Jane Dowdall
|Fianna Fáil
|First female Lord Mayor of Cork
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|1960
|Stephen D. Barrett
|Fine Gael
|
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|1961
|Anthony Barry
|Fine Gael
|
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|1962
|Seán Casey
|Labour Party
|
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|1963
|Seán McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1964
|Gus Healy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1965
|Cornelius Desmond
|Labour Party
|
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|1966
|Seán Casey
|Labour Party
|Died in office
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|1966
|Seán McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1967
|Pearse Wyse
|Fianna Fáil
|
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|1968
|John Bermingham
|Fine Gael
|
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|1969
|
|Labour Party
|
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|1970
|Peter Barry
|Fine Gael
|Former Minister for Foreign Affairs
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|1971
|Timothy J. O'Sullivan
|Fine Gael
|
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|1972
|Seán O'Leary
|Fine Gael
| Grandson of John Horgan
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|1973
|Patrick Kerrigan
|Labour Party
|
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|1974
|Pearse Wyse
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1975
|Gus Healy
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1976
|Seán French
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1977
|Gerald Goldberg
|Fianna Fáil
|First Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork
|-
|1978
|Brian C. Sloane
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1979
|Jim Corr
|Fine Gael
|
|-
|1980
|Toddy O'Sullivan
|Labour Party
|-
|1981
|Paud Black
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1982
|Hugh Coveney
|Fine Gael
|Minister for Defence & Minister for the Marine
|-
|1983
|John Dennehy
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1984
|Liam Burke
|Fine Gael
|
|-
|1985
|Dan Wallace
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1986
|Gerry O'Sullivan
|Labour Party
|Labour Party TD and Minister of State for the Marine.
|-
|1987
|Thomas Brosnan
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1988
|Bernard Allen
|Fine Gael
|
|-
|1989
|Chrissie Aherne
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1990
|Frank Nash
|Labour Party
|
|-
|1991
|Denis Cregan
|Fine Gael
|
|-
|1992
|Micheál Martin
|Fianna Fáil
|Later became leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach
|-
|1993
|John Murray
|Labour Party
|
|-
|1994
|Tim Falvey
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1995
|Joe O'Callaghan
|Labour Party
|
|-
|1996
|Jim Corr
|Fine Gael
|
|-
|1997
|Dave McCarthy
|Fianna Fáil
|
|-
|1998
|Joe O'Flynn
|Labour Party
|
|-
|1999
|Damian Wallace
|Fianna Fáil
|Son of Dan Wallace, Lord Mayor in 1985
|}
21st century
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Name
! colspan=2|Party
!Notes
|-
| 2000
| P. J. Hourican
|
|
|-
| 2001
| Tom O'Driscoll
|
|
|-
| 2002
| John Kelleher
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Colm Burke
|
|
|-
| 2004
| Seán Martin
|
| Brother of Micheál Martin
|-
| 2005
| Deirdre Clune
|
| Daughter of Peter Barry, TD and Senator for Cork South Central
|-
| 2006
| Michael Ahern
|
|
|-
| 2007
| Donal Counihan
|
|
|-
| 2008
| Brian Bermingham
|
| Son of John Bermingham, Lord Mayor in 1968
|-
| 2009
| Dara Murphy
|
| Elected TD for Cork North Central in 2011
|-
| 2010
| Mick O'Connell
|
|
|-
| 2011
| Terry Shannon
|
|
|-
| 2012
| John Buttimer
|
| Brother of Jerry Buttimer
|-
| 2013
| Catherine Clancy
|
| Sister of Ciarán Lynch and sister-in-law of Kathleen Lynch
|-
| 2014
| Mary Shields
|
|
|-
| 2015
| Chris O'Leary
|
| First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor in 90 years
|-
| 2016
| Des Cahill
|
|
|-
| 2017
| Tony Fitzgerald
|
|
|-
| 2018
| Mick Finn
|
| First independent Lord Mayor in 70 years
|-
| 2019
| John Sheehan
|
|
|-
| 2020
| Joe Kavanagh
|
|
|-
| 2021
| Colm Kelleher
|
|
|-
| 2022
| Deirdre Forde
|
|
|-
| 2023
| Kieran McCarthy
|
|
|-
| 2024
| Dan Boyle
|
| First Green Party Lord Mayor
|-
| 2025
| Fergal Dennehy
|
| His father, John Dennehy, was also previously Lord Mayor
|}